AT LAST! The NME CARLING AWARDS nominations have been announced – and the competition is hotter than ever this year, with the old guard being given a run for their money by the rising stars of the new rock revolution!
The awards will be held this year at Po Na Na in Hammersmith in London on February 13, with special guests performing live, a star-studded list of celebrity guests and of course the famous one-fingered salutes being handed out to the great and the good.
This week’s NME – on sale in London tomorrow (February 4) and the rest of the UK on Wednesday – has extensive preview coverage of the awards nominees.
But to whet your appetites, here are the nominees in full:
BEST UK BAND SPONSORED BY VIRGIN MEGASTORES & MEGASTORES XPRESS
The Libertines
Oasis
The Coral
Radiohead
The Cooper Temple Clause
Coldplay
BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND
The Strokes
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
The Vines
The White Stripes
The Hives
Foo Fighters
BEST LIVE BAND SPONSORED BY 4MUSIC
Muse
The Datsuns
The Vines
The Polyphonic Spree
Oasis
The Hives
BEST SOLO ARTIST
The Streets
Pink
Avril Lavigne
Ryan Adams
Eminem
Ms Dynamite
BEST NEW BAND SPONSORED BY CARLING
The Coral
The Vines
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
The Libertines
The Datsuns
The Music
BEST VIDEO SPONSORED BY MTV2
‘Fell In Love With A Girl’ The White Stripes
‘No One Knows’ Queens Of The Stone Age
‘The Scientist’ Coldplay
‘Tribute’ Tenacious D
‘Whatever Happened To My Rock ‘n’ Roll (Punk Song)’ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
‘You Know You’re Right’ Nirvana
BEST ALBUM SPONSORED BY CARLING
‘Highly Evolved’ The Vines
‘ A Rush Of Blood To The Head’ Coldplay
‘Heathen Chemistry’ Oasis
‘The Coral’ The Coral
‘Songs For The Deaf’ Queens of The Stone Age
‘Original Pirate Material’ The Streets
BEST RADIO SHOW
Chris Moyles, Radio 1
The Breezeblock, Radio 1
Gary Crowley, BBC Radio London
Mark & Lard, Radio 1
The Evening Session/Lamacq Live, Radio 1
John Peel, Radio 1
BEST TV SHOW
Gonzo
The Office
I’m Alan Partridge
Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights
The Osbournes
Jackass
BEST SINGLE
‘Get Free’ The Vines
‘All My Life’ Foo Fighters
‘No One Knows’ Queens Of The Stone Age
‘There Goes The Fear’ Doves
‘The Scientist’ Coldplay
‘Envy’ Ash
BEST ALBUM VOTED BY NME
‘A Rush Of Blood To The Head’ Coldplay
BEST SINGLE VOTED BY NME
‘There Goes The Fear’ Doves
THE F*** ME! AWARD FOR INNOVATION VOTED BY NME
The Neptunes
The Streets
Interpol
Fischerspooner
The White Stripes
Panjabi MC
PHILIP HALL HOT NEW BAND VOTED BY NME
Jet
Kings of Leon
The Kills
The Thrills
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Warlocks
ARTIST OF THE YEAR VOTED BY NME
Coldplay
Oasis
Pink
Eminem
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
The Vines
BEST FILM
24 Hour Party People
Minority Report
Bowling For Columbine
28 Days Later
About A Boy
Goldmember
MOST SEXY MAN
Chris Martin
Liam Gallagher
Fab
Craig Nicholls
Dave Grohl
Julian Casablancas
MOST SEXY WOMAN
Kylie
Avril Lavigne
Karen O
Charlotte Hatherley
Christina Aguilera
Meg White
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Osama bin Laden
Robbie Williams
George W Bush
Simon Cowell
Pete Waterman
Tony Blair
HERO OF THE YEAR
Liam Gallagher
Dave Grohl
Chris Martin
Craig Nicholls
Graham Coxon
Ozzy Osbourne
BEST LIVE VENUE
Brixton Academy
London Astoria
Glasgow Barrowlands
Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Nottingham Rock City
Birmingham Academy
BEST HAIRCUT
Liam Gallagher
Didz
Craig Nicholls
Dave Grohl
Fab
Jack White
BEST DRESSED
The Hives
Julian Casablancas
Jack White
Liam Gallagher
Taylor Hawkins
The Polyphonic Spree
BEST WEBSITE
NME
Ash Unofficial
Oasis
Foo Fighters
BRMC
Popbitch
WORST ALBUM
Robbie Williams -‘Escapology’
Gareth Gates – ‘What My Heart Wants To Say’
The Streets – ‘Original Pirate Material’
The Vines – ‘Highly Evolved’
Westlife – ‘Unbreakable’
Coldplay – ‘A Rush Of Blood To The Head’
WORST SINGLE
Las Ketchup – ‘The Ketchup Song’
The Cheeky Girls – ‘Chheky Song (Touch My Bum)’
Will Young and Gareth Gates – ‘The Long And Winding Road’
Nickelback – ‘How You Remind Me’
Robbie Williams – ‘Feel’
Blazin Squad – ‘Crossroads’
WORST BAND
S Club Juniors
Westlife
Stereophonics
Nickelback
Atomic Kitten
Blue
WORST HAIRCUT
Gareth Gates
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Jones
Jack Osbourne
Pink
Chad Kroeger
WORST DRESSED
Gareth Gates
Christina Aguilera
Mike Skinner
Kelly Osbourne
Robbie Williams
Robert Harvey
EVENT
Ozzfest
Oasis at Finsbury Park
Glastonbury
Carling reading/Leeds Festival
T In The Park
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