New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Q Awards 2012 announced its winners in Central London. A host of the music world's finest attended the event which was hosted by comedian, Al Murray, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane.
The Q Awards were launched in 1990, and tend to focus on rewarding consistent or "lifetime" achievement with classic album, inspiration and icon awards, among others.
The full list of Q Awards 2012 winners is as follows:
Best Act In The World Today: Muse
Best Live Act: Blur
Best New Act presented by Merc: Django Django
Best Track: Plan B for Ill manors
Best Album: Bobby Womack for The Bravest Man In The Universe
Best Video: Keane for Disconnected
Best Solo Artist: Emeli Sandé
Classic Song: Dionne Warwick for Walk On By
Idol: The Killers's Brandon Flowers Spirit Of Independence: The Cribs
Innovation In Sound: Underworld
Inspiration Award: Pulp
Icon Award: Dexys
Classic Album: Manic Street Preachers for Generation Terrorists
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