Muse took a cheeky swipe at their former producer Rick Rubin while picking up a Music Producers Guild Award (MPG) in London last night.

The Devon trio started work on their fifth studio album 'The Resistance' with Rubin, but decided to ditch him and go it alone solo.

Yesterday, picking up their gong for UK single of the year for 'Uprising', Matthew Bellamy took the opportunity to give the legendary producer a good kicking.

"And we'd like to thank Rick Rubin for teaching us how not to produce," he said to laughs and cheers. “"I thought you'd like that one."

Somewhat ironically, Rubin, who was not present at the ceremony, was named as the International Producer of the Year.

Rubin has worked with a dizzying array of acts including Metallica, Johnny Cash, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, Slipknot, U2, Justin Timberlake, Run DMC, AC/DC, Tom Petty and many more.

The full winners list at the MPG Awards is as follows:

• Producer of the Year - Paul Epworth
• Recording Engineer of the Year - Mick Glossop
• Mix Engineer of the Year - Cenzo Townshend
• Mastering Engineer of the Year - Tony Cousins
• International Producer of the Year – Rick Rubin
• Live album of the Year - Van Morrison: 'Astral Weeks, Live at the Hollywood Bowl'
• UK Album of the Year 09 - Dizzee Rascal: 'Tongue N Cheek'
• UK Single of the Year 09 – Muse: 'Uprising'
• The Joe Meek Award for Innovation in Production - Les Paul
• Re-mixer of the Year - Simian Mobile Disco
• Breakthrough Producer of the Year - Paul Savage
• Breakthrough Engineer of the Year, sponsored by TL Audio - Mark Rankin
• Best Studio - Kore Studios
• Outstanding Contribution to UK Music - Chris Blackwell
• Unsung Hero – Chris Jenkins, Solid State Logic

(by Scott Colothan)