I was just reading about the British NME [[New Musical Express) Awards.

The magazine had it's [[voted) awards each year [[from 1953) and the poll-winners often performed at a live concert to mark the event. These were especially popular [[some have been released on DVD) when artists like the Beatles or Rolling Stones were award-winners and performers.

The award categories often changed and in the case of male & female vocalists, these were sometimes split into 'Best British' and 'Best World' although some like Dusty Springfield or David Bowie could win both of these awards in the same year.

What I didn't realise was that Diana Ross won the 'Best World Female Vocalist' for five years in a row [[1970-74) a record unmatched by any other female singer and only beaten by Elvis Presley.

Shows how popular she was with the Brits in the early 70s.