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Rita Ora didn't have time to shower before arriving at the O2 Silver Clef Awards.
The 24-year-old star jetted into London from Los Angeles for the ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel and interrupted the pre-ceremony lunch to accept the Best Female accolade before dashing off to Paris.
She said: "I don't actually know what time it is.
"I had a 40 minute delay on the plane.
"I literally haven't even showered. I'll have a shower afterwards on the plane."
Meanwhile Kasabian thanked Primal Scream during their acceptance speech at the 40th edition of the annual ceremony.
Accepting the Royal Albert Hall Best Band prize, guitarist Serge Pizzorno said: "I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Primal scream for the influence they've had on our career ... I remember years ago Tom (Meighan) came to pick me up and he had this album playing called 'XTRMNTR' - and we went to band practise and we decided we had to start again."
The 34-year-old rocker continued to say the 2000 LP encouraged them to keep the album format alive as he believes they would all be working in supermarkets if it wasn't for the collection.
He added: "That's why it's important to keep the album alive, because an album can change your life. Maybe if we hadn't heard that album we could have been winning the award for best trolley pushers."
Primal Scream - fronted by Bobby Gillespie - were also present at the ceremony, which is raising money for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins, where they picked up the Investec Icon Award, recognising their contribution to shaping the 1990s indie pop scene.
Other winners at the event included Duran Duran who won the Lifetime Achievement prize, Mark Ronson who received the American Express innovation award, James Bay who picked up the Jack Daniels' best newcomer, Jake Bugg who was named AEG Live best male, and Iron Maiden who were presented with the O2 Silver Clef award.

Meghan Trainor has been diagnosed with a haemorrhage on her vocal cords.
The 'Lips Are Movin' singer has been struck down with the painful issue which has thrown the future of her 'MTrainTour' string of dates into uncertainty as she has been banned from speaking or singing in an attempt to recover.
In a post on Instagram, she revealed: "I don't want anyone worrying but I have had a haemorrage on my vocal cords. Right now the doctors want me on complete vocal rest until they are healed so I have to postpone my first two shows in Atlantic City and Connecticut. I promise that I will make it up to my Megatronz. (sic)"
In the emotional post, the 21-year-old star - who has postponed this evening's show in Atlantic City, New Jersey (03.07.15) and tomorrow's performance in Uncasville, Connecticut (04.07.15) - explained she's feeling devastated about her illness because she hates letting down her fans.
She continued: "I have never missed a tour date before so this is killing me. I love you all very much and want to get healed quickly so I can show you this amazing tour we've been working on. I am truly sorry to everyone who has bought tickets and made travel plans. I hate this. (sic)"
The blonde beauty is now seeking medical help following the haemorrhage - which is something singers Sam Smith and Jess Glynne have also suffered from this year - revealing she has jetted to New York to get advice.
She wrote: "I'm in New York now seeing another doctor. So frustrated but cant make any noise. At least I got my brother @ryan.trainor to make me smile. And my fans supporting me thank you for your kind words (sic)."

Sir Mick Jagger's daughter borrows his clothes.
The 71-year-old rocker, who has daughters Karis, 44, Jade, 43, Lizzie, 31, Georgia May, 23 and sons James, 29, Gabriel, 17 and Lucas, 16, has revealed his kids are a fan of his classic outfits, with one of his children stealing a pair of purple trousers he famously wore for shows at The Roundhouse in Camden, London in 1971.
Speaking about the Rolling Stones gigs, he recalled: "I remember both of these shows. The Roundhouse was pretty ramshackle.
"It felt like it just had the roof sealed and was very cold. It wasn't a real funky gig but nice, though.
"I've still got the thin, purple, very fashionable velvet trousers I wore. My daughter's borrowed them permanently."
Live recordings of the performances feature on the newly re-issued edition of 'Sticky Fingers', which is the album Mick credits with saving the band as they tried to rescue themselves from a financial struggle after they parted with their record label.
He explained to The Sun newspaper: "We had all these financial and legal problems. 'Sticky Fingers' was really the beginning of trying to get out of those.
"There was light at the end of the tunnel but getting rid of Allen Klein and getting out of the Decca contract was dragging on for an eternity. We didn't have any money, we were all broke, so it was difficult.
"I mean, it looks like you've got lots of money, but we wouldn't have been able to carry on in any proper way because we weren't getting anything from anywhere. It was a complete disastrous mess."

Arctic Monkeys have won the Best Live Act award at the O2 Silver Clef Awards.
The 'Snap Out of It' rockers won a public vote to be awarded the title - sponsored by Live Nation and Ticketmaster - beating off stiff competition from stars including Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Kate Bush and Foo Fighters.
Speaking about their win, the band said: "Thanks to everyone who voted for us and helped us win this year's Nordoff Robbins Best Live Act Award at the O2 Silver Clefs.
"It's a real honour to be chosen. Congratulations to Nordoff Robbins on their 40th birthday and for all the incredible work they do using music therapy to help people."
The full shortlist for the award included 15 acts which performed in the UK between March 2014 and March 2015, with the general public voting on the winners for the past month.
Previous winners of the award include Justin Timberlake who won in 2014, One Direction in 2013, McFly in 2012 and Sir Paul McCartney 2011.
The ceremony - which is now in its 40th year - raises money for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins, and will take place in London today (03.07.15).
Other winners set to be presented with their awards today include Duran Duran, Rita Ora, Kasabian, Mark Ronson, Iron Maiden, Primal Scream, James Bay and Jake Bugg.

