February 22, 201015 yr Author From http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/mu...ds-2071964.html Meteors: U2 lose out as they fail to win any awards By Ken Sweeney Entertainment Reporter Saturday February 20 2010 THEY were once the undisputed kings of the Irish music business, but last night U2 found themselves forgotten men after they failed to win a single category in the Meteor Ireland Music Awards at the RDS. Nominated in the Best Irish Band, Best Irish Album and Best Irish Live Performance categories, the group, which formed in 1978 in Mount Temple Secondary School, found themselves beaten by Ireland's new rising stars, Snow Patrol, The Coronas and The Script in public votes. If conceding Best Irish band to Snow Patrol wasn't bad enough, having suffered disappointing sales for their recent album 'No Line On The Horizon', last night they suffered the ignominy of being beaten to the title of Best Irish Album by 'Tony Was An Ex-Con' by the relatively unknown The Coronas. Show Listed as the highest-grossing act of 2009 for their tour of North America, despite the best frontman and multimillion euro Claw stage show, U2 didn't even manage to win in the Best Irish Live Performance category which went to The Script. However, with only Adam Clayton from U2 attending last night, presenting an Industry Meteor Award to friend Lord Henry Mountcharles, a U2 source said the group were not disappointed. "U2 are delighted. This year's Meteor Awards means that new Irish talent is coming up. The band are happy that new Irish acts are being recognised and wish them every success," said a U2 source. But pop rivals Westlife managed to continue their reign as Irish music royalty, winning their tenth Meteor as Best Irish Pop Act. However, lead singer Shane Filan insisted they had never taken anything for granted. "We never think we are going to win. We are only after coming back on the scene now after a year off. We are just delighted to be picking up an award tonight," said Filan. The group had earlier brought traffic to a standstill on O'Connell Street in the capital. The street was thronged with screaming fans as the boyband turning up in the window of Clery's department store for a live interview with FM104 presenter Adrian Kennedy. In other public votes Christy Moore won the Best Irish Male award and Wallis Bird Best Irish Female while DJ Ray Foley beat fellow Today FM presenter Ian Dempsey as Best National DJ. With its minimal beeps and squeaks, high-pitched rapper Dizzee Rascal was one of the highlights of the night performing his infectious dance/hip-hop tracks. Florence and The Machine, who won Best International Band, were other impressive performers which included Paulo Nutini who won Best International Album for his long player 'Sunny Side Up', Pixie Lott, The Temper Trap, and Irish acts The Script, Bell X1 and The Coronas. Brian Kennedy received a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Irish music industry over the past 20 years. Niall Mellon of The Niall Mellon Township Trust was honoured with the Humanitarian Award for his tireless work in providing homes for the people of South Africa, along with a donation of €100,000. One of the most poignant parts of last night's ceremony came when Boyzone stars Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy presented a new special tribute award in memory of their fellow bandmate Stephen Gately, who died last October. Rocking aristocrat Lord Henry Mountcharles was honoured with the Industry Award for his 30-year contribution to the Irish music industry. Backstage, VIPs enjoyed unlimited champagne and gourmet food before a fleet of limousines took them to post-award parties in Dublin's nightclubs. The 'Meteor Ireland Music Awards' will be aired on RTE 2 tomorrow at 9pm. - Ken Sweeney Entertainment Reporter Irish Independent :o :o :o :arrr:
February 22, 201015 yr :unsure: I've never heard of Meteor Ireland Music awards before Westlife :puke2:
February 23, 201015 yr pm'd you the link, cos I don't want everyone following me on the ships web cam :lol:
February 23, 201015 yr What a load of $h!te this award show is. There was some showbiz reported on UTV news last night discussing how he was delighted U2 were snubbed and how it will be like a kick in the teeth for them and how they need to be brought down a peg or two :rolleyes: How I would like to meet this idiot and inform him that the bloody Meteor awards are utterly irrelevent and U2 will not give a toss (Westlife won best pop act for a 10th year for heavens sake, despite their latest album flopping and doing no tour - I am not fan but The Script were clearly the best Irish pop act of the past year) I am sure they were annoyed with the Grammy awards but the whole NLOTH didnt make the impact their albums usually make simply because of the choice of the lead single of the worst track on the whole record 'Get On Your Boots' (which is a great live track but not good enough to be a single, never mind a lead one.). They misjudged the whole thing, Magnificent wouldve been the huge hit it deserved to be if picked as the lead single. I am sick of these moronic fools such as this reporter making awards shows such as this more important than they are and trying to diss U2 - as much as these delusional folk would love U2 to not be the biggest band on the face of the earth anymore - it simply won't be happening, especially when their biggest competition is Coldplay - who struggle to sell out bloody ARENAS in the US - and let's face it - it is the touring that matters these day. Yes the argument could be put forward that the Stones must be the biggest band then - well no because U2 can still sell a huge amount of albums - this album despite having zero hits, still sold close to 5 million copies and reached #1 in over 30 countries - The Stones last abum didnt even sell 2m. Overall taking both sales and touring into account they are by a bloody mile the biggest band on the planet - whether people like it or not - their current tour heading towards the biggest of all time, not only in terms of gross but attendance as well - is proof of that. :smoke:
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