Double Q Awards win for Florence

Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine, was a double-winner at the Q Awards in London taking best female and best track for You’ve Got The Love.

Kasabian were named best act in the world while surprise winner of best album was High Violet, the fifth release by New York band The National.

Paolo Nutini picked up best male and Bryan Ferry was named the Q icon.

Take That also made their first public appearance since Robbie Williams rejoined them in July.

The band, whose comeback single, The Flood, and new album, Progress, are both due out next month, won the magazine’s hall of fame award.

Take That, who were sneaked into the awards to avoid the red carpet, were led on stage by Gary Barlow to collect their award.

In their acceptance speech, Williams said he was “very happy to be back – first day and we’ve won an award”.

“I’d like to thank my boys. Extremely happy here. Looking forward to the next few years.”

Best new act went to folk band Mumford and Sons while US rockers Green Day won the live award.

Best video went to End Credits, by Chase and Status featuring Plan B, who also won best breakthrough act.

Plan B said the award was a surprise, adding: “I expect the worst, I expect people to ignore me and be down on me because that is what I’ve experienced.

“I’m a little bit unaware of how big it has got until other people make me aware of it.”

The Q classic album went to Band on the Run, by Wings, while the innovation in sound went to producer Mark Ronson.

There were also awards for other long-established acts including Madness, The Chemical Brothers, Crowded House’s Neil Finn and Britpop favourites Suede.

Suggs, of Madness, said the band had been “idle” for 30 years and that they were being rewarded for the laziness.

Singer Clare Maguire, 22 – currently on tour with Plan B – was tipped as the next big thing.

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