CULTURE CLUB BACK TO Q AWARDS WITH CLASSIC SONG : KARMA CHAMELEON

OASIS, U2 and ARCTIC MONKEYS all emerged triumphant at the 2006 Q Music Awards in London today (30 OCT 06),
taking home two awards each. Oasis was named Best Act In The World
Today while the band's NOEL GALLAGHER took home the Classic Songwriter
award at the Grosvenor Hotel ceremony. U2 guitarist THE EDGE collected
a prize for Innovation In Sound. He also picked up the Band Of Bands
award, given to U2 for collecting the most votes from the readers of
the British magazine the lifetime of the Q Awards. Arctic Monkeys
received both The People's Choice Award and Best Album for WHATEVER
PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT. Elsewhere, THE WHO were honoured
with the Legend Award, GNARLS BARKLEY's CRAZY was named Best Track,
while SMOKEY ROBINSON was recognised for his Outstanding Contribution
To Music. The full list of winners at the 2006 Q Awards is: Best New
Act - CORINNE BAILEY RAE Best Track - CRAZY by GNARLS BARKLEY Best
Video - WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG by THE KILLERS Inspiration Award - A-HA
Outstanding Contribution To Music - SMOKEY ROBINSON Groundbreaker Award
- PRIMAL SCREAM Icon Award - JEFF LYNNE Idol Award - TAKE THAT
Outstanding Performance - FAITHLESS Innovation In Sound - U2's THE EDGE
Classic Songwriter - NOEL GALLAGHER Lifetime Achievement Award - PETER
GABRIEL Merit Award - MANIC STREET PREACHERS Classic Song - KARMA CHAMELEON by CULTURE CLUB Best Live Act -
MUSE Best Album - WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT by
ARCTIC MONKEYS The People's Choice Award - ARCTIC MONKEYS Best Act In
The World Today - OASIS Legend Award - THE WHO Band Of Bands - U2.

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Boy
George was back in the spotlight after his community service stint in
New York, collecting the classic song award for Karma Chameleon.



The singer and DJ said: "I'm so glad to get this award because it means
you now recognise me again as a singer and not a road-sweeper."

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