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Event Information:
The
NME Awards will be held in
London, England, on February 29,
, at the Brixton Academy and
will be hosted by English comedian
Jack Whitehall. The nominations were
announced exclusively on Zane Lowe's
BBC Radio 1 show on January 30,
. The main categories were
dominated by Arctic Monkeys with
seven nominations, followed by
Kasabian, Lana Del Rey and Muse with
three apiece.
Performances: Noel Gallagher
The Horrors
Florence and the Machine
The Vaccines
Kasabian
The
NME Awards is an annual music awards
show in the United Kingdom, founded
by the music magazine, NME (New
Musical Express).The first awards
show was held in 1953 as the NME
Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after
the founding of the magazine. The
awards began as the NME Pole Winners
Concert and awards ceremonies in
1952/1953. These continued through
until 1972, where concerts were
filmed and broadcast on ITV. The
Beatles and The Rolling Stones were
most commonly featured. Venues
included the Royal Albert Hall,
Olympia and the Empire Pool Wembley.
The
awards began again in 1994 as the
NME Brat Awards a punning
alternative to the Brit Awards. The
initial award ceremonies were
supportive of the burgeoning Britpop
scene with Oasis becoming the first
band in the modern era to win three
awards. Again in 1996 Oasis won four
awards - Best Band, Best Live Band,
Best Album ((What's the Story)
Morning Glory?) and Best Single ("Wonderwall").
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