Record of the Day Awards for Music Journalism and PR 2009
The full list of 2009 Record of The Day Award winners is as follows:
Best Blog
No Pain In Pop
(The Von Pip Musical Express)
Best PR Campaign for a Breakthrough non-UK Act
Lady Gaga - Polydor
(Passion Pit – Columbia)
Live Reviews: Writer of the Year
John Doran, The Quietus, NME and others
(Alexis Petridis, The Guardian)
Free Music Magazine of the Year
The Stool Pigeon
(Kruger Magazine)
Best PR Campaign for a Breakthrough UK Act
Florence and the Machine - Toast
(Tinchy Stryder - Stoked PR)
Best Music Coverage in the Popular Press
Sun - Something For The Weekend
(Metro)
Best PR Campaign for an Established UK Act
Dizzee Rascal - XL - Michael Cleary (formerly at XL, now at Columbia)
(Arctic Monkeys - Bad Moon)
Record Reviews: Writer of the Year
Alexis Petridis - The Guardian
(Luke Turner, The Quietus)
Best Music Coverage in a National Newspaper
The Guardian
(The Guardian Guide)
Best PR Campaign for an Established non-UK Act
Jay-Z - Atlantic
(Phoenix - V2/Cooperative Music)
Digital Publication of the Year
The Quietus
(The Line of Best Fit)
Best In-House PR Person
Adrian Read – Polydor
(Janet Choudry – Parlophone)
Best In-House PR Department
Polydor
(XL)
Breaking Music: Writer of the Year
Peter Robinson – Popjustice
(Paul Lester – The Guardian)
Feature of the Year
Warp Records' 20th Anniversary Feature - Clash Magazine
(Thom Yorke’s autobiography by Steven Wells)
PR Reputation Management
Michael Cleary formerly at XL - Dizzee Rascal
(Supersonic PR – Cheryl Cole)
Best Independent PR Person
Beth Brookfield – Purple PR
(Briana Doughety – Darling Dept.)
Best Independent PR Company
Stoked
(Anorak)
Editor of the Year
Mike Williams – Kruger
(Krissi Murison – NME)
Magazine of the Year
Observer Music Monthly
(The Wire)
Outstanding Contribution to Music PR
Alan Edwards
Outstanding Contribution to Music Photography
Kevin Cummins
Outstanding Contribution to Music Journalism
Phil Alexander