Amy Winehouse failed to show up to the Q Awards were she was honored with the best Album Award. Winehouse beat out - Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs and Manic Street Preachers.
Instead Winehouse’s ‘Valerie’ duet partner Mark Ronson collected the Q Award prize for her album Back To Black.
Ronson told the crowd: ‘That’s Amy – taking her pain and turmoil and making it into the music we enjoy.’
Other notables were: Kylie Minogue being honored as “Q Idol” and Sir Paul McCartney won the title of “Q Icon”. And latest MySpace sensation singer-songwriter Kate Nash, scooped the title of best breakthrough artist for her single, “Foundations”, that reached number two in the British charts with virtually no preliminary airplay from the major radio stations.
The winners
* Best New Act: The Enemy
* Best Track: Manic Street Preachers, "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"
* Breakthrough Artist: Kate Nash
* Best Video: Kaiser Chiefs, "Ruby"
* Q Classic Song: Stereophonics, "Local Boy In The Photograph"
* Q Classic Album: The Verve, Urban Hymns
* Q Innovation In Sound: Sigur Ros
* Q Merit Award: Ryan Adams
* Q Hero: Anthony Wilson
* Q Lifetime Achievement: Johnny Marr
* Best Album: Amy Winehouse, Back To Black
* Best Live Act: Muse
* Q Legend: Ian Brown
* Q Classic Songwriter: Billy Bragg
* Q Inspiration Award: Damon Albarn
* Best Act In The World Today: Arctic Monkeys
* Q Idol: Kylie Minogue
* Q Icon: Sir Paul McCartney
Congrats to all the winners!!!