Duran Duran to receive new MTV award

Duran Duran formed in Birmingham Credit: PA

Birmingham band Duran Duran will receive the first ever MTV Video Visionary Award later today.

The trophy will be handed out at today's MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).

The award pays tribute to how the band has influenced a generation of musicians with some of the most ground-breaking music videos of all time.

Duran Duran, originally comprising Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor formed in Birmingham in 1978.