Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian Lead Nominations of 2010 NME Awards

At the 2009 Shockwaves NME Awards, both British bands are nominated for six nods, five of which see them facing off against each other.

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The shortlist of this year's nominations at the Shockwaves NME Awards have been revealed on Monday, January 25 during a launch party at the London Tabernacle with a live performance from The Maccabees. Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian lead the pack with six nods each.

The two bands are up against each other for Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Track, Best Video, Giving It Back Award and Best Album. While Kasabian receive their sixth nods in Best Album Artwork, Arctic Monkeys get their last gongs in Worst Album for their latest studio album "Humbug".

In the Worst Album, this band face off last year's "champ" Jonas Brothers as well as U2, Lady GaGa and Green Day. Despite having the chance to walk home with the Worst Album, they are still grateful for the nominations.

"It's a good thing knowing we're still up for these awards," member Alex Turner told The Daily Star. "Kasabian have said that there aren't any other proper rock bands apart from us and them. I don't necessarily agree completely but I know what they're saying. I think we're just co-existing nicely."

2010 Shockwaves NME Awards will take place at the O2 Academy Brixton on February 24. To vote for the winners, fans can log on to NME official site. In addition to honoring musicians, it also hands out awards to small and big screen projects. "True Blood" and "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" are nominated for Best TV show and Best Film respectively.

Nominations list of 2010 Shockwaves NME Awards:

Best British Band:

• Arctic Monkeys
• Biffy Clyro
• Kasabian
• Muse
• Oasis

Best International Band:

• Green Day
• Kings of Leon
• Paramore
• Vampire Weekend
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Best Solo Artist

Dizzee Rascal
• Florence and the Machine
• Jamie T
• Julian Casablancas
• Lady GaGa

Best New Band:

• The Big Pink
• Bombay Bicycle Club
• Mumford & Sons
• The XX
• La Roux

Best Live Band:

• Arctic Monkeys
• Kasabian
• Muse
• Radiohead
• Them Crooked Vultures

Best Album:

• Arctic Monkeys - "Humbug"
• Kasabian - "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum"
• Muse - "The Resistance"
• The Cribs - "Ignore The Ignorant"
• The Horrors - "Primary Colours"

Best Track:

• Animal Collective - "My Girls"
• Arctic Monkeys - "Crying Lightning"
• Florence and the Machine - "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"
• Jamie T - "Sticks N' Stones"
• The Big Pink - "Dominos"

Best Video:

• Arctic Monkeys - "Cornerstone"
• Biffy Clyro - "The Captain"
• Kasabian - "Fire"
• The Maccabees - "Can You Give It"
• Oasis - "Falling Down"

Best Live Event:

• Blur at Hyde Park
• Jay-Z at Alexandra Palace
• Muse at Teignmouth
• Oasis at Heaton Park
• The Dead Weather at Shoreditch Church

Best Festival:

• Download
• Glastonbury
• Reading And Leeds Festivals
• T In the Park
• V Festival

Best Dancefloor Filler:

• Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden - "Bonkers"
• Florence and the Machine - "You've Got the Love"
• La Roux - "In For the Kill" (Skream Remix)
• Lady GaGa - "Poker Face"
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero"

Best TV Show:

• "The Inbetweeners"
• "Never Mind the Buzzcocks"
• "Peep Show"
• "Skins"
• "True Blood"

Best Film:

• "500 Days of Summer"
• "In the Loop"
• "Inglourious Basterds"
• "The Twilight Saga's New Moon"
• "Where the Wild Things Are"

Best DVD:

• Kings of Leon" - "Live at the O2 Arena"
• Flight of the Conchords - "Complete HBO Second Season"
• The Killers - "Live From the Royal Albert Hall"
• The Mighty Boosh - "Future Sailors"
• Nirvana - "Live At Reading"

Giving It Back Fan Award:

• Kasabian and Noel Fielding for free "Vlad The Impaler" video
• Danger Mouse for leaking "Dark Night of the Soul"
• Lily Allen for her Twitter ticket treasure hunt
• Arctic Monkeys for their Oxfam golden tickets
• Vampire Weekend for giving away "Horchata" from the album "Contra"

Hero of the Year:

• Beyonce Knowles
• Noel Gallagher
• Rage Against the Machine
• Matt Bellamy
• Alex Turner

Villain of the Year:

• Noel Gallagher
• Liam Gallagher
• Simon Cowell
• Kanye West
• Lady GaGa

Best Dressed:

• Lady GaGa
• Liam Gallagher
• Noel Fielding
• Florence Welch
• Karen O

Worst Dressed:

• Lady GaGa
• Matt Bellamy
• Katy Perry
• Liam Gallagher
• Elly Jackson, La Roux

Worst Album:

• Green Day - "21st Century Breakdown"
• Lady GaGa - "The Fame"
• Jonas Brothers - "Lines, Vines and Trying Times"
• U2 - "No Line on the Horizon"
• Arctic Monkeys - "Humbug"

Worst Band:

• Green Day
• Oasis
• Jonas Brothers
• Paramore
• JLS

Best Album Artwork:

• Muse - "The Resistance"
• Green Day - "21st Century Breakdown"
• Kasabian - "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum"
• The Cribs - "Ignore The Ignorant"
• Manic Street Preachers - "Journal For Plague Lovers"

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