Reactions to the NME awards 2014

It’s a Wednesday night and Brixton academy in London is ready. The stage is set and the musicians are in the building. Who will be winning tonight’s awards then? Will Arctic Monkeys triumph like they did at the Brits? Well, I am now about to tell you so get ready.

First up there were a few special awards given out to legendary musicians. New York punk band Blondie got the prestigious Godlike Genius Award and Damon Albarn received an award for music innovation. Paul McCartney also got a one off special award entitled the Songwriters’ Songwriter award. Personally, I think all of these musicians deserve awards because they have all influenced millions including myself. Blondie managed to bring punk rock to a more mainstream audience, Damon Albarn has inspired a few generations with Blur and Gorillaz. And Paul McCartney, well, where do you begin with Sir Paul? The Beatles practically pioneered modern music so for Paul McCartney to get the Songwriters’ Songwriter award seems highly appropriate.

Remember that question I asked you a little while ago? That one about a certain Arctic Monkeys. The answer to that question is yes, they did indeed triumph because they picked up five awards. These awards included: Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album, Best Fan Community and frontman Alex Turner won Hero Of The Year. There’s no denying that Arctic Monkeys have reached dizzying heights lately. Anyone who follows my Twitter would have read my tweet that sums it all up: “Arctic Monkeys success over these past few years has been out of this world phenomenal. Easily the biggest band on the planet at the moment”.

Other awards went out to Haim for Best International Band, Lily Allen for Best Solo Artist, Drenge for best new band and Disclosure for Best Track (White Noise). It was funny seeing the always sassy Lily Allen accept her award, she actually thought that David Bowie should have got the award! The three ladies that make up Haim were charming as usual in their speech and Disclosure were humbled to be in the same room as Paul McCartney. Indie rock duo Drenge were funny when they came up to collect their award. One gave the other a piggyback and they managed to throw a chair in the process! Rock and roll or what? 

This year’s NME awards were a jolly good show and thoroughly enjoyed watching the stream of it online. It’s always interesting to see what’s good according to the NME readers and writers because they are constantly on the ball. I'm already looking forward to next year’s awards ceremony even though it’s roughly twelve months away.