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Metallica becomes laureate of 'Nobel Prize of music'
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- 14 February, 2018
- 11:12
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Baku. 14 February. REPORT.AZ/ Heavy metal pioneers Metallica are being honoured with Sweden's Polar Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in music. Report informs citing the BBC.
The band, best known for 1991's Black Album, redefined the sound of metal with a tougher, faster and more abrasive take on rock.
They're the first metal band to win the award, which has previously gone to the likes of Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Chuck Berry and BB King - and is regularly called the "Nobel Prize of music".
The Polar Music Prize is a Swedish international award founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson , best known as the manager of the Swedish band ABBA.
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"Metallica" musiqi üzrə Nobel mükafatı laureatı olub
Metallica стала лауреатом "Нобелевской премии по музыке"
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