The NME Shockwave Awards were given out Wednesday night at a London ceremony that saw Arcade Fire win Best Album, Muse win Best British Band, and My Chemical Romance win Best International Band. Dave Grohl was given the Godlike Genius award, which he dedicated to Kurt Cobain. During the event, U2 confirmed that the band would play this year’s Glastonbury Festival via a video speech made by The Edge. [
NME.com,
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Speaking of Arcade Fire, the band’s manager, Scott Rodger, responded to claims that there was a conspiracy surrounding the band’s Best Album win at the Grammy Awards. Some commentators, including media watchdog Bob Lefsetz, suggested that the band’s performance of two songs at the end of the show implied that the group’s win was foretold. Lefsetz published a letter from Rodger on his website, which said in part, “Arcade Fire had the final slot on the Grammys as the ratings are low at the end of the broadcast. It really is that simple. We were one of the least known acts on the bill for a network audience. Don’t you think I wanted a better slot for the band? The reason we got a second song was also simple. No big plot. We had no guarantee of air time, but it was simply to play out the end credits of the show, if we’re even had that much.” [
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