Seeing the title of this I first checked my bad word filter...
I gotta admit this whole uproar now amuses me more than I thought. :)
Oh man I bet the people whining are the same people who make it so that nobody is allowed to win anything ever since it's totally unfair. Unless they win of course. ;)
If you give a mouse a cookie...
(This has nothing to with the above poster lol.)

If the Granny Smiths didn't get anything at all, that would have been totally fair, since they didn't actually win anything. Instead they got two custom items and tons of recognition, for basically being the highest scoring losers. The staff didn't need to do that for them, but they did anyway, and that was incredibly nice of them. I really don't see where the problem is.
If this was a competition with traditional 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (like the top scorers thing was), then you would have a valid argument. Otherwise, fair's fair. HnR won rock. I mean I knew from the get-go rock was going to have the fiercest competition because it's.. well.. rock. That's a no-brainer, really. I could maybe understand why you're upset if The Granny Smiths hadn't had two unique items, including one wearable, made in honor of them. Obviously it's up to personal tastes if you prefer items or titles and trophies, but I think in the big scheme of things, having items designed around your band is far more unique than another title or trophy, but that's just me.
Good enough to be recognised but just not good enough for the band-aid coz it comes with limitations . Thats harsh!
Okay, I think that's enough for this one.
If you have anything constructive to add to the subject, please post it on this thread: Battle of the Bands Prize Distribution!