NME Awards 2012
| NME Awards 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 February 2012 |
| City | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Brixton Academy |
| Host | Jack Whitehall |
The NME Awards 2012 were held in London, England, on 29 February 2012, at the Brixton Academy and was hosted by English comedian Jack Whitehall.[1] The nominations were announced exclusively on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 30 January 2012.[2] Arctic Monkeys had seven nominations, followed by Kasabian, who went on to win best British Band, Lana Del Rey and Muse with three apiece.
Nominations
[edit]Winners are in bold text.
Best British Band
[edit]Best International Band
[edit]Best Solo Artist
[edit]- Adele
- Florence and the Machine
- Frank Turner
- Laura Marling
- Miles Kane
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Best New Band
[edit]Best Live Band
[edit]Best Album
[edit]- Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See
- The Horrors – Skying
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
- PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
- The Vaccines – What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
Best Track
[edit]- Arctic Monkeys – "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala"
- Bombay Bicycle Club – "Shuffle"
- Florence and the Machine – "Shake It Out"
- Hurts – "Sunday"
- Lana Del Rey – "Video Games"
Dancefloor Anthem
[edit]- Azealia Banks – "212"
- Foster the People – "Pumped Up Kicks"
- Justice – "Civilization"
- Katy B – "Broken Record"
- Metronomy – "The Bay"
Best Video
[edit]- Arctic Monkeys – "Suck It and See"
- Beyoncé – "Countdown"
- Hurts – "Sunday"
- Lana Del Rey – "Video Games"
- Tyler, The Creator – "Yonkers"
Best TV Show
[edit]Best Festival
[edit]- Bestival
- Download Festival
- Glastonbury Festival
- Reading and Leeds Festivals
- T in the Park
- V Festival
Best Film
[edit]Best Music Film
[edit]- Back and Forth
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World
- Talihina Sky
- There Are No Innocent Bystanders
- Upside Down: The Creation Records Story
Greatest Music Moment of the Year
[edit]- Brian May joins My Chemical Romance onstage at Reading Festival
- Kasabian see in 2012 with their epic London O2 Arena show
- Noel Gallagher launches his solo career with press conference
- Pulp steal the show at Glastonbury with secret set
- The Stone Roses reunite
Best Re-issue
[edit]- Manic Street Preachers – National Treasures – The Complete Singles
- Nirvana – Nevermind
- Primal Scream – Screamadelica
- The Rolling Stones – Some Girls
- The Smiths – Complete Re-issues
Best Book
[edit]- Jared Leto – Notes from the Outernet
- Jarvis Cocker – Mother, Brother, Lover: Selected Lyrics
- Manning Marable – Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
- Noel Fielding – The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton
- Shaun Ryder – Twisting My Melon
Hero of the Year
[edit]Villain of the Year
[edit]Worst album
[edit]- Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
- Justin Bieber – Under the Mistletoe
- Lady Gaga – Born This Way
- One Direction – Up All Night
- Viva Brother – Famous First Words
Worst Band
[edit]Best Album Artwork
[edit]- Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See
- Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind of Fix
- Björk – Biophilia
- Friendly Fires – Pala
- Jay-Z and Kanye West – Watch the Throne
Best Band Blog or Twitter
[edit]- @Example (Example)
- Frank-Turner.com/blog (Frank Turner)
- @KanyeWest (Kanye West)
- @LadyGaga (Lady Gaga)
- @Theohurts (Theo Hutchcraft)
Best Small Festival
[edit]Most Dedicated Fans
[edit]Hottest Male
[edit]Hottest Female
[edit]Godlike Genius
[edit]Outstanding Contribution to Music
[edit]Performances
[edit]- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – "Everybody's on the Run", "Dream On", "Don't Look Back in Anger"
- The Horrors – "Still Life" (with Florence Welch)
- Florence and the Machine – "Shake It Out"
- The Vaccines – "If You Wanna"
- Kasabian – "Switchblade Smiles", "Days Are Forgotten"
- The Maccabees – "Pelican"
- Pulp – "Mis-Shapes"
References
[edit]- ^ "Florence and the Machine and The Horrors to collaborate onstage at NME Awards 2012". NME. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, The Vaccines, Lana Del Rey nominated for NME Awards 2012". NME. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.