Lorde and Charli XCX have each landed four nominations for next month’s VO5 NME Awards 2018.
Dua Lipa and St Vincent have both received three nominations for the awards, which take place at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on February 14.
The shortlist has been compiled based on thousands of votes from fans. Guitar bands also have a presence in this year’s shortlist with multiple nominations for Foo Fighters, Wolf Alice and Kasabian, along with former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher.
Voting for winners is now open via NME’s website. NME has added new categories for Best Mixtape and Best Collaboration but dropped the long-running Worst Band category.
The award show will also feature a career-spanning set from 2018’s Godlike Genius Liam Gallagher.
Mike Williams, editor-in-chief, NME says: “Once again the NME readers have shown just how switched-on, diverse and exciting their tastes are in coming up with these shortlists, which themselves highlight what an amazing 12 months it’s been for music. It’s brilliant to see some old favourites mixing with a load of fresh new names, and it’ll be interesting to see which of the big guns go home with awards, and where the major upsets might happen. There’s only one way to make sure there’s love in the air for your favourite artists on February 14, and that’s to go and vote.”
The VO5 NME Awards 2018 shortlist in full:
BEST BRITISH BAND SUPPORTED BY ZIG-ZAG:
Alt-J
Kasabian
Wolf Alice
The 1975
The xx
Bastille
BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND SUPPORTED BY 19 CRIMES
Haim
The National
Foo Fighters
The Killers
Paramore
Migos
BEST BRITISH SOLO ARTIST SUPPORTED BY VO5:
Dua Lipa
Liam Gallagher
Ed Sheeran
Stormzy
Loyle Carner
Charli XCX
BEST INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST:
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
Lorde
Lana Del Rey
St. Vincent
Father John Misty
BEST NEW ARTIST:
Stefflon Don
J Hus
The Magic Gang
Sigrid
SZA
Shame
BEST ALBUM SUPPORTED BY ORANGE AMPLIFICATION:
Melodrama – Lorde
Common Sense – J Hus
Visions Of A Life – Wolf Alice
Humanz – Gorillaz
Yesterday’s Gone – Loyle Carner
Sleep Well Beast – The National
BEST TRACK SUPPORTED BY ESTRELLA GALICIA:
Bless This Acid House – Kasabian
Humble – Kendrick Lamar
Green Light – Lorde
Something To Remember Me By – The Horrors
New Rules – Dua Lipa
Boys – Charli XCX
BEST LIVE ARTIST:
Kasabian
Stormzy
Lorde
Royal Blood
LCD Soundsystem
Liam Gallagher
BEST FESTIVAL SUPPORTED BY ID&C:
Glastonbury
Reading & Leeds
Download
Parklife
TRNSMT
Bestival
BEST COLLABORATION SUPPORTED BY VO5:
I Know You – Craig David and Bastille
Ding-A-Ling – Stefflon Don and Skepta
Continental Breakfast – Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile
We Got The Power – Gorillaz and Jehnny Beth
Trigger Bang – Lily Allen and Giggs
Bestie – Yungen and Yxng Bane
BEST MIXTAPE:
Pop 2 – Charli XCX
More Life – Drake
7 Nights/7 Days – Krept & Konan
Apricot Princess – Rex Orange County
Game Over – Dave
No Bullshit – Avelino
BEST VIDEO:
Sucker – The Big Moon
Boys – Charli XCX
Los Ageless – St. Vincent
Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift
New Rules – Dua Lipa
Television Romance – Pale Waves
BEST FILM SUPPORTED BY ZIG-ZAG:
T2 Trainspotting
Blade Runner 2049
Baby Driver
The Disaster Artist
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
It
BEST TV SHOW:
Stranger Things 2
Game of Thrones
Westworld
Rick And Morty
GLOW
Peaky Blinders
MUSIC MOMENT OF THE YEAR:
One Love Manchester
The Killers play surprise set at Glastonbury
Grime4Corbyn
Noel Gallagher plays Don’t Look Back In Anger at Manchester Arena
Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl
Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington tribute concert
BEST FESTIVAL HEADLINER:
Muse
Boy Better Know
Ed Sheeran
Noel Gallagher
Foo Fighters
The 1975
BEST SMALL FESTIVAL:
Festival No.6
Boardmasters
Wilderness
Field Day
End Of The Road
Kendal Calling
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR:
Donald Trump
Theresa May
Katie Hopkins
Piers Morgan
Kim Jong-un
Jeremy Hunt
HERO OF THE YEAR:
Ariana Grande
Rose McGowan
Jeremy Corbyn
Ellie Rowsell
Big Shaq
David Attenborough
BEST REISSUE:
OKNOTOK – Radiohead
Purple Rain – Prince
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
Automatic For The People – REM
The Queen Is Dead – The Smiths
Radiator – Super Furry Animals
BEST MUSIC BOOK:
Eskiboy by Wiley
F*ck, That’s Delicious by Action Bronson
David Bowie: A Life by Dylan Jones
Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down by Allan Jones
Meet Me In The Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman
2023: A Trilogy’ by The KLF
BEST MUSIC FILM:
Gaga: Five Foot Two
L7: Pretend We’re Dead
Bunch Of Kunst
George Michael: Freedom
England Is Mine
Whitney: Can I Be Me
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