Countdown to NMEs

Arctic Monkeys up for record seven gongs

28 Feb 08 - Kate Nash is nominated alongside Arctic Monkeys, Muse and Babyshambles at the NME Awards show which will happen at the Indig02 venue in London.

Kate is nominated in the solo artist and best dressed category and she will be doing a duet with Billy Bragg during the ceremony which will happen on Thursday (28 Feb).

Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys are in line for a record seven wins at the NME Awards.

They are up for Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album and Album Artwork for Favourite Worst Nightmare, Best Track for Fluorescent Adolescent and Best Video for Teddy Picker.

Frontman Alex Turner is also up for Best Dressed.

Amy Winehouse is a nominee for Best Solo Artist and Best Music DVD.

But all is not positive for her as she is also nominated for Villain of the Year along with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, his predecessor Tony Blair and US President George Bush.

And the singer will battle Pete Doherty for the Worst Dressed title.

Performers at the ceremony will include The Cribs, who will perform with ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Manic Street Preachers , Lightspeed Champion, Gallows with Lethal Bizzle and Klaxons, who will open the night.

Each category is voted by NME readers and the full List of Nominations are:
 
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
Foals
Lightspeed Champion
Radiohead
The Streets

Best Music Blog

The Hype Machine
The Modern Age
Nothing But Green Lights
Spinner
Stereogum

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