My Chemical Romance scooped two trophies at tonight’s (23.02.11) NME Awards

The US rockers were the biggest winners, taking home Best International Band and ‘Best Video’ for their track ‘Na Na Na’ at the British Magazine’s annual ceremony. Muse were named Best British band, while Arcade Fire took home Best Album for ‘The Suburbs’ at the event, held at London’s Brixton Academy.

My Chemical Romance – who opened the show with a rendition of ‘Na Na Na’ – were greeted by fans who had camped out overnight in the hope of meeting them. After accepting their two trophies, frontman Gerard Way said: “When the fans vote on something it’s amazing. Their dedication is just incredible. “A night like this you really want to try and meet them, we met a bunch before we got in the building which made us happy. We actually went to the red carpet early to do that.”

Scottish act Biffy Clyro flew in from the US, where they are presently touring, to collect Best Live Act. Drummer Ben Johnston said: “Live is really such a big part of what we do. To be in a category with Muse and Arcade Fire – who are, in my opinion two of the best live bands in the world – and to come out on top over them is just f***ing mindblowing. We are dumbfounded.”

Indie group Foals picked up Best Track for song ‘Spanish Sahara’, while Hurts were named Best New Band. Performances on the night included PJ Harvey, who won the Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution To Music prize, and Foo Fighters, who closed the show and who saw lead singer, Dave Grohl, given the annual Godlike Genius accolade. Dave said: “My bandmates love it, they’ve been ribbing me ever since I found I was getting this. “They’ve given me so much s**t about this award that I wish it was called something else, like ‘Oldest Guy At The Award Ceremony’ award.”

NME Awards 2011, list of main winners:

Best International Band – My Chemical Romance

Best British Band – Muse

Best Solo Artist – Laura Marling

Best Live Band – Biffy Clyro

Best New Band – Hurts

Best Album – Arcade Fire ‘The Suburbs’

Best Track – Foals ‘Spanish Sahara’

Best Video – My Chemical Romance ‘Na Na Na’

Best Festival – Glastonbury

Best Dancefloor Filler – Professor Green ‘Jungle’

Best TV Show – ‘Skins’

Philip Hall Radar Award – The Naked and Famous

Teenage Cancer Trust Outstanding Contribution To Music – PJ Harvey

John Peel Award for Innovation – Crystal Castles

Godlike Genius – Dave Grohl

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According to music website eFestivals, the Devonshire trio are set to confirm they will headline the world famous music event next June, joining former tour mates U2 in topping the bill at the 40th anniversary of the festival.

The website wrote: “We are confident that the information we’ve received is good and we fully expect to see Muse confirmed to play at some point over the coming months.”

The Rolling Stones – who are said to be planning a 2010 World Tour – are heavily rumoured to be the third act headlining the festival.

Organiser Michael Eavis had reportedly been in talks with U2 for months about taking one of the three headlining slots.

A source said: “Eavis has been asking them for a while now and really stepped up the effort this year. This could be an iconic moment. The fact U2 have never played Glastonbury in their 32-year career only adds to the mystique.”

The Glastonbury Festival takes place from June 23 to June 27 at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset. All tickets for the event are completely sold out, despite no line-up announcements being made.

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The music event’s organiser Michael Eavis has signed up the Irish rockers – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. – to perform for the first time at the world famous festival which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year.

A source said: “Everyone is over the moon that the deal has been done. Michael really wanted a huge name for the 40th anniversary and the fact U2 have never played Glastonbury in their 32-year career only adds to the mystique.”

The ‘Get On Your Boots’ hitmakers – who will headline the festival on Friday June 25, in Somerset, England – have been in discussions with Michael, 74, for some time.

The source added to Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “Eavis has been asking them for a while now and really stepped up the effort this year. This could be an iconic moment.”

Glastonbury tickets sold out just hours after their release last month, even though no acts had been named.

At the time, Michael promised the festival would be full of the world’s best musicians.

He said: “There will be three or four superstars. The expectations are really high and we’re trying to get the best headliners in the world.”

‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ singer Andy Williams recently revealed he had also been booked to perform at the world-famous event.

Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones are favourites to headline the final night of the three-day event, while Radiohead and Beyonce Knowles have also been tipped to appear.

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