"I am happy to accept this very surprising honour" Elvis CostelloElvis Costello has been awarded an O.B.E for “services to music” in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The award, which will recognise Costello as an “Officer of the Order of the British Empire”, was announced last night (June 7) with Costello later responding to the news in a blog post announcement on his website. “I […]The post Elvis Costello awarded an O.B.E. in Queen’s Birthday Honours List appeared first on NME.