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BT Digital Music Awards

The BT Digital Music Awards (DMA) was a British music award ceremony held annually for 10 years from 2002 to 2011 (with no ceremony in 2009). Music industry professionals nominated artists, venues and hardware into the Judge's Choice award categories. The rest of the awards were made up of People's Choice Awards, voted for by the public. The final awards were held at the Camden Roundhouse on 29 September 2011.[1]

Best Pop Artist:

Darius

Best Rock/Indie Artist:

Supergrass

Best Dance/Urban Artist:

The Streets

Artist of the Year:

Blue

Best Major Label:

BMG

Best Independent Label:

Ninja Tune

Best Promotional Campaign: EMI:Chrysalis for Pink Floyd

Best Use of Broadband: Playlouder @ Glastonbury 2002

Best Innovation: Shazam

Best Shop: Groovetech

People's Choice Award: www.westlife.com

The inaugural 2002 ceremony was known as the Interactive Music Awards, and was set up and sponsored by BT Openworld.[2] The ceremony was held inside the BT Tower in London. The 2002 winners were:[3]

Best Pop Artist:

Abs

Best Rock/Indie Artist:

Muse

Best Dance/Urban Artist:

Sasha

Best Promotional Campaign:

Robbie Williams

Best Use of Mobile: (Boy in Da Corner)

Dizzee Rascal

Best Use of Broadband:

Ministry of Sound

Best Innovation: iTV Videos for Hell Is For Heroes & Robbie Williams

The Amused & Bemused Award: Simple Kid for the Simple Kid website

Best Music DVD: (The *Best Of, 1990–2000)

U2

Best Radio Station Online:

Virgin Radio

Best Interactive TV Programme: (MTV)

TRL

Best Music Video Online: (Just The Way I'm Feeling)

Feeder

Best Web-based Music Game: Project Rockstar v2 game

Artist of the Year:

Will Young

Best Official website:

Westlife

Best Unofficial site: Radiohead fansite: www.ateaseweb.com

The 2003 winners of the Interactive Music Awards were:[4]

Best Pop Artist:

Girls Aloud

Best Rock Indie Artist:

Paul Weller

Best Dance Artist:

Faithless

Best Urban Artist:

Lemar

Artist of the Year:

Will Young

Best Music Video: (Blinded by the Lights)

The Streets

Best Web-based Music Game: Muse Space Fighter game

Best Radio Station Online:

Virgin Radio

Best Download Music Service:

iTunes

Best Artist Download: (2000 Miles)

Coldplay

Best unofficial music website: Madonnalicious

Best official music website:

Westlife

Best Use of Mobile: Orange Fireplayer

Best Use of Broadband: Video-C Broadband Chart

Best Digital Promotional Campaign:

Kasabian

Best Innovation: LAUNCHcast and Yahoo! Messenger integration

In 2004 the ceremony was renamed to the Digital Music Awards. The 2004 award winners were:[5]

Best pop artist:

James Blunt

Best rock artist: Stereophonics

Best urban artist:

Goldie Lookin Chain

Favourite download single: U2's Vertigo

Soundtrack of 2005: ' Love Me Like You

The Magic Numbers

Best innovation:

Napster To Go

Best radio station:

BBC 6 Music

Best official site:

Coldplay

Best digital music community: Coldplay

Best campaign EMI (for Coldplay's X&Y album)

digital marketing

Best online band: Gorillaz

Best digital music store:

iTunes

The 2005 award winners included:[6]

Best Pop Artist:

Lily Allen

Best Rock Artist:

Muse

Best Unofficial Music Site:

Muse

Best Use of Mobile:

Thom Yorke

Best Artist Campaign:

Thom Yorke

Best Urban Artist:

Lemar

Best Blog:

Mike Skinner

Best Artist Promotion:

The White Stripes

Pioneer Award:

Peter Gabriel

The 2006 award winners included:[7]

Best pop artist:

Natasha Bedingfield

Best band:

Muse

Best urban act:

Lemar

Best electronic artist:

The Chemical Brothers

Best radio station: BBC 6 Music

Artist of the year:

Funeral for a Friend

Best mobile campaign:

Ludacris

Best official music website:

Keane

The 2007 award winners included:[8]

Best pop artist:

Kylie Minogue

Best innovation: Kylie Minogue (for the Kylie Konnect site)

Artist of the year:

Radiohead

Best rock/indie artist:

Coldplay

Best official music website: Coldplay

Best urban artist:

Wiley

Best video podcast:

The Zutons

Best breakthrough artist:

Vampire Weekend

The 2008 award winners included:[9]

2009 Awards[edit]

There was no award ceremony in 2009.[10]

Best Male:

Robbie Williams

Best Female:

Cheryl Cole

Best Group:

JLS

Best Song: Cheryl Cole (Fight For This Love)

Best Video: JLS

Artist of the Year:

Gorillaz

Best Artist Promotion: Gorillaz

Breakthrough Artist:

Professor Green

Best Newcomer:

Tinie Tempah

Best Independent Artist:

Dizzee Rascal

Best International Artist:

Lady Gaga

Best Blog: Music Fix

Best Official Site:

Muse

Best Fan Site: Muselive.com

Best Event: Nokia presents Rihanna Live

Best Place to Discover Music:

BBC Introducing

Best Radio Show or Podcast: Buxton's Big Mixtape show and podcast

The 2010 award winners were:[11]

Best male artist:

Olly Murs

Best female artist:

Jessie J

Best group:

JLS

Best international artist or group:

Bruno Mars

Best independent artist or group:

Adele

Best newcomer: Jessie J

Best song: Jessie J ft B.o.B (Price Tag)

Best video: JLS with Tinie Tempah (Eyes Wide Shut)

Best Official Site:

Coldplay

Best Fan Site: Coldplaying.com

Best place to discover music: Radio 1 online

Best place to hear music:

YouTube

Best place to buy music:

iTunes

The 2011 award winners were:[1]

www.btdma.com