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Double Q magazine awards glory for Coldplay

06/10/2008

Coldplay have claimed two awards at the 2008 Q magazine awards.

The foursome's most recent album Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends took the best album prize while Chris Martin and company were also named best band in the world.

Upon collecting the best album prize, Chris Martin announced he planned to bore the London audience, and launched into a lengthy acceptance speech.

Having declared Coldplay were "the greatest band in the world", he then joked: "U2 are on holiday".

And collecting the best act in the world prize he added: "I don't think we're the best act in the room, let alone the world."

Duffy took the breakthrough artist award, with Keane winning best track for their comeback single Spiralling, Vampire Weekend taking the best video award for A-Punk and the Last Shadow Puppets named best new act.

Pink Floyd's David Gilmour won the outstanding contribution to music award, which he dedicated to the band's late keyboardist Richard Wright, who died last month.

The winners were voted for by readers of the music monthly and announced at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on Monday October 6th.

The winners of the 2008 Q awards are:Best new act
Last Shadow Puppets

Breakthrough artist
Duffy

Best track
Keane: Spiralling

Best video
Vampire Weekend: A-Punk

Q Classic Songwriter
John Mellencamp

Q Classic Song
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell

Q Inspiration
Cocteau Twins

Q Legend
Glen Campbell

Best live act
Kaiser Chiefs

Best album
Coldplay: Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends

Q Innovation In Sound
Massive Attack

Q Icon
Adam Ant

Q Idol
Grace Jones

Q Outstanding Contribution to Music
David Gilmour

Best act in the world today
Coldplay