It really was all "For the Win!" - We won "Best Music Community" at this years prestigious BT Digital Music Awards, held on 2nd October at the Roundhouse in Camden.
Voting was weighted 50-50 to judges and public vote, and we'd like to thank all our community members who voted for Download. - Our win is proof that you really do make up the most passionate and committed music community in the world!
The judges were impressed with the vibrant online community that interact via the forums, as well as the Main Stage webcast, Download TV, the fan forum tapes, the Radio 1 podcast along with the range of engaging content, from competitions to the "dogs blogs".
We asked "HullHellHalifax" - our lead messageboard moderator - if he would be prepared to accept the gong on behalf of the Download community and Live Nation. He did us all proud, with shout-outs from the stage to Jezebel, Webwitch, Triaxis and many more. We expect to screen the big man's acceptance speech here soon. In the meantime, Phil asked us to publish this statement:
"Thanks to Live Nation for inviting me along to the ceremony, and asking - insisting in fact - that I take the stage to accept the award. For a community which celebrates a form of music that is often overlooked and underrepresented in the media to be recognised at this level is a great achievement and underlines the strength and unique nature of that community. Rock hard, rock heavy, and BUY BRITISH METAL!!"
On behalf of Live Nation, Mark Yovich, EVP Digital, International, commented: "This is a momentous occasion for our organisation and in particular my team, who have created the best possible place for a vibrant online community. We value our fans and thank them for their vote - we share this award with them."
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