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Perhaps one of the notable events during the awards 28 year history, was the ceremony of 2000, in which Slipknot set fire to their table after winning Best Band in the World. [2] Lostprophets nearly became the first act to win three times in succession the Best British Band award, but lost to Bullet for My Valentine in 2008, who later achieved ...
Best Band on the Planet: My Chemical Romance; Best British Band: Lostprophets; Best Live Band: Muse; Best Album: Liberation Transmission – Lostprophets; Best Single: "Tears Don't Fall" – Bullet for My Valentine; Best Video: "Sugar, We're Goin Down" – Fall Out Boy; Best British Newcomer: Bring Me the Horizon; Best International Newcomer: Aiden
The awards are managed by independent production company Smooth Operations, now part of 7digital. Kellie While of Smooth Operations has stated that the idea of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards was conceived by the company in 1999, inspired by the Country Music Awards, and brought to the BBC, [1] and The Guardian has attributed their creation to John Leonard, who formed Smooth Operations in 1995.
Best Band From The UK: Bring Me the Horizon; Best Band in the World: Fontaines D.C. Best New Act From The UK: Berwyn; Best New Act in the World: Olivia Rodrigo; Best Song By A UK Artist: Chvrches - "How Not To Drown" Best Song in the World: Lorde - "Solar Power" Best Album By A UK Artist: Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under
The Top 2000 is an annual Dutch marathon radio programme that plays the 2,000 most popular songs listeners have deemed the best of all time. The show runs 24 hours a day, starting Christmas and ending on New Year's Eve, functioning as a countdown to the new year. [1] [2] The show is hosted by national public radio station NPO Radio 2.
The British all-female indie rock band The Last Dinner Party is named the BBC Sound of 2024. Shortly after, they release their debut studio album, Prelude to Ecstasy. The album not only debuts at number one on the national all-format UK albums chart, but its sales is the highest debut album from a musician in almost a decade. [1] [2] [3]
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The first half of the 1980s had seen presenters such as Kenny Everett, David Hamilton and Steve Jones increasingly feature more contemporary pop music in their playlists. In response to the controversy these changes had caused in some circles, Frances Line, head of music, repositioned the station in April 1986 to appeal exclusively to the over-50s, introducing older presenters and basing the ...