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Best Label I was surprised this actually went through, considering I know virtually nothing about labels. Anyway, the winner is... Jagjaguwar!

Best Cover (Coldplayer) OK. I've decided to do something slightly different here. You see, like the omitted categories, I got all one-vote nominees for covers. However, 3/4 of those votes went to covers made by one particular Coldplayer. I noticed this, and I wanted to acknowledge this person. With that being said, it is with great pleasure that I give Mike (the_gloaming09) recognition for being Coldplaying's Best Cover Artist. Congratulations, Mike. :smiley:

Best New Band/Artist New music is awesome. You chose one above the rest. The winner is... Sleigh Bells!

Best B-Side I have another 2-way tie for this category. You chose... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UFP7Y1ccyI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UFP7Y1ccyI[/ame] "Good Friday" by Kanye West... AND... [ame= ] [/ame] "An Easy Life" by Broken Bells! (Sorry, I couldn't find a video for the Broken Bells song.)

I'm not exactly sure, but from what I hear, a lot of people don't like them. Ask one of the Brits on the forum; they're from Britain. Best Solo Artist I received a lot of worthy nominees, but it came down to one person. The winner is... Jónsi!

Best Group (Rest of World) There wasn't a lot of feedback on this one, but there is a winner. You chose... Tame Impala!

Best Group (Europe + North America) I'm not gonna cut corners with this one. Yeah, Arcade Fire is winning. A lot.

...You mean there are different ones? :confused: At any rate, I was merely using the video to add to the presentation. It doesn't change the fact that the video for the song "The Suburbs" won. Anyway, next one. Music Disaster/Disgrace to Music This one actually ended up in a 2-way tie. Given that this was a 5-way tie before the runoffs, this is much better. Anyway, you guys chose... Misusage of Autotune... AND... Jedward!

Best Live Act/Tour of the Year We had two great runoff candidates, and one triumphed. The winner is... Arcade Fire!

Music Event of the Year You guys chose... Glastonbury 2010!

Album of the Year (Rest of Europe) This was another close one, but there was a winner. The winner is... "Go" by Jónsi!

Album of the Year (United Kingdom) I was surprised by this, honestly, particularly after reflecting on the results of the 2010 album countdown. I'm not complaining, though. The winner is... "Happiness" by Hurts!

Album of the Year (United States) Given that this was my favorite album of 2010, I'm excited about this one. The winner is... "High Violet" by The National!

Yeah, Apparatjik kinda won by default, so... :tongue: Sara, feel free to comment as much as you please. I honestly don't care. Christina, it was the only other option in the runoffs. Of course it was second. :tongue: OK, I'm grouping the next three together. Why? They all have the same winner, and it's pointless to make three separate posts on it. Most Overrated Album + Album Art of the Year + Album of the Year (Canada) If you don't have it figured out by now, here's the memo. The winner for all three of these is... "The Suburbs" by Arcade Fire!

Best Debut Album It was a close call in the first round, but it took over in the runoffs. You chose... "Broken Bells" by Broken Bells!

The other choice in the runoffs was "Zebra" by Beach House. :nice: OK. Next category. Music Video of the Year It was this one right here. [ame= ] [/ame] Yep. It's "The Suburbs" by Arcade Fire!

I'm really sorry, guys. My home Internet is being slower than it usually is, and it's already slow. Anyway, next category. EP of the Year You guys chose... "4 Can Keep a Secret if 3 of Them Are Dead" by Apparatjik!

Whoops, double post. My bad.

Alright. As long as someone other than myself is ready, then I am, too. OK. Here we go. Song of the Year This was a close race. The winner is... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L6ZFhZVOx0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L6ZFhZVOx0[/ame] "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" by Arcade Fire!

I figured it would be better to post it right here where everyone could see it, as opposed to in the WoM section, where no one really goes at this point. Anyway, I would like to thank everyone who participated and helped make this happen. :smiley: Now, if everyone is ready, I'd like to get this started. First, to announce the awards that didn't quite work out. There weren't nearly as many as I thought there were, but there were a few. These include: ♦ Most Underrated Album ♦ Best Cover (band/artist) ♦ Best New Artist Introduced to Forum That's about it. I was able to sort through everything else. So, if you guys are ready, I'll go ahead and get this show on the road. I told you I'd do this today, so I am.

I didn't get to watch the Grammy's, so I missed out on all this. I will say this, however: 1. I did YouTube Muse's performance this morning, and it was fantastic. 2. I don't like Bob Dylan, so I probably wouldn't have given him that high of a rating even in his prime. 3. If Mick Jagger sounded anything like he did when The Rolling Stones performed at halftime in the Super Bowl a few years ago, there's no way he should've ever gotten an A.

Since when did this thread have a purpose? :tongue:

EYE WUV YEW TWO, RUDY. :kiss: :wacky:

I shall dedicate this song to Ivet in honor of her birthday: Happy 18th, Ivet. :smiley:

That's not what I meant! I meant that I didn't mind how you used to get the words mixed up.