@@@@@@   @@@@@@  @      @             Recently the musicians magazine,
@      @ @@    @@ @      @             MAKING MUSIC, published the results
@      @ @      @ @      @             of its third annual poll of its
@@@@@@@  @      @ @      @             readers. Here are the results for
@        @      @ @      @             your perusal. The sections are in order
@        @@    @@ @@     @@            of popularity from top to bottom.
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BEST SINGER:    SONGWRITER:    PRODUCER:     NEWCOMER:        MUSICIAN:
Bono            Prince         Brian Eno     Tanita Tikaram   Prince
Tracy Chapman   Sting          Daniel Lanois Tracy Chapman    The Edge
Julianne Regan  Tracy Chapman  Dave Stewart  Enya             Steve Vai
David Lee Roth  Billy Bragg    Martin Birch  Guns 'N' Roses   Sting
Tanita Tikaram  Morissey       Jimmy Lovine  Deacon Blue/     Geddy Lee
                                              Michelle Shocked
GUITARIST:    BASSIST:       DRUMMER:        KEYBOARDIST:     BRASS:     
Steve Vai     Mark King      Neil Peart      Jean-M Jarre     Courtney Pine
The Edge      Geddy Lee      Phil Collins    Thomas Dolby     Miles Davis
Eric Clapton  Steve Harris   Larry Mullen Jr Mark Kelly       Branford Marsalis
Mark Knopfler Billy Sheehan  Omar Hakim      Lyle Mays        Herb Alpert
Jimmy Page    Peter Cook/    Mark Brzezicki  Bruce Hornsby    David Sanborn
               Adam Clayton

BEST ALBUM:           BEST SINGLE:    BEST VIDEO:     TV SHOW:
Rattle & Hum          Orinoco Flow    Orinoco Flow    Chart Show
Aliens Ate My Buick   Desire          Sign 'O' Times  Wired
Once Around The World Alphabet St.    Dominion        Fawlty Towers
Justice For All       Birthday        Desire          Network 7
Savage                Somewhere Down  Harvest For The The Last Resort
                       The Crazy River  World

RADIO SHOW:       LIVE BAND:     BEST BAND:  ALL TIME HERO:  NEW BAND:
John Peel         U2             U2          Jimi Hendrix    Deacon Blue
Friday Night      Pink Floyd     Rush        Frank Zappa     All About Eve
 Rock Show        Rush           Metallica   Eric Clapton    Proclaimers
Annie Nightingale B. Springsteen INXS        Peter Gabriel   Transvision Vamp
Steve Wright      Iron Maiden    R.Cray Band Chuck Berry     Hothouse Flowers
Andy Kershaw



WORST MUSICIANS: HATE:          WORST RECORD:
Bros             S,A & W        When Will I Be Famous? - BROS
Kylie Minogue    Bros           I Should Be So Lucky - KYLIE MINOGUE
Craig Logan      Kylie Minogue  Nothing Gonna Change My Love... - GLENN MADEIROS
Rick Astley      Morrissey      Twist And Shout - SALT 'N' PEPA
S,A & W          Jonathan King  Locomotion - KYLIE MINOGUE