Beastie Boys will never play live again.
The 'Fight For Your Right' hitmakers have confirmed they'll never perform again, following the death of member Adam 'MCA' Yauch in 2012, aged 47 due to cancer.
The news came as the group's other two members, Mike D and Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz, filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Beastie Boys name in conjunction with "live performances by a musical group", which led some fans to speculate that the 49-year-old drummer and 48-year-old actor could be planning a live comeback.
However, when reached for comment by Pitchfork.com, a representative for the group said: "There will never be Beastie Boys live performances without Adam Yauch."
Ad-Rock previously confirmed that there would be no new Beastie Boys music since Adam's passing, but hinted he and Mike D - who collaborated with the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band on 'Bad Dancer' in 2013 - would work together again under a different name.
He said: "Adam started the band, so we couldn't do anything without him.
"At some point we'll do something."
The 'Beastie' musician also discussed the upcoming Beastie Boys memoir at the time, which was recently pushed back to a 2017 release.
Ad-Rock said: "I try to do a little [writing] every day - it's not like I have anything else to do! There's a lot of New York, purposely, in the thing that we're writing."

Kanye West's new album is full of "joy".
The 38-year-old rapper is gearing up to release 'SWISH' - previously titled 'So Help Me God' - and has told his fans they can expect a more upbeat sound following his 2013 album 'Yeezus' which was "a protest" record.
Speaking about the LP, he told Q magazine: "There's joy in it. It's not full of protest. 'Yeezus' was a protest to music, like, 'I'm gonna take my ball and go home. If I can't do what I wanna do, y'all can't have music!'
"And now it's like I can do 10 per cent of what I want to do so let's make music again."
The 'Bound 2' hitmaker - who is married to Kim Kardashian West - has already released the first single from the album, 'All Day', which he premiered at the BRIT Awards in London in February, and although he described it as "a rap song that took 10 months", he feels it was worthwhile because it sounds like "a sonic Picasso painting".
Praising Sir Paul McCartney who he created the track with, he said: "There's magic in his fingers.
"He is him. He is the guy. 'All Day' is a sonic Picasso painting, delivered through the two best guys to deliver Picasso's work sonically."

Nick Jonas will perform at V Festival.
The 'Jealous' hitmaker joins hip hop trio De La Soul, Pendulum and MNEK in the latest list of acts confirmed for the 20th anniversary event which is sponsored by Virgin Media and takes place across the weekend of August 22 and 23 in Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire.
The 22-year-old singer confessed he felt "honoured" to have been added to the star-studded lineup, whose headliners include Calvin Harris, Kasabian, Sam Smith, Stereophonics and Ellie Goulding.
He said: "I'm honoured to join such an incredible line up at the 20th anniversary of V Festival.
"My fans have been very supportive of my new music so I'm really excited to perform for them at one of the UK's greatest festivals."
De La Soul's Kelvin Mercer is also looking forward to performing in front of one of the "craziest crowds".
He said: "Every time we perform in the UK we get the best reception, from the craziest crowds! V Festival 2015 is going to be the biggest rave of the year, so we're looking forward to being on that stage and joining the party!"
Grammy-nominated MNEK added: "This year has been a whirlwind and it's not over yet. I'm so chuffed to be part of such a brilliant line-up and can't wait to get out there."
Other acts scheduled to perform include The Script, Paloma Faith, Olly Murs, Ella Henderson, Kodaline, Nero, The Kooks, Marina & The Diamonds and George Ezra.
The music acts will play alongside a hilarious mix of comedy headliners including Russell Kane, Frankie Boyle, Shappi Khorsandi and Matt Richardson, who will all take centre stage in the Glee Club Comedy Tent across the weekend.

Mariah Carey performs all her own stunts in her music videos.
The R&B legend is famous for her elaborate promos which have seen her ride a jet ski for 1997 single 'Honey' and fight a love rival for 1999's 'Heartbreaker' among other things.
Mariah is adamant there is no camera trickery involved or stunt doubles replacing her as she likes to shoot every scene herself.
In a feature for Us Weekly magazine entitled '25 Things You Don't Know About Me', she revealed: "I do all of my own stunts in videos. The jet ski scenes, the fight scenes, all of them!"
However, one video shoot has gone wrong.
When Mariah was making the promo for the remix of '#Beautiful' - directed by her estranged husband Nick Cannon - in July 2013 when she slipped on stage while wearing a gown and heels.
The singer - who has four-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with Nick - insists the pain of the injury was worse than childbirth and two years later she has only just finished physiotherapy for it.
She said: "I dislocated my shoulder two years ago, and it was the worst pain I've ever experienced. I had to wear a glove for a while because it affected my hand as well. Thanks to physical therapy, I'm finally glove-free!"

Val Doonican has died at the age of 88.
The Irish singer and entertainer passed away "peacefully" at home in Buckinghamshire, South East England, his family confirmed this morning (02.07.15).
His family said in a statement: "He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by family, friends and his many fans."
They added that he had not been suffering from any illness with his daughter Sarah explaining his "batteries had just run out".
She told The Guardian: "Until 87, he was as fit as a flea. It was just old age, I'm afraid - the batteries ran out."
The showbiz veteran, who retired in 2009 after 60 years in the business, is survived by his wife Lynn, daughters Sarah and Fiona and grandchildren Bethany and Scott.
The singer was born Michael Valentine Doonican in Waterford, Ireland, in 1927, the youngest of eight children.
After performing with Irish quartet The Four Ramblers, he went solo and hit it big in the UK when he was booked to appear on 'Sunday Night at the Palladium' in 1963.
This led to him being offered his own programme, 'The Val Doonican Music Show', on the BBC which ran for over 20 years.
His hits included 'Walk Tall', 'What Would I Be', 'If The Whole World Stopped Loving', and 'Morning'. He also sang the theme tune for the film 'Ring of Bright Water'.