Q Awards 2011 Results

Lets see how good my predictions were: here are the results of the 2011 Q Awards

Wanted to win

Thought would win

Winner

Breakthrough Artist
Jessie J
Ed Sheeran
Katy B
James Blake
Miles Kane


Best New Act
The Vaccines
WU LYF
Foster The People
Everything Everything
Nero

Q Best Female Artist
Adele
Laura Marling
Beyoncé
Jessie J
PJ Harvey

Q Best Male Artist
Cee Lo Green
Tinie Tempah 
Wretch 32
Ed Sheeran
Example

Best Track
Adele - ­ Rolling In The Deep 
Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
Arctic Monkeys - Don’t Sit Down ’Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair
Adele - Someone Like You
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

Best Album
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!
The Horrors - Skying
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake


Best Live Act
Coldplay
Biffy Clyro
Elbow
Beyoncé
Chase And Status

Best Video
Jessie J - Do It Like A Dude
Lady Gaga - Judas
Foo Fighters - Walk 
Ed Sheeran - You Need Me, I Don’t Need You
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Hurts - Wonderful Life

Best Act In The World Today
Muse
Coldplay
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian
Arcade Fire
U2


Greatest Act Of The Last 25 Years
U2
Damon Albarn
Radiohead
Oasis
Nirvana
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Muse
Jack White
Paul Weller
Jay Z
Eminem
Madonna
The Strokes
R.E.M.
The Stone Roses
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Coldplay
Manic Street Preachers
Björk
Beastie Boys
Metallica
Prodigy
The Cure
Green Day

Non nominated categories:

Classic Songwriter = Gary Barlow

Classic Song = Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars

Innovation in Sound = Kaiser Chiefs

Q Icon Award = Noel Gallagher

Q Inspiration Award = Fatboy Slim

Outstanding Contribution To Music = Siouxsie Sioux 

Hall Of Fame = Queen

Next Best Thing = Lana Del Ray

Conclusion:

It was great to see Gary Barlow; Noel Gallagher and Fatboy Slim win the Classic Songwriter; Icon and Inspiration awards respectively. Like many, I've always loved Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol and I though it thoroughly deserved to be named a "Classic Song" in the years Q awards. I think that Ed Sheeran is really talented and deserved to win "Best Breakthrough Act". It was great that Adele won two awards for "Best Female" and "Best Track" for Rolling In The Deep. 

However, I thought it was sad that the Arctic Monkeys didn't win any of the three awards they were nominated for because I though their last album "Suck It And See" was a return to form and should've won the "Best Album" award. I also think that The Vaccines deserved to win "Best New Act" over WU LYF. Having listened to the new Coldplay album (watch out for an album review of that by me in the near future) today I'll agree that they are the "Best Act In The World Today". Although I prefer several other acts in the category, I think that due to their massive back catalogue and the large number of bands they have inspired over the last 25 years U2 deserved to win the "Greatest Act Of The Last 25 Years" award. 

Out of the 10 categories, I predicted 5 correctly. Not too bad :)