Whether you're a fan or not of the trendy kid mag, New Musical Express are one of the frontrunners popular music journalism. And it's that time of year again, when they present their Shockwaves NME Awards for 2009.
The show takes place tonight (25th Feb) at London's O2 Academy, Brixton, followed by tomorrow night's Big Gig at the O2 Arena, headlined by none other than indie gods, The Cure, with support from Franz Ferdinand, Crystal Castles and White Lies. No doubt it will be quite a show.
Voting has already closed for the awards tonight, which will be presented by Welsh 'Mock The Week' regular Mark Watson. Oasis and Alex Turner are top of a list of nominees which you can view here. Our choices (not predictions as the winners will undoubtedly be much cooler than us) for the main categories are highlighted in italics. We'll update you with a list of winners as soon as they're announced, before the award show is broadcast on Channel 4 at 11.35pm this Friday February 27th.
Best British Band supported by Shockwaves
Bloc Party
The Last Shadow Puppets
Muse
Oasis
Radiohead
Best International Band supported by 4music
Crystal Castles
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
MGMT
Vampire Weekend
Best Solo Artist
Ladyhawke
Laura Marling
Lightspeed Champion
Jay-Z
Pete Doherty
Best New Band supported by Bench
Glasvegas
Late Of The Pier
MGMT
Vampire Weekend
White Lies
Best Live Band supported by Red Stripe
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
Muse
Oasis
Radiohead
Best Album supported by HMV
Bloc Party – 'Intimacy'
Glasvegas – 'Glasvegas'
The Killers – 'Day & Age'
Kings Of Leon – 'Only By The Night'
Oasis – 'Dig Out Your Soul'
Best Track supported by NME Radio
Kings Of Leon – 'Sex On Fire'
The Last Shadow Puppets – 'The Age Of The Understatement'
MGMT – 'Time To Pretend'
The Ting Tings – 'That's Not My Name'
Vampire Weekend – 'A-Punk'
Best Video supported by NME TV
The Last Shadow Puppets – 'My Mistakes Were Made For You'
Late Of The Pier – 'Heartbreak'
Oasis – 'The Shock Of The Lightning'
Radiohead – 'House Of Cards'
Vampire Weekend – 'A-Punk'
