Last updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
OASIS LEAD NME AWARDS
British rockers OASIS are the toast of the British music scene after landing seven NME Awards nominations.
Oasis performs at the Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 21.01.09
The Wonderwall hitmakers lead the pack and they are shortlisted for the coveted Best British Band prize. They'll compete with Bloc Party, The Last Shadow Puppets, Muse and Radiohead.
Oasis, Muse and Radiohead will also fight it out for the Best Live Band honour, along with The Killers and Kings Of Leon.
Meanwhile, the band's Dig Out Your Soul is among the nominees for Best Album, and they're also up for the Best Video award for The Shock Of The Lightning.
Others in contention for the Best Album prize are Bloc Party's Intimacy, Glasvegas' self-titled debut, Day & Age by The Killers and Only By The Night by Kings Of Leon.
Oasis are also in contention for Best Blog, while guitarist/singer Noel Gallagher is up for Best Dressed Male and Hero of the Year.
But not all the group's nominations are good - they have also been named in the Worst Band shortlist.
The list of main nominees is as follows:
Best British Band:
Bloc Party
The Last Shadow Puppets
Muse
Oasis
Radiohead
Best International Band:
Crystal Castles
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
MGMT
Vampire Weekend
Best Solo Artist:
Ladyhawke
Laura Marling
Lightspeed Champion
Pete Doherty
Best New Band:
Glasvegas
Late Of The Pier
MGMT
Vampire Weekend
White Lies
Best Live Band:
The Killers
Kings Of Leon
Muse
Oasis
Radiohead
Best Album:
Bloc Party ? Intimacy
Glasvegas ? Glasvegas
The Killers ? Day & Age
Kings Of Leon ? Only By The Night
Oasis ? Dig Out Your Soul
Best Track:
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:
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
Worst Album:
Britney Spears ? Circus
Coldplay ? Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Jonas Brothers ? A Little Bit Longer
Razorlight ? Slipway Fires
Scouting For Girls ? Scouting For Girls
Worst Band:
Jonas Brothers
Oasis
Scouting for Girls
Tokio Hotel
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Source: WENN
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