Music stars honoured at first 'Brit Awards of the North'
Louis Tomlinson, The Courteeners and Aitch were among the winners at the inaugural Northern Music Awards, which organisers hope will become the "Brits of the North".
The event, held in Manchester on Tuesday, was set up to celebrate talent from across the north of England.
Former One Direction star Tomlinson, hailing from Doncaster, was named artist of the year - beating fellow South Yorkshire singer Self Esteem and Newcastle's Sam Fender.
The winners in full:
Artist of the year - Louis Tomlinson
Band of the year - The Courteeners
DJ of the year - DJ Paulette
Newcomer of the year - English Teacher
Breakthrough act of the year - The K’s
Music moment of the year - Aitch at Glastonbury
Special recognition award - Melanie C
Northern icon award - Lisa Stansfield
Northern music award 2024 - Tim Burgess
Disruptor award - The Reytons
Festival of the year - Beat-Herder, Lancashire
Inspirational venue of the year (under 500) - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Inspirational venue of the year (under 2,000) - Band on the Wall, Manchester
Industry icon - Michael Adex, NQ
Music and culture for wellbeing award - DanceSyndrome, Everybody Dance, Lancashire
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