Q Awards 2015: Noel Gallagher takes best album as gongs go to Foals and Florence and the Machine

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds were among the big winners at the annual awards bash
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Alistair Foster19 October 2015
The Weekender

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Noel Gallagher was receiving the coveted prize for best album from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin at the Q Awards today.

Foals were named the best act in the world, Florence + The Machine won best video for Ship To Wreck while James Bay was receiving the best new act prize from Tom Jones.

Gallagher’s High Flying Birds saw off competition from Jamie xx, Everything Everything, Florence + Machine and Blue to take the prize for Chasing Yesterday at the event, which was being held at the Grosvenor House hotel in Park Lane.

Ed Sheeran was crowned best solo artist for the second year running, after a year in which he topped the charts with x and performed three sell-out shows at Wembley Stadium.

Florence + The Machine beat Muse, Foals, The Weeknd and Miguel to win best video. It features singer Florence Welch physically wrestling with her alter ego. Rock duo Royal Blood were honoured with the best live act prize, while Mark Ronson was being presented with the Q hero award by Corinne Bailey Rae.

The Libertines’ first new song in 11 years, Gunga Din, was voted best track by readers of Q magazine. Ella Eyre was presenting Soul II Soul with the classic album award for their platinum-selling 1989 record Club Classics Vol. One. Classic single went to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, while La Roux and Tim Burgess were giving New Order the outstanding contribution to music gong.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was recognised for his achievements with the Gibson Les Paul award. Gary Numan collected the innovation in sound award and Duran Duran the Q icon award.

Matt Mason, senior editor of Q magazine, said: “It’s been an incredibly exciting year for music, particularly in the UK, and today’s winners reflect that. It’s thrilling to recognise a band such as Foals who’ve reached this level of success by continuing to pursue their own unique vision, while the phenomenal impact of Florence + The Machine, Ed Sheeran and James Bay on both sides of the Atlantic underlines the power of great British pop music.”

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