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"Queen and Spandau Ballet picked up prestigious BMI awards in London last night. The &amp;#039;Bohemian Rhapsody&amp;#039; band were named &amp;#039;Broadcast Music Inc Icons&amp;#039;, an honour previously bestowed on Ray Davies, Van Morrison and Bryan Ferry. Spandau Ballet songwriter and guitarist Gary Kemp was handed the &amp;#039;BMI Multi Million Award&amp;#039; for airplay on US radio for 1983 hit &amp;#039;True&amp;#039;. The single has become one of the most played songs on US radio since 1983 and has so far achieved over 4 million spins Stateside. Kemp said: &amp;quot;I am extremely proud to have been honoured by the BMI for what is a mind-boggling 4 million airplays of &amp;#039;True&amp;#039;.  &amp;quot;As well as being immensely proud of Spandau Ballet&amp;#039;s success in the US, it shows the strength of UK music over there during that second British Invasion in the early &amp;#039;80s and beyond.&amp;quot; Kemp added: &amp;quot;The continuing airplay over the past 30 years is testament to the longevity of good songs. To have reached 4 million airplays since the 80s is a great feeling as many other songs at that level date back to the &amp;#039;60s and &amp;#039;70s.&amp;quot; The BMI award ceremony took place at the Dorchester Hotel in London. Other winners included The Script&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Breakeven&amp;#039;, which won &amp;#039;Best Song Of The Year&amp;#039;, and Taio Cruz&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Break Your Heart&amp;#039;, which picked up &amp;#039;Best College Song&amp;#039;. Queen&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;We Are The Champion&amp;#039; was recently declared the catchiest song ever by British scientists. &amp;gt; Queen may reform with Paul Rodgers for London Olympics, says Roger Taylor Watch the music video for Spandau Ballet&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;True&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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