British singer FKA Twigs’ record Eusexua has won the album award while Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof took home the lifetime achievement award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards.

The 37-year-old released alternative pop album Eusexua in January, and beat out competition from Britpop band Pulp, rapper Little Simz , pop rocker Sam Fender and indie rock bands The Last Dinner Party and Wolf Alice at the awards ceremony at London’s Roundhouse on Thursday.

Other winners included Irish rock band The Cranberries, who received the icon award, as a headline performance honouring late frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan saw the band’s guitarist Noel Hogan play with indie pop duo Royel Otis.

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi won the artist award, two years after winning the gamechanger award for his op

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