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Arctic Monkeys dominate NME awards

29.01.08

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Arctic Monkeys: nominated for a record seven awards

Amy Winehouse: nominated for best solo artist ... and villain of the year

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Arctic Monkeys are set to dominate this year's NME Awards - while Amy Winehouse could end up being the biggest loser.

Winehouse, currently undergoing a stint in rehab, has been nominated for Villain of the Year alongside Prime Minister Gordon Brown, his predecessor Tony Blair and US President George Bush.

She will also battle Pete Doherty for the Worst Dressed title.

There is some good news, however, in the form of nominations for Best Solo Artist and Best Music DVD.

Arctic Monkeys have a record seven nominations in the awards, which are voted by NME readers.

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, while frontman Alex Turner is a Best Dressed contender.

Since bursting on to the music scene, the Sheffield band have notched up 15 NME Award nominations - making them the magazine's most voted band of the decade.

The other nominees for Best British Band are Babyshambles, The Cribs, Klaxons and Muse.

Babyshambles are also contenders for Best Album with Shotters Nation and Best Music DVD for Up The Shambles. Their frontman Doherty is nominated for Best Dressed and Worst Dressed.

The Worst Album award will go to either James Blunt, The Hoosiers, Mika, Britney Spears or Leona Lewis.

The winners will be announced at a London ceremony on February 28, to be broadcast on E4.

Full List of Nominations

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 WebsiteBebo
Facebook
Last.fm
MySpace
YouTube

Best Band Blog
Lily Allen (www.myspace.com/lilymusic)
Foals (www.wearefoals.com/blog)
Lightspeed Champion (www.lightspeedchampion.com)
Radiohead (www.radiohead.com/deadairspace)
The Streets (www.myspace.com/thestreets)

Best Music Blog
The Hype Machine (hypem.com)
The Modern Age (www.themodernage.org)
Nothing But Green Lights (nothingbutgreenlights.net)
Spinner (spinner.com)
Stereogum (stereogum.com)