NEW
YORK (Naomi Awards) - With the results of increasingly commercial Brits
announced tomorrow, Brian McFadden,
Busted and Pete Doherty have been
named among the worst artists in the third annual Naomi Awards, set up
by digital music broadcaster
Music Choice to dishonour the most awful
achievements in the musical year.
The 'unluck' of the Irish has
struck this year's Naomi Awards with Louis Walsh picking up the top
gong for Outstandingly Bad Contribution to Music. The pint sized
'leprechaun' responsible for Girls Aloud,
Samantha Mumba and this
year's Worst International Group winners Westlife, often boasts of his
numerous chart successes �watch this space for G4 and Voices with Soul
in next year's nominations. Former
Westlife member and 'Irish Son'
Brian McFadden completed the Irish hat -trick, as he scooped Worst
International Male - topping off a less than successful solo year.
The
boy band meets
Green Day bandwagon looks to be over as the recently
split
Busted picked up a Worst British Attempt at Rock gong. The 'rock'
boys can add the award to their other lowlights of 2004, which included
a soundtrack as successful as the flop that was Thunderbirds. Busted's
tribute band
McFly collect their first Naomi title as Worst British
Breakthrough Act . Let's hope their career goes the same way as their
mentors � with another bust-up before next year's awards.
Though
undoubtedly a talented musician, the off-stage antics of jailbird Pete
Doherty have led to a string of no shows and 'Baby' shambolic
performances, which have earned the supermodel's squeeze the accolade
of Worst Live Act in this year's awards.
Blue, who recently
announced they would be pursuing solo projects, beat a cavalcade of top
name embarrassments and big budget bombs (including One True Voice
rejects, Phixx) to be voted the Worst British Group.
Pint sized
jazz man,
Jamie Cullum nabbed Worst British Male and FHM favourite
Rachel
Stevens 'triumphed' in the Worst British Female category as
voted for by a secret* panel of 100 of the great and the not-so-good of
the music industry and media.
The industry's fatigue of
manufactured acts was demonstrated for the third year running as Pop
Idol reject duo Sam & Mark received the accolade for Worst British
Pop Act for their flop-horror debut, I Get By With a
Little Help From
My Friends, whilst Pop Idol 'winner',
Michelle McManus scooped Worst
British Album for the easily forgotten The Meaning of Love.
MC
'Big Egg' Kenzie has also fallen foul of the reality tv curse following
his appearance on 'Celebrity' Big Brother, Blazin
Squad pick up Least
Convincing Urban Act for the second year running. Fellow ex-BB
housemate Nadia makes a predictable appearance on this year's winners
list after her foray into pop gained her the accolade of Worst
International Female. Lookout Dana International!
Named in
honour of the British supermodel Naomi Campbell, who not-so-memorably
reached number 40 in the UK charts with Love and
Tears in September
1994, the Naomi Awards reward all that is truly terrible about the
previous year's music. The awards are voted for by artists, producers,
managers, publicists, record company execs, music journalists and the
wider media.
Music Choice
Music & Marketing
Director Simon
George said: "In an industry that is becoming more and more about
shifting records by whatever means necessary, as opposed to discovering
and showcasing real musical talent, it is a sad fact that awards and
honours are often handed out to those with the best haircut or the best
dress sense. The Naomi Awards are a chance for real music lovers in the
music world to give these artists due recognition for their crimes
against music."
The winners of the Naomi Awards 2005 are:
- Worst British Group: Blue
- Worst British Male: Jamie Cullum
- Worst British Female: Rachel Stevens
- Worst British Single: I Believe My
Heart -
Duncan James & Keedie
- Worst British Album: The Meaning of Love- Michelle McManus
- Worst International Male: Brian McFadden
- Worst International Female: Nadia
- Worst International Group: Westlife
- Worst International Album: The Long Road Back,
Peter Andre
- Worst International Breakthrough: DJ Casper
- Worst British Breakthrough Act: McFly
- Worst British Attempt at Rock: Busted
- Worst Pop Act: Sam & Mark
- Worst Live Act: Pete Doherty
- Least Convincing 'Urban' Act:
Blazin' Squad (second year running)
- Outstandingly Bad Contribution to Music: Louis Walsh
