No Rock And Roll Fun

PRIZES FOR EVERYONE: madonnalicious? Oh well, there you go... the winners have been announced of this year's Dotmusic Awards, erm, DMA awards. Here's the winners:

Best Web-based Music Gamed
Muse Space Fighter game

Best Music Video sponsored by Launch UK
The Streets – Blinded By The Lights

Best Radio Station Online
Virgin Radio

Best Download Music Service
iTunes

Best Artist Download sponsored by BT Rich Media
Coldplay – 2000 Miles

The People’s Choice Award for best music website – unofficial site
Madonnalicious

The People’s Choice Award for best music website – official site
Official Westlife site

Best Use of Mobile supported by the Mobile Entertainment Forum
Orange Fireplayer



Best Use of Broadband
Video-C Broadband Chart

Best Digital Promotional Campaign sponsored by IPT
Kasabian

Best Innovation
LAUNCHcast and Yahoo! Messenger integration

Best Pop Artist sponsored by hmv.co.uk
Girls Aloud

Best Rock Indie Artist sponsored by NME.com
Paul Weller

Best Dance Artist
Faithless

Best Urban Artist sponsored by the Mean Fiddler Group
Lemar

The Artist of the Year award sponsored by Metro
Will Young

Yes, we're a little puzzled by these - Will Young? The Official Westlife site? But best of all... Paul Weller as "best indie rock artist" - how on earth did that happen?

We're also more than a little puzzled by the prize for Virgin as "best radio station online" - frankly, it'd struggle to be best radio station broadcasting on Medium Wave (and FM in London).

Still, it's a useful warning of why the government needs to think very, very carefully before allowing the public the chance to vote online in a general election.