Awards & Winners

Blur

Blur are an English rock band, formed in London in 1988 as Seymour. The group consists of singer/keyboardist Damon Albarn, guitarist/singer Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles and XTC, Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish, Parklife and The Great Escape. As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed "The Battle of Britpop". In recording their follow-up, Blur, the band underwent another reinvention, showing influence from the lo-fi style of American indie rock groups. The album, including the "Song 2" single, brought Blur mainstream success in the United States. Their next album, 13 saw the band members experimenting with electronic and gospel music, and featured more personal lyrics from Albarn. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank. Containing electronic sounds and more minimal guitar work, the album was marked by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and African music. After a 2003 tour without Coxon, Blur did no studio work or touring as a band, as members engaged in other projects. In 2008 Blur reunited, with Coxon back in the fold, for a series of concerts in the following year, and have continued to release several singles and retrospective releases, as well as tour internationally. In 2012, Blur received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

Awards by Blur

Check all the awards nominated and won by Blur.

2013


NME Awards for Best Reissue
Honored for : Blur 21

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NME Awards for Best Live Band
NME Awards for Best Reissue Blur 21

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Music Film No Distance Left To Run

2009


UK Festival Award for Headline Performance Of The Year
Honored for : Blur at Glastonbury Festival 2009

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
UK Festival Award for Headline Performance Of The Year Blur at Glastonbury Festival 2009

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for British Album of the Year Think Tank

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for British Group
Brit Award for British Single Tender
MTV Video Music Award Best Breakthrough Video Coffee & TV

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for British Video Song 2
Brit Award for British Single Song 2 (Japanese Tour single)

1997


Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video Song 2
MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video Song 2

1996


Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for British Group
Brit Award for British Album of the Year The Great Escape
Brit Award for British Single Country House
Brit Award for British Video Country House
Brit Award for British Video The Universal

1995


NME Awards for Best LP
Honored for : Parklife
NME Awards Single of the Year
Honored for : Girls & Boys
NME Awards for Live Act of the Year
NME Awards for Best Band
NME Awards for Best Video
Honored for : Parklife
Brit Award for British Group
Brit Award for British Video
Honored for : Parklife
Brit Award for British Single
Honored for : Parklife
Brit Award for British Album of the Year
Honored for : Parklife

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Brit Award for British Album of the Year Parklife
Brit Award for British Single Parklife
Brit Award for British Single Girls & Boys
Brit Award for British Video Parklife
Brit Award for British Group