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NME 2010 Awards Nominations announced

The nominations for the NME Shockwave Awards have been revealed and the Arctic Monkeys storm in front with six nominations, close on their tails are  Leicestershire band Kasabian with five mentions. Both bands will be squaring up in categories for Best Live Band, Best Album, Giving It Back to Fans and Best Video.

It will be an all out battle in the Best British Band category with the Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Oasis, Muse and Biffy Clyro fighting it out for the coveted gong. Surprising Oasis have also been nominated for Best Live Event and Best Video, despite splitting up last September. The event takes place on 24th February in London at the Brixton Academy. 

There are 26 categories, with five nominations in each ranging from Best British Band to Hottest Man and Best Album Artwork to Worst Dressed here's just some of the categories:

Best British Band
·         Oasis
·         Arctic Monkeys
·         Biffy Clyro
·         Kasabian
·         Muse
 
Best Album
·         Arctic Monkeys – Humbug
·         The Cribs – Ignore The Ignorant
·         Muse – The Resistance
·         Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
·         The Horrors – Primary Colours
 
Best Video
·         Arctic Monekys – Cornerstone
·         Kasabian – Fire
·         Oasis – Falling Down
·         Biffy Clyro – The Captain
·         The Maccabees – Can You Give It
 
Best Live Band
·         Muse
·         Radioheas
·         Them Crooked Vultures
·         Arctic Monkeys
·         Kasabian
 
Giving It Back Award
·         Danger Mouse – Dark Night of The Soul promotion
·         Kasabian & Noel Fielding – Free Vlad The Impaler Video
·         Lily Allen – Twitter ticket treasure hunt
·         Vampire Weekend – Free track
·         Arctic Monkeys – Oxfam Golden Tickets
 
Best International Band
·         Green Day
·         Yeah Yeah Yeahs
·         Paramore
·         Kings of Leon
·         Vampire Weekend
 
Best New Band
·         Bombay Bicycle Club
·         The Big Pink
·         The XX
·         La Roux
·         Mumford & Sons
 
Best Solo Artist
·         Florence and The Machine
·         Jamie T
·         Dizzee Rascal
·         Julian Casablancas
·         Lady Gaga
 
Best Track
·         Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
·         Jamie T – Sticks N' Stones
·         Animal Collective – My Girls
·         The Big Pink – Dominos
·         Florence and The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
 
Best Live Event
·         Muse – Teignmouth
·         Oasis – Heaton Park
·         The Dead Weather – Shoreditch Church
·         Blur – Hyde Park
-    Jay-Z – Alexandra Palace
 
Best Dancefloor Filler
·         La Roux – In For The Kill
·         Florence and The Machine – You've Got The Love
·         Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – Bonkers
·         Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
·         Lady Gaga – Poker Face
 
Best Festival
·         T In The Park
·         Glastonbury
·         Download
·         Reading & Leeds
·         V Festival