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Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan


Background information
Birth name William Patrick Corgan, Jr.
Born March 17, 1967
Born place Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S.
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Years active 1985—present
Label(s) Virgin Records
Reprise Records
Caroline Records
Associated acts Hole
Courtney Love
Spirits in the Sky
Smashing Pumpkins
Zwan
The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
Starchildren
The Marked
Website Website



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Plan B, OK Go, Lady Gaga Win UK Music Video Awards 2010

October 13, 2010
Plan B, OK Go, Lady Gaga Win UK Music Video Awards 2010Plan B was the big winner at this year's UK Music Video Awards, taking home a record four awards.

The rapper-turned-singer picked up the prizes for Best Pop Video and Best Art Direction in a Video for 'Prayin'.

He also won Cinematography in a Video and Best Styling in a Video for 'Stay Too Long'.

OK Go won Best Video of the Year and Best Rock Video for 'This Too Shall Pass', which features a complex Rude Goldberg machine.

Jay-Z picked up two awards - Best Urban Video and Best Editing in a Video – for 'On To The Next One', which was directed by British star Sam Brown.

Other winners at the ceremony in London includes Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hot Chip, Example, and Lady Gaga, who won Best International Video for 'Bad Romance'.

Meanwhile, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien presented The Icon Award to Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith – aka Hammer and Tongs - for their contribution to the British film-making business.

(by Jason Gregory)



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