Add in manager Paul McGuinness's Irish Music Industry Award, and U2 took
home eight 2002 Meteor Ireland Music Awards last night.
A star-studded line-up at Dublin's Point Theatre included performances from
Enrique Iglesias, Westlife, Gabrielle, The Cranberries, Ronan Keating,
Lighthouse Family and Muse.
U2 won four awards, Edge won 'Best Musician', Bono won 'Best Songwriter',
and Paul McGuinness was awarded a special 'Irish Industry Award'.
Below are the full line up of winners - and the nominations in each
category.
You can catch a gallery of images of winners and other celebrities at the awards by visiting
www.2fm.ie THE 2002 METEOR IRELAND MUSIC AWARDS CATEGORIES AND WINNERS
Best Irish Pop Act
WINNER - Westlife
Bellefire
The Corrs
Ronan Keating
Samantha Mumba
Westlife
Best Irish Rock Band
WINNER - U2
Ash
Aslan
The Frames
The Revs
U2
Best Irish Solo Male - Rock
WINNER - David Kitt
Gavin Friday
David Kitt
Jack L
Shane McGowan
Van Morrison
Best Irish Solo Male - Pop
WINNER - Ronan Keating
Stephen Gately
Ronan Keating
Brian Kennedy
Damien Rice
Best Irish Female Artist
WINNER - Samantha Mumba
Mary Black
Andrea Corr
Samantha Mumba
Sinead O'Connor
Juliet Turner
Best Irish Video
WINNER - U2 - 'Elevation'
Ronan Keating - 'Loving Each Day'
The Revs - 'Wired To The Moon'
U2 - 'Beautiful Day'
U2 - 'Elevation'
Westlife - 'World Of Our Own'
Best Irish Traditional Act
WINNER - Kila
Altan
The Chieftains
De Dannan
Kila
Sharon Shannon
Best Irish Live Performance
WINNER - U2
Aslan
The Frames
The Revs
U2
Westlife
Best Irish Rock Album
WINNER - U2 - 'All That You Can't Leave Behind'
Aslan - 'Waiting For This Madness To End'
Cranberries - 'Bury The Hatchet'
The Frames - 'For The Birds'
The Revs - 'Sonic Tonic'
U2 - 'All That You Can't Leave Behind'
Best Irish Pop Album
WINNER - Westlife - 'World Of Our Own'
The Corrs - 'In Blue'
Ronan Keating - 'Ronan'
Samantha Mumba - 'Gotta Tell You'
Westlife - 'World Of Our Own'
Best Irish Musician
WINNER - Edge
Edge
Glen Hansard
David Kitt
Christy Moore
Sharon Shannon
Best Irish Radio DJ
WINNER - Tom Dunne
Ian Dempsey
Donal Dineen
Tom Dunne
Dave Fanning
Rick O'Shea
Best Irish Dance DJ
WINNER - Mark McCabe
Stewart Dot Doogan
David Holmes
Johnny Moy
Mark McCabe
John Power
Best Irish Songwriter
WINNER - Bono
Bono
Paul Brady
Glen Hansard
David Kitt
Van Morrison
Best Irish Pop Single
WINNER - Westlife - 'Uptown Girl'
Bellefire - 'Perfect Bliss'
Samantha Mumba - 'Always Come Back To Your Love'
Samantha Mumba - 'Baby Come On Over'
Westlife - 'Queen Of My Heart'
Westlife - 'Uptown Girl'
Best Irish Rock Single
WINNER - U2 - 'Walk On'
Ash - 'Burn Baby Burn'
The Revs - 'Alone With You'
U2 - 'Beautiful Day'
U2 - 'Elevation'
U2 - 'Walk On'
Best Folk Artist
WINNER - Christy Moore
Mary Black
Luka Bloom
Tommy Fleming
Christy Moore
Francis Black
Best Newcomer
WINNER - The Revs
Bellefire
Damien Rice
David Kitt
Gemma Hayes
Marc Carroll
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Reel
The Revs
Stewart Dot Doogan
Best Irish Country Artist
WINNER - Daniel O'Donnell
Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNER - Paul Brady
Humanitarian Award 2002
WINNER - Christina Noble
Irish Industry Award
WINNER - Paul McGuinness