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Bring Me The Horizon Are Officially MySpace's Most Popular Act

• 3rd Dec 2010

In figures released this week, wildly popular Sheffield metallers BRING ME THE HORIZON were announced as the No.1 most popular band, of any genre, according to one of the UK’s most visited websites – Myspace.

The results were based on fan votes, song plays, video plays and page views and BMTH placed higher than many mainstream megastars such as Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Florence + The Machine and Eminem. This comes as truly landmark news for British music and British Metal, especially for a band so unrelentingly heavy, whom have risen to become one of the UK’s most prominent bands entirely on their own terms.

Myspace UK Most Popular Acts 2010

1 – Bring Me The Horizon
2 – The XX
3 – Ellie Goulding
4 – Mumford & Sons
5 – Bullet For My Valentine
6 – Justin Bieber
7 – Foals
8 – Marina And The Diamonds
9 – Chase & Status
10- Two Door Cinema Club

The poll is yet more evidence of BMTH’s worldwide success, following fantastic mainstream worldwide chart success with their recent album, features in national broadsheet newspapers, countless worldwide magazine covers and sellout tours. To top off their most successful year yet, BRING ME THE HORIZON head out the play the UK’s largest venues next week as main support on Bullet For My Valentine’s Fever Tour 6-12th December.

A mystery BMTH related money-can’t-buy Myspace UK prize will be announced on 15th Dec.

For the full results of the most popular acts on Myspace UK , check out the Fan Payback campaign at link