Arctic Monkeys lead Q Awards

Sheffield band the Arctic Monkeys lead this year's Q Awards with four nominations, while Oasis, who recently announced their split, are up for two prizes. Skip related content
Among other artists with multiple nominations for the music publication's annual awards were U2, Florence & The Machine, The Prodigy, Kasabian and Dizzee Rascal. The prizes are handed out on October 26.

Arctic Monkeys, who have just released their third album, appear on the shortlist for best track ("Crying Lightning"), best live act, best album ("Humbug") and best act in the world.

Manchester's Oasis have been nominated for best live act and best act in the world, despite songwriter and guitarist Noel Gallagher announcing last month that he had quit the band due to a bust up with his brother and frontman Liam.

"The nominations are compiled from votes cast in their thousands by Q's readers, listeners, viewers and online users, so they reflect the choice of the nation's music fans," said Q Magazine editor-in-chief Paul Rees.

Following are the nominations:

Best New Act:

- White Lies; Friendly Fires; Empire Of The Sun; Passion Pit; The Dead Weather

Breakthrough Artist

- Florence & The Machine; Lady GaGa; La Roux; Mr. Hudson; Pixie Lott

Best Track

- Kasabian/Fire; Muse/Uprising; Arctic Monkeys/Crying Lightning; Dizzee Rascal/Bonkers; Noisettes/Never Forget You; Lily Allen/The Fear

Best Video

- The Dead Weather/Treat Me Like Your Mother; Dizzee Rascal/Holiday; Florence & The Machine/Drumming Song; Mika/We Are Golden; Lady GaGa/Just Dance

Best Live Act

- The Prodigy; U2; Oasis; Kasabian; Arctic Monkeys; Blur; Take That

Best Album

Arctic Monkeys/Humbug; U2/No Line On The Horizon; Florence & The Machine/Lungs; The Prodigy/Invaders Must Die; Kasabian/West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Best Act In The World Today

- Kings Of Leon; Arctic Monkeys; Oasis; Coldplay; Muse


(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)


Fuente: Yahoo Uk&Ireland News