American Idol received the Award For Outstanding Achievement, celebrating the franchise's 10th season for its significant impact on the business while Annie Lennox accepted the Harry Chapin Memorial Award.

Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, Nicki Minaj, John Marmaduke of Hastings Entertainment and Joe and Rachelle Friedman of J&R Music and Computer World were all also honoured for their contributions to the music industry.

More than 300 companies attended the convention in LA, which saw a keynote interview with BMG North ...