Arctic Monkeys Take A Pop At The Ting Tings | The Quietus

Arctic Monkeys Take A Pop At The Ting Tings

Drummer claims pop duo "cheapened" Ivor Novello award

It could be the biggest pop feud since Kurt slagged off Axl or Noel and Liam locked horns with Damon and Graham. Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has started a potential war of words with The Ting Tings.

He declared: "The Ivor Novello Awards used to feel like the most meaningful ones but I think they’ve been cheapened.

“I don’t want to be horrible to The Ting Tings but they won it and it’s supposed to be for songwriting. There’s a lot better songwriting ability out there.”

Will The Ting Tings fight back? Stay tuned to find out…

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