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Coldplay Lead Q Award Noiminations |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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The shortlist for this year’s Q Awards has been announced, with Coldplay leading the way on nominations.
The band, led by singer Chris Martin, are up for awards including best album and best act in the world today.
Vampire Weekend and The Ting Tings have three nods each, while Kings of Leon, Nick Cave and The Last Shadow Puppets are all up for two.
The annual ceremony will be held on 6 October at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane.
The full list of nominees for the Q Awards are as follows:
Breakthrough Artist: Duffy, Adele, Santogold, Bon Iver, Gabriella Cilmi
Best New Act: Fleet Foxes, Glasvegas, The Ting Tings, The Last Shadow Puppets, Vampire Weekend
Best Track: Keane ‘Spiralling’, Duffy ‘Mercy’, Coldplay ‘Violet Hill’, Katy Perry ‘I Kissed A Girl’, The Ting Tings ‘That’s Not My Name’
Best Video: Hot Chip ‘Ready For The Floor’, Coldplay ‘Violet Hill’, The Ting Tings ‘That’s Not My Name’, Vampire Weekend ‘A-Punk’, Goldfrapp ‘Happiness’
Best Live Act: Kaiser Chiefs, Kings Of Leon, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, The Verve, Rage Against The Machine
Best Album: Coldplay ‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends’, Fleet Foxes ‘Fleet Foxes’, The Last Shadow Puppets ‘The Age Of The Understatement’, Vampire Weekend ‘Vampire Weekend’, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds ‘Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!’
Best Act In The World Today: Coldplay, Oasis, Muse, Metallica, Kings Of Leon
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