Meat Loaf gets classic song award

MEAT LOAF TO RECEIVE CLASSIC SONG AWARD

Meat Loaf is to receive a "classic song" award for his epic Bat Out Of Hell, it was announced today.

Music magazine Q will present the accolade to the rock musician for the nine minute 50 second song as one of the winners of the Q Awards 2008.

Multi-platinum and Grammy-award winning artist Meat Loaf is known for some of the biggest-selling albums of all time as well as the long chart duration of his records.

He has sold more than 70 million albums world-wide.

Meat Loaf said he was "honoured" to receive the award.

Paul Rees, editor in chief of the magazine, said: "There are some songs that transcend such things as time and genre, and Bat Out Of Hell is assuredly one of them."

Meat Loaf will fly into London to receive his "golden Q" award in person next Monday.

Here are the Q Awards 2008 with Russian Standard Vodka nominations:

Breakthrough artist

Duffy
Adele
Santogold
Bon Iver
Gabriella Cilmi

Best new act

Fleet Foxes
Glasvegas
The Ting Tings
The Last Shadow Puppets
Vampire Weekend

Best track

Keane - Spiralling
Duffy - Mercy
Coldplay - Violet Hill
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

Best video

Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
Coldplay - Violet Hill
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
Goldfrapp - Happiness

Best live act

Kaiser Chiefs
Kings Of Leon
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
The Verve
Rage Against The Machine

Best album

Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Nick Cave And The Band Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!

Best act in the world today

Coldplay
Oasis
Muse
Metallica
Kings Of Leon