Roger Waters, Ellie Goulding and George Ezra are among the winners of this year's O2 Silver Clef Awards.
Pink Floyd's Waters will be honored with one of the main awards, the O2 Silver Clef Award, at the ceremony, organized in collaboration with music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins.
The Silver Clef Award is for outstanding contribution to music, and has already been won by Iron Maiden, Jimmy Page, Annie Lennox and Oasis.
Goulding was crowned the winner of the Best Women's Prize, while Ezra won the Best Men's Prize.
Goulding said she felt "privileged" to have won the award, adding, "Nordoff Robbins is an amazing charity that changes lives every day through music, and as someone who has dedicated his life to the music, I can see the merit of his work. "
Jorja Smith, who won the Brit's Choice Awards this year, also won a new triumph by winning the best rookie award at the Silver Clef Awards.
Robert Led Zeppelin's factory was revealed as the winner of the outstanding prize, and this year's icon prize was won by Stereophonics.
Most of the winners were announced before the ceremony, in addition to the best live award.
The category will see Ed Sheeran, ELO, U2, Jeff Lynne's Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Dua Lipa, Stormzy, Fall Out Boy, Adele and The XX will compete.
This is the only category to be voted on by the public, and previous winners include Little Mix, One Direction and Arctic Monkeys.
The other winners of this edition are The Script, which won the international award, the winners of the classic Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, and Bastille, who won the Best Group Award.
The O2 Silver Clef Awards are designed to recognize and celebrate the talent of winning artists who touch people's lives through their music. The event raises critical funds by ensuring that Nordoff Robbins can continue to offer its brand of music therapy to support vulnerable people across the UK.
The ceremony will take place on July 6th at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London and will be presented by guest speaker Edith Bowman.
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