Sunday 1 June 2008

Fleming and Floyd win Polar Prizes

British rock group Pink Floyd and American soprano Renee Fleming have won the Polar Music Prize.They will receive the 1 million kronor ($219,880) award at a ceremony in Stockholm on August 26.The prize committee cited Fleming's "sublime, unparalleled voice and unique stylistic versatility". It said Pink Floyd had "captured the mood and spirit of a whole generation".