NME Awards

Where:  O2 Academy Brixton, London

When: 24th February 2010

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The NME Awards is the annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express).
The awards began as the NME Poll Winners Concert and awards ceremonies in the 1953, shortly after the founding of the magazine. These continued through the 1960s, where concerts were filmed and broadcast on ITV. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were most commonly featured.

The Awards Ceremony is the culmination of a series of NME Awards tour which showcases a range of new music talent across the UK.

Judging Panel:

The public determine the nominees in the Shockwaves NME Awards. Register your vote for the longlist at NME.com/awardsvote.

You can vote for any artist you like at this stage, as long as they are eligible in the relevant category.

Everyone who votes will be entered into a draw to win tickets for a special awards party on 25th January 2010, which will feature an exclusive set by The Maccabees and the unveiling of the shortlist for the awards.

2009 Winners:

Best British Band / Oasis

Best International Band / The Killers

Best Solo Artist / Pete Doherty

Best New Band / MGMT

Best Live Band / Muse

Best Album / Kings of Leon, Only By The Night

Best Track / MGMT Time To Pretend

Best Video / The Last Shadow Puppets, My Mistakes Were Made For You

Best Live Event / Glastonbury

Best TV / The Mighty Boosh

Best Dancefloor Filler / Dizzee Rascal, Dance Wiv Me

Best DVD / Arctic Monkeys, At The Apollo

Best Band Blog / Noel Gallagher, Oasis

Best Venue / London Astoria

Best Album Artwork – Muse, HAARP

Hero of the Year / Barack Obama

Villain of the Year / George W Bush

Best Dressed / Alexa Chung

Worst Dressed / Amy Winehouse

Worst Album / Jonas Brothers, A Little Bit Longer

Worst Band / Jonas Brothers

Sexiest Male / Matt Bellamy

Sexiest Female / Hayley Williams

Best Website / YouTube

2010 Contenders:

This year’s NME Awards nominees will be announced 25th January 2010.

View our fantastic range of music from NME Award nominees and winner – past and present.

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