- Thu, 2011-12-08 16:45
Seminal britpop band Blur are to be awarded the Outstanding Contribution To Music Award at the 2012 BRIT Awards. The award will take the band's total up to an impressive fifteen over the course of their career, and they will be joining such impressive company as Paul McCartney, U2, Oasis and Queen, all of whom have been previous recipients of the honour.
David Albarn commented: It's great to have recognition for all the work and all the heartache and all the joy that’s gone into this band.
While Graham Coxon shared some altogether more unusual thoughts: Being in a band this long is like a kind of time travel. We’re the same gang we ever were, we’ve just landed in a different era. Or possibly we’re a totally different Blur still playing the old tunes in 1991… forever. I haven’t decided. But it’s always nice to get a BRIT Award.
The 2012 BRIT Awards will take place on February 21st at London's The O2, and will be hosted by James Corden and broadcast live on ITV1.
