You may remember the explorations we did late last year into the winners of the NME Poll, variably an awards ceremony and a list of winners, which ran from the 1950s until the 1990s. We’ll pick that up again later this year with a similar investigation into the BRAT Awards in 1994 and the various NME Awards ceremonies that have followed.
For the meantime, though, here are the nominees for the 2018 awards!
Best International Band
- Haim
- The National
- Foo Fighters
- The Killers
- Paramore
- Migos
Best British Solo Artist
- Dua Lipa
- Liam Gallagher
- Ed Sheeran
- Stormzy
- Loyle Carner
- Charli XCX
Best International Solo Artist
- Kendrick Lamar
- Taylor Swift
- Lorde
- Lana Del Rey
- St Vincent
- Father John Misty
Best Live Artist
- Kasabian
- Lorde
- Liam Gallagher
- Stormzy
- LCD Soundsystem
- Royal Blood
Best Album
- Lorde – Melodrama
- J Hus – Common Sense
- Wolf Alice – Visions of a Life
- Gorillaz – Humanz’
- Loyle Carner – Yesterday’s Gone
- The National – Sleep Well Beast
Best New Artist
- Stefflon Don
- Sigrid
- SZA
- Shame
- J Hus
- The Magic Gang
Best Track
- Kasabian – God Bless This Acid House
- Kendrick Lamar – Humble
- Lorde – Green Light
- The Horrors – Something to Remember Me By
- Dua Lipa – New Rules
- Charli XCX – Boys
Best Mixtape
- Charli XCX – Pop 2
- Drake – More Life
- Krept & Konan – 7 Nights / 7 Days
- Rex Orange County – Apricot Princess
- Dave – Game Over
- Avelino – No Bullshit
Best Video
- The Big Moon – Sucker
- Charli XCX – Boys
- St Vincent – Los Ageless
- Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
- Dua Lipa – New Rules
- Pale Waves – Television Romance
Best Collaboration
- Craig David & Bastille – I Know You
- Stefflon Don & Skepta – Ding-a-Ling
- Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta See Lice
- Gorillaz & Jehnny Beth – We Got the Power
- Lily Allen & Giggs – Trigger Bang
- Yungen & Yxng Bane – Bestie
Best Festival
- Glastonbury
- Reading & Leeds
- Download
- Parklife
- TRNSMT
- Bestival
Best Small Festival
- Festival Number 6
- Boardmasters
- Wilderness
- Field Day
- End of the Road
- Kendal Calling
Best Festival Headliner
- Muse
- Boy Better Know
- Ed Sheeran
- Foo Fighters
- The 1975
- Noel Gallagher
Music Moment of the Year
- Grime4Corbyn
- Lady Gaga at the Superbowl
- One Love Manchester
- The Killers‘ surprise set at Glastonbury
- Linkin Park‘s Chester Bennington tribute concert
- Noel Gallagher plays Don’t Look Back in Anger at Manchester Arena
Best Film
- T2
- Bladerunner 2049
- Baby Driver
- The Disaster Artist
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- It
Best TV Series
- Stranger Things 2
- Game of Thrones
- Westworld
- Rick & Morty
- Glow
- Peaky Blinders
Best Music Film
- Lady Gaga – Five Foot Two
- L7 – Pretend We’re Dead
- Sleaford Mods – Bunch of Kunst
- George Michael – Freedom
- England is Mine
- Whitney Houston – Can I Be Me
Best Re-Issue
- Radiohead – OK NOT OK
- Prince – Purple Rain
- The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- R.E.M. – Automatic for the People
- The Smiths – The Queen is Dead
- Super Furry Animals – Radiator
Best Book
- Wiley – Eskiboy
- Action Bronson – Fuck, That’s Delicious
- Dylan Jones – David Bowie: A Life
- Allan Jones – Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down
- Lizzy Goodman – Meet Me In The Bathroom
- The KLF – 2023: A Trilogy
Hero of the Year
- Ariana Grande
- Rose McGowan
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Ellie Rowsell
- Big Shaq
- David Attenborough
Villain of the Year
- Donald Trump
- Theresa May
- Katie Hopkins
- Piers Morgan
- Kim Jong-Un
- Jeremy Hunt
All worthy villains. The ceremony is on February 13th this year.
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