The BRIT Awards announce today that Blur will be the 2012 winners of the Outstanding Contribution to Music award.
Blur have influenced the sound and attitude of British music for over twenty years. This prestigious award, which was rested last year, returns in 2012 to recognise the band's phenomenal achievements. In collecting the trophy, Blur join some of the world’s most influential names in music who have all previously been honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music award. These include Paul McCartney, U2, Paul Weller, Oasis, Sting, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Van Morrison and Queen.
Speaking about this award, Damon Albarn said:"It's great to have recognition for all the work and all the heartache and all the joy that’s gone into this band."
Bandmate Graham Coxon added: "Being in a band this long is like a kind of time travel. We’re the same gang we ever were, we’ve just landed in a different era. Or possibly we’re a totally different Blur still playing the old tunes in 1991… forever. I haven’t decided. But it’s always nice to get a BRIT Award."
Since forming in the late 1980s, the band have been one of the most influential and inventive acts of the last two decades. The band, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, have won countless awards in their career, won their first BRIT Award in 1995, clearing up that year with four awards for Best Band, Best Video, Best Album ('Parklife') and Best Single ('Parklife'). In total they have received an incredible 15 BRIT Award nominations.
The BRIT Awards 2012 will be presented by James Corden on the 21st February and will once more return to The O2 in London, the location for last year’s much-talked-about ceremony which featured performances from Mumford & Sons, Take That, Rihanna, Arcade Fire, Tinie Tempah, Cee Lo Green, Plan B and Adele. The awards will be broadcast live on ITV1.
More details of the 2012 Awards will be announced soon. The BRITs 2012 Nominations Launch event will be held on Thursday 12th January from 5pm at The Savoy Hotel, London.
For more details on The BRIT Awards 2012, please visit www.brits.co.ukNOTE FROM THE EDITOR
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