2009 Meteor Awards 2009 Meteor Awards The 2009 Meteor Music Awards ceremony took place on 17 March 2009 in the RDS, Dublin. It was the ninth edition of Ireland's national music awards. The event was recorded and it aired on RTÉ Two on 18 March 2009. The awards show was hosted by television presenter Amanda Byram. The general public were eligible to vote in eight categories - Best Irish Band, Best Irish Male, Best Irish Female, Best Irish Pop Act, Best Irish Album, Best Irish Live Performance, Best National DJ and Best Regional DJ. AC/DC, Coldplay, Elbow, The Killers and Kings of Leon
NME Awards were awarded their fourth accolade in the "Best International Band" category. In 2015, Kasabian were nominated for 9 awards, beating the 2009 Oasis record. Note: This list only includes winners of major awards (e.g. Best Album, Best British Band, Best Track, etc.) NME Awards The NME Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine, "NME" ("New Musical Express"). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the NME Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding of the magazine. Though the accolades given are entirely genuine, the ceremony itself is usually carried