Natasha Bedingfield Gets 'Pop' at BT Digital Music Awards

Wed, 03 October 2007 12:00:00 ET

Natasha Bedingfield snatched Best Pop Act while several other artists like Muse, The Chemical Brothers, Lemar also triumphed at the prestigious British awards event.

Natasha Bedingfield scooped Best Pop Act at the BT Digital Music Awards on Tuesday night (02.10.07). The singer trumped Lil' Chris, Mika, Simon Webbe and The Hoosiers to claim the accolade after performing her new single 'Say It Again' at the glitzy London ceremony at Camden's Roundhouse.

Earlier in the evening, host BBC Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox joked about Natasha's clean cut image. She said: "I'm hoping for some rock'n'roll antics from the crowd possibly. Especially that Natasha Bedingfield, she is a right crazy one! It should be good. I'm looking forward to it."

Sara - who is expecting her second child - refused to reveal anything more about the pregnancy, saying it was "naff" to discuss possible names at the awards ceremony.

Other winners on the night included Muse who took Best Rock/Indie Artist, Lemar who won Best Urban Artist, and Funeral for a Friend, who claimed the prestigious Artist of the Year prize. The Chemical Brothers saw off stiff competition from Calvin Harris and Just Jack to be named Best Electronic Artist or DJ.

Guests were treated to performances from The Rakes, Mutya Buena, The Hoosiers, Newton Faulkner and Amy Macdonald. The audience included 'Big Brother' twins Sam and Amanda, their fellow contestant Charley - who was horrified to discover she was wearing the same dress as Sam - and previous reality TV stars Chantelle Houghton and Nikki Grahame.

The evening featured 19 awards in total, with seven winners picked by a judging panel, nine chosen through a combination of fans' votes and judges' scores and three people's choice awards.

BT Digital Music Awards: full list of winners

Best Pop Artist in association with TV Hits Winner: Natasha Bedingfield - www.natashabedingfield.com
Best Rock/Indie Artist in association with Play Music Winner: Muse - www.muse.mu
Best Urban Artist in association with MySpace Hook Up Winner: Lemar - www.lemar-online.com
Best Electronic Artist or DJ in association with DJ magazine Winner: The Chemical Brothers - www.thechemicalbrothers.com
Best Podcast in association with BT Podshow Winner - Audio podcast: Hospital Records' London Elektricity Winner - Video podcast: Bloc Party Videocasts
Best Radio Station in association with The Independent Winner: BBC 6 Music
Best Music Store Winner: iTunes - www.itunes.co.uk
Best Music Magazine Winner: NME.com - www.nme.com
Best Music Community in association with HMV Winner: Live Nation's Download Festival community - www.downloadfestival.co.uk
Best Artist Promotion in association with Yahoo! Music Winner: The Rakes - Ten New Messages Flash Mob
Best Digital Service in association with BT Total Broadband Winner: Now Play It - www.nowplayit.com
Best Mobile Campaign Winner: Ludacris - www.ludacrisworld.com
Breakthrough Artist of the Year in association with BBC 6Music Winner: Enter Shikari - www.entershikari.com
Artist of the Year in association with Packard Bell Winner: Funeral for a Friend - www.funeralforafriend.com
Best Innovation in association with 4Music Winner: SliceThePie.com - www.slicethepie.com
Best Music Hardware in association with Stuff Winner: Vocalist Live 2 - www.vocalistlive.co.uk
People's Choice Award for Best Music Blog Winner: David Gilmour: The Blog - http://davidgilmour.musicblog.co.uk
People's Choice Award for Best Unofficial Music Site Winner: Stop Crying Your Heart Out, Oasis fansite, UK - www.stopcryingyourheartout.com
People's Choice Award for Best Official Music Site Winner: Keane official site - www.keanemusic.com