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Jan 31 2008
Record 7 NME Nominations for Arctic Monkeys Print E-mail
Thursday, 31 January 2008


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Sheffield outfit the Arctic Monkeys lead the way in this year's NME Awards with a record seven nominations including best British band and best album.

Competing against the Arctic Monkeys in the best album category are Babyshambles, The Enemy, Klaxons and Radiohead. They are also up for best live band, best track, best album artwork and best video, while frontman Alex Turner is a best dressed contender.  

Although being nominated for best solo artist, troubled singer Amy Winehouse is also up for the villain of the year award along with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and George Bush!  Winehouse also faces tough compeition in the worst dressed category from Pete Doherty.

The worst album award will go to either James Blunt, The Hoosiers, Mika, Britney Spears or Leona Lewis.

The winners - voted for by NME readers - will be announced at a ceremony on 28 February.
 

NME nominations

Best British Band
Arctic Monkeys
Babyshambles
The Cribs
Klaxons
Muse


Best International Band
Arcade Fire
Foo Fighters
The Killers
Kings of Leon
My Chemical Romance


Best New Band
The Enemy
Foals
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
The Pigeon Detectives
The Wombats


Best Live Band
Arctic Monkeys
The Cribs
Kaiser Chiefs
Muse
My Chemical Romance


Best Solo Artist
Kate Nash
Jack Penate
Jamie T
Amy Winehouse
Patrick Wolf


Best Album
Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
Shotters Nation - Babyshambles
We'll Live And Die In These Towns - The Enemy
Myths Of The Near Future - Klaxons
In Rainbows - Radiohead


Best Track
Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys
Flux - Bloc Party
Men's Needs - The Cribs
Lord Don't Slow Me Down - Oasis
Let's Dance To Joy Division - The Wombats


Best Video
Teddy Picker - Arctic Monkeys
Flux - Bloc Party
D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
Golden Skans - Klaxons
Teenagers - My Chemical Romance


Best Dancefloor Filler
Flux - Bloc Party
Hummer - Foals
D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
Atlantis To Interzone - Klaxons
Let's Dance To Joy Division - The Wombats


Best Music DVD
Up The Shambles - Babyshambles
The Song Remains The Same (Special Edition) - Led Zeppelin
Unplugged In New York - Nirvana
Lord Don't Slow Me Down - Oasis
I Told You I Was Trouble - Amy Winehouse


Best Live Event
Glastonbury
Muse at Wembley Stadium
Reading and Leeds Festival
T In The Park
V Festival

Hero Of The Year
Matt Bellamy
Pete Doherty
Noel Fielding
Ryan Jarman
Thom Yorke

Villain Of The Year
Tony Blair
Johnny Borrell
Gordon Brown
George W Bush
Amy Winehouse

Best Dressed
Pete Doherty
Noel Fielding
Kate Nash
Alex Turner
Gerard Way

Worst Dressed
Johnny Borrell
Pete Doherty
Mika
Gerard Way
Amy Winehouse

Best Album Artwork
Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
The Good The Bad And The Queen - The Good The Bad And The Queen
Sawdust - The Killers
Because Of The Time - Kings Of Leon
Send Away The Tigers - Manic Street Preachers

Best Radio Show
Russell Brand (Radio 2)
Zane Lowe (Radio 1)
Chris Moyles (Radio 1)
Colin Murray (Radio 1)
Jo Whiley (Radio 1)

Worst Album
1973 - James Blunt
The Trick To Life - The Hoosiers
Spirit - Leona Lewis
Life In Cartoon Motion - Mika
Blackout - Britney Spears


Worst Band
30 Seconds To Mars
Fall Out Boy
The Hoosiers
My Chemical Romance
Panic At The Disco


Best TV Show
Heroes
The IT Crowd
The Mighty Boosh
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Skins


Best Film
Control
Hot Fuzz
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End
The Simpsons Movie
Superbad

Sexiest Man
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist
Julian Barratt
Noel Fielding
Nicky Wire
Patrick Wolf

Sexiest Woman
Jenny Lewis
Kylie Minogue
Rihanna
Hayley Williams
Rachael Yamagata

Best Venue
Brixton Carling Academy
Glasgow Barrowlands
London Astoria
Manchester Apollo
Wembley Stadium

Best Website
Bebo
Facebook
Last.fm
MySpace
YouTube

Best Band Blog
Lily Allen (myspace.com/lilymusic)
Foals (wearefoals.com/blog)
Lightspeed Champion (lightspeedchampion.com)
Radiohead (radiohead.com/deadairspace)
The Streets (myspace.com/thestreets)


Best Music Blog
The Hype Machine (hypem.com)
The Modern Age (themodernage.org)
Nothing But Green Lights (nothingbutgreenlights.net)
Spinner (spinner.com)
Stereogum (stereogum.com)




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