15 February 2007
Newsdesk
Taking to the stage will be the finest from the US, The Killers and performances from two of the biggest British bands around today - Kasabian and Kaiser Chiefs! Whilst current favourites The View provide the best in new music, the show will be topped off by an electric performance by one of the most successful, important and influential bands of our time…Primal Scream!
Taking place on 1st March, the ShockWaves NME Awards will be the most rock ‘n’ roll event of the year with a line-up that puts other award ceremonies to shame! The 2007 awards will be the last ever live event to happen at Hammersmith Palais before the historic venue is knocked to the ground. With more special guests yet to be announced - and a few surprises planned for the night - it will also be the best ever as Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Killers, The View and Primal Scream storm the stage and deliver stellar performances to send the venue off in style!
Conor McNicholas, editor of NME, said: “I cannot imagine a better line-up than this - what a great way to say goodbye to the Palais and remember one of the best years in new and live music ever. The ShockWaves NME Awards 2007 will be an event talked about for years to come!”
Kaiser Chiefs made history of their own last year when they received a record six nominations. The foursome from Leeds are back with a new album and will be back doing what they do best when they take to the stage on awards night.
Fellow Brit boys Kasabian are undoubtedly one of the biggest success stories of the year, topped off with four nominations at this year’s awards. The lads from Leicester may only have a one in four chance of winning the awards for Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album and Best Video, but they’re 100 percent guaranteed to win over the crowds with the special performance they have planned for the night.
The NME continues to lead the way in new music championing Best New Band nominees The View who are currently touring the country as part of the ShockWaves NME Awards Indie Rock Tour. As the most accurate predictor of the bands that will hit the big time, NME is proud to have The View performing a one-off acoustic set to show what all the fuss is about!
This years God Like Genius award winners, Primal Scream, will provide the ultimate climax as the curtains draw on the ShockWaves NME Awards for 2007 and on the Hammersmith Palais forever!
Music fans can catch all of the action from the ShockWaves NME Awards 2007 live on E4 at 11pm and repeated on Ch4 on Friday 2nd March at 11:30pm
VOTE ONLINE AT www.nme.com/awards
The Shockwaves NME Awards are voted for completely by the fans. Not all the awards are given out on the night. Following is the full list of nominations.
Nominations in full:
Best British Band (supported by Shockwaves)
Arctic Monkeys
BabyShambles
Kasabian
Muse
Oasis
Best International Band (supported by T4)
CSS
The Killers
My Chemical Romance
The Strokes
We Are Scientists
Best Solo Artist (supported by E4)
Lily Allen
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Jarvis Cocker
Jamie T
Thom Yorke
Best New Band (supported by BBC Radio 1)
The Fratellis
The Horrors
Klaxons
The Kooks
The View
Best Live Band (supported by Carling)
Arctic Monkeys
Babyshambles
Kasabian
Muse
My Chemical Romance
Best Album (supported by HMV)
Arctic Monkeys – ‘Whatever You Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’
Kasabian – ‘Empire’
The Killers – ‘Sam’s Town’
Muse – ‘Blackholes And Revelations’
My Chemical Romance – ‘The Black Parade’
The following awards are not given out on the night.
Best Track (supported by Orange)
Dirty Pretty Things – ‘Bang Bang You’re Dead’
The Killers – ‘When You Were Young’
Klaxons – ‘Atlantis To Interzone’
Muse – ‘Supermassive Black Hole’
The View – ‘Wasted Little DJs’
Best Video (supported by MTV2)
The Horrors – ‘Sheena Is A Parasite’
Kasabian – ‘Empire’
The Killers – ‘Bones’
OK Go – ‘Here It Goes Again’
Panic! At The Disco – ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’
Best Music DVD
Arctic Monkeys – ‘Scummy Man’
Dirty Pretty Things – ‘Puffing On A Coffin Nail’
Foo Fighters – ‘Skin And Bones’
Maximo Park – ‘Found On Film’
My Chemical Romance – ‘Life On The Murder Scene’
Best Live Event
Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals
Download 2006
Oxegen
T In The Park
V2006
Best Film
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Casino Royale
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Best TV Show
Extras
Gonzo
Lost
The Mighty Boosh
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Best Radio Show
Lauren Laverne (Xfm)
Zane Lowe (Radio 1)
Chris Moyles (Radio 1)
Colin Murray (Radio 1)
Jo Whiley
Hero Of The Year
Carl Barat
Pete Doherty
Faris Rotter
Alex Turner
Gerard Way
Villain Of The Year
Tony Blair
Johnny Borrell
George Bush
Pete Doherty
Gerard Way
Sexiest Man
Carl Barat
Matt Bellamy
Pete Doherty
Brandon Flowers
Gerard Way
Sexiest Woman
Lily Allen
Beth Ditto
Kate Jackson
Kate Moss
Karen O
Best Dressed (supported by Topman)
Carl Barat
Russell Brand
Pete Doherty
Brandon Flowers
Faris Rotter
Worst Dressed
Lily Allen
Johnny Borrell
Russell Brand
Pete Doherty
Faris Rotter
Worst Album
Lily Allen – ‘It’s Alright, Still’
The Feeling - ‘Twelve Stops And Home’
My Chemical Romance – ‘The Black Parade’
Razorlight – ‘Razorlight’
Robbie Williams – ‘Rudebox’
Worst Band
The Feeling
The Horrors
The Kooks
Panic! At The Disco
Razorlight
Best Venue
Brixton Academy
Glasgow Barrowlands
London KOKO
London Astoria
Manchester Apollo
Best Website
DrownedinSound
Last.FM
MySpace
Pitchfork
YouTube
