繼 Nationwide Mercury Prize 之後, 著名英國音樂雜誌 Q Magazine 於 2007 年 10 月 10 日舉辦一年一度的音樂頒獎典禮. 各獎項的提名和得獎結果如下:

Best New Act:

The Enemy
Klaxons
Cherry Ghost
The Pigeon Detectives
The View

估計 Klaxons 要再下一城拿這個獎並不難, 但 The Enemy 和 The View 也挺受歡迎的, 三選一的話我會選 Klaxons

得獎者
Best New Act: The Enemy

Breakthrough Artist:

Mika
Jamie T
Kate Nash
Calvin Harris
Jack Penate

香港的朋友應該大多數只認識 Mika, 但論在英國的受歡迎程度可能 Jamie T 會比 Mika 更勝一籌

得獎者
Breakthrough Artist: Kate Nash

Best Track:

Manic Street Preachers – ‘Your Love Alone Is Not Enough’

Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Ruby’

Hard-Fi – ‘Suburban Knights’

Athlete – ‘Hurricane’

Muse – ‘Knights Of Cydonia’

個人選擇是 Muse 的 Knights of Cydonia, 但 Ruby 可能會是 Kaiser Chiefs 當晚唯一拿到的獎

得獎者
Best Track: Manics – ‘Your Love Alone Is Not Enough’

Best Live Act:

Arcade Fire
Muse
The Killers
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian

這個獎真的很難說, 這五隊我都喜歡, 他們的現場表演全部都是現時樂壇的頂級水準. 硬要選一隊我會選擇 Muse

得獎者
Best Live Act: Muse

Best Album:

Arctic Monkeys – ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’
Amy Winehouse – ‘Back To Black’
Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Yours Truly, Angry Mob’
Arcade Fire – ‘Neon Bible’
Manic Street Preachers – ‘Send Away The Tigers’

Best Album 五張之中我沒有毒后和 Manics, Kaiser Chiefs 這張碟和 Best Album 距離很遠, Manics 那張也不像拿獎的大碟… 最佳大碟我會選 Arctic Monkeys

得獎者
Best Album: Amy Winehouse – ‘Back To Black’

Best Act In The World Today:

The Killers
Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Muse
U2

我認為是 Muse ^^

得獎者
Best Act In The World Today: Arctic Monkeys

Best Video:

Lily Allen – ‘Alfie’

The White Stripes – ‘Icky Thump’

Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Ruby’

Bjork – ‘Earth Intruders’

The Killers – ‘Bones’

我比較喜歡 Bjork 那個 MV, Lily Allen 那個亦很搞笑

得獎者
Best Video: Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Ruby’

Q Magazine 在網站上設有投票, 有興趣的可按這裡進入投票

其餘得獎名單:

Q Classic Song: Stereophonics – ‘Local Boy In Photograph’

Classic Album: The Verve – ‘Urban Hymns’

Q Innovation In Sound: Sigur Rós

Q Lifetime Achievement: Johnny Marr

The Q Merit Award: Ryan Adams

The Q Hero: Anthony H. Wilson

The Q Legend: Ian Brown

Q Classic Songwriter: Billy Bragg

The Q Inspiration Award: Damon Albarn

The Q Idol: Kylie

The Q Icon: Paul McCartney

一年一度的 Mercury Prize 將於 2007 年 9 月 4 日舉行和公報結果

今年將會是 Arctic Monkey 再下一城? 還是現時呼聲最高的 Amy Winehouse? 難度由另一大熱門 Nu-wave 組合 Klaxons 奪得? 或者像 2005 年一樣, 爆出像 Antony and the Johnsons 一樣的另類選擇?

今年的候選大碟如下:

Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare

Dizzee Rascal – Maths and English
The View – Hats Off to the Buskers

Maps – We Can Create
Bat For Lashes – Fur and Gold

Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future
Jamie T – Panic Prevention

The Young Knives – Voices of Animals and Men
Fionn Regan – The End Of History

Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford – Basquiat Strings
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black

New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom

一如以往, 英國的各大搏彩公司當然不會放過這些大型的音樂典禮, 跟據今天 18th July 的賠率, 大熱門是 Amy Winehouse, 其次是 Arctic Monkeys, 第三和第四位分別是 Jaime T 和 Klaxons.

送上的是 Amy Winehouse 翻唱 The Zutons 的 Valerie

Valerie – covered by Amy Winehouse

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And the winner is…

Klaxons win 2007 Nationwide Mercury Music Prize
‘Myths Of The Near Future’ triumphs

Klaxons has won the 2007 Nationwide Mercury Music Prize.

‘Myths Of The Near Future’ was crowned as the best album from this year’s 12-strong shortlist at the ceremony in London this evening.

The band – tearful from their surprise at winning – took the stage and the £20,000 winners check before delivering a chaotic thank you speech.

“This really is too much declared,” James Righton, while bandmate Jamie Reynolds added “It was the worst two hours of our sitting there not knowing if we’d won. It means so much.”

He added: “Mercury is about pushing music forward and that’s what we’ve done. It great that people have recognised

Righton also explained they had been motivated by last year’s winners Arctic Monkeys.

“A year ago we were in the studio making this album and we were sitting in the studio watching Arctic Monkeys win this,” he said. “We saw that and thought we have to make a new album.”

Speaking just after leaving the stage Simon Taylor explained the band were “stunned” to have won as they paid tribute to fellow nominees Bat For Lashes and Amy Winehouse.

“None of us can really comprehend what has happened this year,” concluded Righton. “We started as a joke and now here we are!”

http://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/30896

Klaxons speak after winning Mercury Music Prize
‘We’re in shock’ band tell NME.COM

Klaxons have spoken to NME.COM after winning the Nationwide Mercury Music Prize tonight (September 4).

The band scooped the award for their debut album ‘Myths Of the Near Future’ and admitted they were surprised to win.

“I’ve never felt this way in my life. This is shock beyond any kind of shock I’ve ever experienced,” James Righton told NME.COM. “We hoped we’d win it but we really thought Amy Winehouse or Bat For Lashes would win it.

“To win this is beyond and above any expectation we ever had. We thought we made a really strong record and we wanted to win. But realistically we heard everyone talking, we heard what people were saying and we didn’t think we would win. But we kept that belief… This is just ridiculous.”

http://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/30898
非常合理的賽果, 果然沒有買錯 Klaxons 的大碟

Golden Skans – Klaxons