It was the Meteor Ireland Music Awards this weekend - which is sort of the Irish version of the BRITs - and the main news story as far as most of the Irish press were concerned was that, despite having three nominations, U2 walked away with nothing. Which is quite funny. Perhaps it'll persuade Bono and the boys to make a half decent album next time.
It was Snow Patrol who took the flagship Best Irish Band prize this year. Good old Flo and her machine took the Best International Band gong. Not even the Humanitarian Award went to the U2 frontman, that gong going to a very deserving winner, though someone with no obvious connection to music, which confuses me slightly, but perhaps I'm not understanding the point of that award. The winner was millionaire Irish business man Niall Mellon for his work building housing for some of South Africa's poorest communities. Anyway, here's your full list of winners.
I like the way these awards have gongs for radio DJs who champion great new music. Perhaps the BRITs could do that, to try to convince commercial radio stations that having credible specialist shows that champion quality new tunes is something worth investing in.
Best Irish Band: Snow Patrol Best Irish Female: Wallis Bird Best Irish Male: Christy Moore Most Promising New Act 2010: Amasis Best Irish Pop Act: Westlife Best Traditional/Folk: Sharon Shannon Best International Band: Florence & The Machine Best International Female: Lady Gaga Best International Male: Michael Buble Best Irish Live Performance: The Script Best Intl Live Performance: Leonard Cohen Best Irish Album: The Coronas - Tony Was An Ex-Con Best International Album: Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up Lifetime Achievement Award: Brian Kennedy Industry Award: Henry Mount Charles Humanitarian Award: Neil Mellon Best Radio DJ (National): Ray Foley - Today FM Best Radio DJ (Regional): Leigh Doyle - Beat FM
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Posted 22nd February by bennyboy
