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Nash and Winehouse join Q Awards nominees

London singers Amy Winehouse and Kate Nash are among the favourites nominated for this year's Q Awards.

Nash, who recently topped the chart with debut album Made Of Bricks and had a hit with single Foundations, has been nominated for best breakthrough artist.

It could be third time lucky for Winehouse, who was beaten to the Nationwide Mercury Prize by the Klaxons and failed to win at the recent MTV Video Music Awards.

She has been nominated in the best album category for her multimillion-seller Back To Black. Kaiser Chiefs earned best video and best track nominations for Ruby, while Arctic Monkeys are in the running for best live act and best act in the world today.

Mercury Prize winners Klaxons are nominees for best new act and Lily Allen's Alfie has a shot at scooping best video.

The Q Awards, voted by readers of the magazine, will take place on 8 October at the Grosvenor Hotel.

Full List of Nominations

Best New Act:
The Enemy
Klaxons
Cherry Ghost
The Pigeon Detectives
The View

Best Track:
Manic Street Preachers - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
Hard-Fi - Suburban Knights
Athlete - Hurricane
Muse - Knights Of Cydonia

Best Breakthrough Artist:
Kate Nash
Mika
Jack Penate
Jamie T
Calvin Harris

Best Video:
Lily Allen - Alfie
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
Bjork - Earth Intruders
The Killers - Bones

Best Live Act:
Arcade Fire
Muse
The Killers
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian

Best Album:
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers

Best Act In The World Today:
The Killers
Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Muse
U2

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