Rolling Stones are best band and One Direction worst at NME Awards

NME Awards 2013 & Party in Wyld at W London
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28 February 2013
The Weekender

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Rock veterans the Rolling Stones were double winners at the NME Awards last night, 50 years after they first featured in the magazine . They were named best live band - and their documentary Crossfire Hurricane landed the best film prize. Chart-topping stars One Direction were named worst band, while singer Harry Styles was declared villain of the year.

Another double winner at the annual bash was Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine who was named best solo artist and she provided the vocals to the track that was named best dancefloor anthem, Sweet Nothing by Calvin Harris.

The event, staged at east London venue The Troxy, saw rock trio Biffy Clyro named best British band, while The Killers landed the best international band prize.

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr took NME's "godlike genius" award for his 30 years of music-making which has seen him working with acts such as Modest Mouse, Pet Shop Boys, Talking Heads and The Pretenders.

And The Cribs - for which Marr was briefly guitarist - took the prize for outstanding contribution to music.

Given To The Wild by Maccabees, which was among the nominees for last year's Mercury Prize, took the award for best album.

The full list of winners

Godlike genius - Johnny Marr

Outstanding contribution award - The Cribs

Best British band - Biffy Clyro

Best album - Given To The Wild by Maccabees

Best international band - The Killers

Best track - Inhaler by Foals

Best TV show - Fresh Meat

Best music film - The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane

Best re-issue - 21 by Blur

Best solo artist - Florence Welch

Best new band - Palma Violets

Best music video - R U Mine? by Arctic Monkeys

Best festival - Reading & Leeds Festivals

Best live band - Rolling Stones

Best dancefloor anthem - Sweet Nothing by Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch

Philip Hall radar award - Child Of Lov

Best Twitter - Alana Haim, Haim (@babyhaim)

Best book - Mike Skinner: The Story Of The Streets

Music moment of the year - Olympics opening ceremony

Hero of the year - Barack Obama

Villain of the year - Harry Styles

Best small festival - Festival No 6

Worst band - One Direction

Best fan community - Muse

Best film - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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