Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason have been awarded the 2008 Swedish Polar Music Prize.  The musicians, along with American opera singer Renee Fleming, received their prizes from Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony in Stockholm on Tuesday.  Pink Floyd won for their ‘contribution to the development of popular culture’.  The Polar Music Prize is annually split between pop and classical artists and is Sweden’s most prestigious music award.

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