Now… That’s What I Call Music has announced details of its first awards ceremony, with a range of pop’s biggest names including Taylor Swift, Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears among the nominees.
The compilation series celebrates its 100th edition later this year, and has announced the Now 100 Awards in association with HMV and Magic Radio.
The franchise has featured over 2,000 artists and has generated more than 120 million sales since its first edition in 1983.
Featuring categories including Best Male, Best Female and Best Group, the Awards will give music fans the chance to pick their favourite artists of the Now years. Votes are cast via Now’s website and the winners will be announced on July 20, when Now’s 100th edition will hit the shelves.
Now… 99 was released in March and has shifted 328,930 copies to date, according to the Official Charts Company.
Last summer, Steve Pritchard, co-MD of the franchise alongside Peter Duckworth, told Music Week its 100th edition will “make a big splash”. Read the interview in full here.
Voting is open now and will close on July 19.
The full list of categories and nominees are as follows:
Best Song Of The Now Years 1983- 2018
Song of the 80s (in association with Magic Radio)
Phil Collins You Can’t Hurry Love
UB40 Red Red Wine
Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse of The Heart
Culture Club Karma Chameleon
Wham! Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Queen I Want To Break Free
Bon Jovi Livin’ On A Prayer
U2 Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Soul II Soul Feat. Caron Wheeler Back To life (However Do You Want Me)
Tina Turner The Best
Song of the 90s
Wet Wet Wet Love Is All Around
Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Boyzone No Matter What
Coolio Feat. L.V. Gangsta’s Paradise
Spice Girls Wannabe
Oasis Wonderwall
The Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony
Natalie Imbruglia Torn
Robbie Williams Angels
Britney Spears …Baby One More Time
Song of the Noughties
Kylie Minogue Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
Shaggy Feat. Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent It Wasn’t Me
The Black Eyed Peas Where Is The Love
Beyoncé Feat. Jay-Z Crazy in Love
Outkast Hey Ya!
Rihanna Feat. Jay-Z Umbrella
Take That Run The World
Mark Ronson Feat. Amy Winehouse Valerie
Coldplay Viva La Vida
Kings Of Leon Sex On Fire
Song of the Teens
Bruno Mars Just The Way You Are
Adele Someone Like you
Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera Moves Like Jagger
One Direction What Makes You Beautiful
Katy Perry Roar
Pharrell Williams Happy (from ‘Despicable Me 2’)
Ed Sheeran Sing
Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars Uptown Funk
Little Mix Black Magic
Justin Bieber Love Yourself
Best Now Collaboration
Sugababes VS. Girls Aloud Walk This Way
George Michael & Elton John Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Nelly Feat. Kelly Rowland Dilemma
David Guetta Feat. Sia Titanium
Olly Murs Feat. Demi Lovato Up
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa One Kiss
Estelle Feat. Kanye West American Boy
Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj Bang Bang
Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne Rather Be
Shakira Feat. Wyclef Jean Hips Don’t Lie
Best Now Female
Kylie Minogue
Tina Turner
Britney Spears
Beyoncé
Rihanna
Amy Winehouse
Adele
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift
Best Now Male
Phil Collins
George Michael
Robbie Williams
Justin Timberlake
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Pharrell Williams
Sam Smith
Justin Bieber
Olly Murs
Best Now Group
Queen
U2
Take That
Oasis
Spice Girls
Destiny’s Child
The Black Eyed Peas
Coldplay
One Direction
Little Mix
Favourite Now Album of All Time 1-100
Greatest Now Star of All Time
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