Adele, U2, Coldplay win at Q awards
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One of the biggest nights of the British music industry calendar, the Q awards, saw Adele, U2 and Coldplay winning big.
Adele, who's had a stellar year with her latest album "21", has recently been plagued with throat problems and is being forced to rest her dolcet tones.
She wasn't present to collect her two gongs, for Best Female and Best Track for "Rolling In The Deep".
Her male counterpart Tinie Tempah won for Best Male, while U.S. singer Bon Iver won Album of the Year.
The most memorable speech of the night should have gone to Noel Gallagher, who won the Q Icon award.
He reached number one on Sunday (October 25) for his first solo album since splitting from Oasis.
SOUNDBITE: Noel Gallagher, Musician, collecting award, saying:
"I've won a lot of these in the past and I want to say, this is the most recent."
The Best Act in the World Today went to Coldplay, who's about to embark on a new tour to promote their new album "Mylo Xyloto".
The band are frequently criticised for being overhyped by lead singer Chris Martin had a message to the haters.
SOUNDBITE: Chris Martin, Lead Singer of Coldplay, collecting award, saying:
"Even the people who think we're the shittest thing on the planet, we salute you and say fuck you." (MARTIN STICKING UP TWO MIDDLE FINGERS)
The Hall of Fame award went to Queen, and guitarist Brian May was on hand to collect the gong.
SOUNDBITE: Brian May, saying (English):
"Yeah if you stick around long enough people start to think, hmm, better give them something. It's a very nice feeling to be viewed in that light. It means a lot to be part of what's going on at the moment.":
U2 collected a special award created for the magazine's quarter-life - the Best Act of the Past 25 years.
SOUNDBITE: Bono, Lead Singer of U2, saying:
"(Singing Queen song "We Are The Champions") And we'll keep on fighting to the end, because that's what being in a band is all about."
Cindy Martin, Reuters
One of the biggest nights of the British music industry calendar, the Q awards, saw Adele, U2 and Coldplay winning big.
Adele, who's had a stellar year with her latest album "21", has recently been plagued with throat problems and is being forced to rest her dolcet tones.
She wasn't present to collect her two gongs, for Best Female and Best Track for "Rolling In The Deep".
Her male counterpart Tinie Tempah won for Best Male, while U.S. singer Bon Iver won Album of the Year.
The most memorable speech of the night should have gone to Noel Gallagher, who won the Q Icon award.
He reached number one on Sunday (October 25) for his first solo album since splitting from Oasis.
SOUNDBITE: Noel Gallagher, Musician, collecting award, saying:
"I've won a lot of these in the past and I want to say, this is the most recent."
The Best Act in the World Today went to Coldplay, who's about to embark on a new tour to promote their new album "Mylo Xyloto".
The band are frequently criticised for being overhyped by lead singer Chris Martin had a message to the haters.
SOUNDBITE: Chris Martin, Lead Singer of Coldplay, collecting award, saying:
"Even the people who think we're the shittest thing on the planet, we salute you and say fuck you." (MARTIN STICKING UP TWO MIDDLE FINGERS)
The Hall of Fame award went to Queen, and guitarist Brian May was on hand to collect the gong.
SOUNDBITE: Brian May, saying (English):
"Yeah if you stick around long enough people start to think, hmm, better give them something. It's a very nice feeling to be viewed in that light. It means a lot to be part of what's going on at the moment.":
U2 collected a special award created for the magazine's quarter-life - the Best Act of the Past 25 years.
SOUNDBITE: Bono, Lead Singer of U2, saying:
"(Singing Queen song "We Are The Champions") And we'll keep on fighting to the end, because that's what being in a band is all about."
Cindy Martin, Reuters