If you're wondering which music magazine has completely lost touch with it's audience, it's Q magazine. A bit like the pompous rich kid at school who everyone hated, but would tolerate because he could get them into the pub, Q has always attempted to preach its musical delusions from atop a mountain made entirely of Belle and Sebastian japanese B-sides and misprinted Radiohead merchandise. Despite this, there was always a sliver of credibility floating around, simply because they weren't the NME, although this disappeared as soon as they crowned Kasabian the best band in the world.

We'll get to the actual awards in a minute, but just before we do, it's worth pointing out some of the attendees at this year's music industry back-slapathon. Firstly and without a doubt the most eye poppingly strange, is Tim Burgess dressed as Harry Potter the japanese exchange student. Don't really know whether it's a joke or not. Closely following on TB's heels as he shuffles towards the chasm of mental instability is Noel Fielding, except he came as a plushie gigolo. He's just doing it 4 the lolz though, we're sure...

 

Anyway, the winners and losers....

 

Breakthrough Artist presented by Red Stripe

Ellie Goulding

Laura Marling

Lissie

Plan B

Villagers

Winner - Plan B

 

Best New Act

Mumford & Sons

The Drums

The XX

Two Door Cinema Club

Wild Beasts

Winner – Mumford & Sons

 

Hall of Fame

Winner – Take That

 

Best Track Presented By Barclaycard Unwind

Biffy Clyro - The Captain

Florence And The Machine – You’ve Got The Love

Mumford & Sons - The Cave

Owl City – Fireflies

The XX – VCR

Winner – Florence And The Machine – You’ve Got The Love

 

Q Classic Songwriter

Winner – Neil Finn

 

Q Inspiration Presented by HMV

Winner – Suede

 

Best Live Act

Green Day

Kasabian

Lady Gaga

Muse

Pendulum

Winner – Green Day

 

Best Video presented by Nixon

Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait

Biffy Clyro - The Captain

Chase & Status – End Credits (ft. Plan B)

Gorillaz – Stylo

Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun

Winner – Chase & Status - End Credits (ft. Plan B)

 

Q Next Big Thing

Clare MaGuire

Mona

Esben And The Witch

Murray James

Fenech-Soler

Winner – Clare MaGuire

 

Q Idol

Winner – Madness

 

Q Hero presented by YOUYOU Mentoring

Winner – The Chemical Brothers

 

Q Best Male presented by Orange Amps

Brandon Flowers

Dizzee Rascal

Paolo Nutini

Paul Weller

Plan B

Winner – Paolo Nutini

 

Q Best Female

Corinne Bailey Rae

Ellie Goulding

Florence Welsh

Lady Gaga

Laura Marling

Winner – Florence Welsh

 

Q Innovation in Sound

Winner – Mark Ronson

 

Best Album Presented by Ravenswood Wine

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

Paul Weller - Wake Up The Nation

Plan B - The Defamation Of Strickland Banks

The National - High Violet

Winner – The National High Violet

 

Best Act In The World Today Presented By Russian Standard Vodka

Arcade Fire

Green Day

Kasabian

Kings Of Leon

Muse

Winner – Kasabian

 

Q Icon

Winner – Bryan Ferry

 

Q Classic Album

Winner – Band On The Run - Wings