RECORD OF THE DAY MUSIC JOURNALISM AND PR AWRDS 2007
Thank you to all of you who attended our wonderful Music Journalism and PR Awards last night in London’s Soho. It really was a fantastic night. Check here later for pictures from the evening, but in the meantime, here’s a list of all the winners.
You also might like to check out a small three-minute video, showing you what each of our winners won last night. And they say there’s no future in records….!
click hereTHE WINNERS
Live Reviews writer of the yearWinner:
Sophie Heawood– The GuardianRunner-up: Alexis Petridis – The Guardian
Shorlisted: Betty Clarke – The Guardian / Joe Shooman – The Fly / Lisa Verrico – The Times
Best Music Coverage In A Consumer Publication Winner:
Time Out Runner-up: Dazed & Confused
Shortlisted: Big Issue / GQ / Teletext
Best PR campaign for a breakthrough UK act Winner:
Six07 for Kate Nash Runner-up: Jamie T
Shortlisted: Bat For Lashes / Gallows / Klaxons
Best PR campaign for an established UK Winner:
EMI for Roisin Murphy Runner-up: Amy Winehouse
Shorlisted: LCD Soundsystem / MIA / Take That
Record reviews writer of the year Winner:
Alexis Petridis – The Guardian Runner-up: Betty Clarke – The Guardian
Shorlisted: Kitty Empire – The Observer / Pete Paphides – The Times / Jacqui Swift – The Sun
Best Music Coverage in a National Newspaper Winner:
The Guardian Runner-up: The Observer
Shorlisted: Guardian Guide / The Independent / The Sun
Music business writer of the year Winner:
Owen Gibson - Guardian Runner-up: Adam Sherwin - The Times
Shorlisted: Ben Cardew - Music Week / Eamonn Forde - Five Eight / Paul Sexton - The Times/FT
Best PR campaign for an established non-UK act Winner:
RMP for Arcade Fire Runner-up: The White Stripes
Shortlisted: Foo Fighters / My Chemical Romance / Prince
Best PR campaign for a breakthrough non-UK act Winner:
Toast for CSS Runner-up: The Gossip
Shorlisted: Beirut / Cold War Kids / Seasick Steve
Best Podcast: Winner:
Guardian Music Weekly Runner-up: The Times
Shortlisted: Drowned in Sound / The Sun / Xfm
Best Editor Winner:
Casper Llewellyn Smith – Observer Music Monthly Runner-up: Simon Harper - Clash
Shorlisted: Mark Ellen – The Word / Conor McNicholas - NME / Andrew Harrison – Mixmag
Best Independent PR Company Winner
: Purple Runner-up: Dog Day
Shortlisted: Coalition / Darling Department / Toast
Best Independent PR individual Winner:
Amanda Freeman, Freeman PR Runner-up: David Silverman - Outpost
Shortlisted: Polly Birkbeck - Complete Control / Ruth Drake - Toast / Tony Linkin – Coalition
Best Free Music Magazine Winner:
Stool Pigeon Runner-up: The Fly
Shortlisted: London Tour Dates / One Week To Live / Vice
Best Online Music Publication Winner:
Drowned In Sound Runner-up: Popjustice
Shortlisted: Gigwise / Guardian Music online / NME.com
Best in-house PR person Winner:
Susie Ember - Virgin Runner-up: Richard Dawes - Polydor
Shortlisted: Rachel Hendry - Mercury / Julie Smith - Columbia / Rich Walker- Beggars
Best In-House PR department Winner:
Beggars Runner-up: EMI
Shortlisted: Domino / Island / Polydor
Popular Press: Best Journalist Winner:
Jacqui Swift – Sun Something For The Weekend Runner-up: Gavin Martin - Mirror Ticket
Shortlisted: Simon Cosyns - Sun Something For The Weekend / Kim Dawson - Star Playlist / Adrian Thrills - Daily Mail
Breaking Music Journalist
Winner:Peter Robinson – Pop Justice
Runner-up: Mike Diver - Drowned In Sound
Shortlisted: Dan Cairns - The Times / Niall Doherty - The Fly / Krissi Murisson – NME
Artist and Music Features: Writer of the Year Winner:
Matilda Egere-Cooper – The Independent Runner-up: Alexis Petridis – The Guardian
Shortlisted: Stevie Chick - Freelance / Tim Jonze – NME / Peter Robinson - Popjustice
Popular Press: Best Music Section Winner:
The Sun Something For The Weekend Runner-up: Star Playlist
Shortlisted: Express Friday Review / Mirror The Ticket / The Sun – Bizarre
Music Magazine of the Year Winner:
Word Runner-up: Observer Music Monthly
Shortlisted: Clash / NME / Mojo
Outstanding contribution to music journalism:David Hepworth and Mark Ellen
Outstanding contribution to PRBernard Doherty, LD Communications
Outstanding contribution to music photography:Roger Sargeant
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