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Adele, Beyoncé, The 1975 and Bastille win NME Awards

The 2017 NME Awards took place last night (February 15) at London's Brixton Academy and winners included Bastille, Adele and The 1975

The Best British Band prize went to Biffy Clyro, Metallica won the Best International Band award, Skepta took home the Best British Male title and M.I.A. won the female counterpart. Christine & the Queens won Best Track and Best International Female, The 1975 secured the Best Live Band award, and Music Moment of the Year went to Coldplay for their touching Viola Beach tribute at Glastonbury Festival. 

Pet Shop Boys picked up the coveted Godlike Genius award, which has previously been won by the likes of Blondie, Coldplay, Noel Gallagher, Dave Grohl, The Cure, Paul Weller, and the Manic Street Preachers. Adele won Best Festival Headliner and Beyoncé landed the Hero of the Year title. 

Check out the full list of winners here:

Best British Band supported by Zig-Zag
Biffy Clyro – WINNER

Best International Band supported by Austin, Texas – Live Music Capital Of The World
Metallica – WINNER

Best British Male supported by Pilot Pen Company
Skepta – WINNER

Best British Female
MIA – WINNER

Best International Male supported by VO5
Frank Ocean – WINNER

Best International Female supported by VO5
Christine & The Queens – WINNER

Best New Artist supported by TOPMAN
Dua Lipa – WINNER

Best Album supported by HMV
Bastille – ‘Wild World’ – WINNER

Best Track supported by Red Stripe
Christine And The Queens – ‘Tilted’ – WINNER

Best Live Band supported by Nikon
The 1975 – WINNER

Best Video
Slaves – ‘Consume Or Be Consumed’ – WINNER

Best Festival supported by ID&C
Glastonbury – WINNER

Best Music Film
Oasis: Supersonic – WINNER

Best TV Series supported by Domino’s
Fleabag – WINNER

Best Film
My Scientology Movie – WINNER

Music Moment Of The Year
Coldplay’s Viola Beach tribute at Glastonbury – WINNER

Best Festival Headliner
Adele – WINNER

Best Small Festival
End Of The Road – WINNER

Villain Of The Year
Nigel Farage – WINNER

Hero Of The Year
Beyoncé – WINNER

Worst Band
5 Seconds Of Summer – WINNER

Best Reissue
Oasis – ‘Be Here Now’ – WINNER

Godlike Genius Award
Pet Shop Boys

Watch a selection of videos from the event here:

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