Just in case you can’t get quite enough hot awards action between last weekend’s Teen Choice Awards, the nomination process for the Video Music Awards, and the mystery surrounding the Mercury Prize, the shortlist for the Vodafone Live Music Awards was announced today! Apparently, this is a British award designed to remind people that live music is awesome. And the nominees are:
Best Live Act
The Verve
Kaiser Chiefs
Primal Scream
Muse
Best Male
Mark Ronson
Dizzee Rascal
Morrissey
Paul Weller
Best Female
Amy Winehouse
Duffy
Kate Nash
Estelle
Best International Act
Foo Fighters
Jay Z
N*E*R*D
Kings Of Leon
Best Live Return
The Verve
Spice Girls
Led Zeppelin
Iron Maiden
XFM Live Breakthrough
The Ting Tings
Glasvegas
Foals
The Wombats
4Music Festival of the Year
Reading And Leeds Festivals
Glastonbury
T In The Park
Latitude
Sony Ericsson Tour of the Year
Take That
Sugababes
Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2008
Girls Aloud
The Best International Act reminds us of the odd British love affair with the Kings Of Leon, and it took a few looks at the best male category before the idea that Mark Ronson is nominated as “best” anything really sunk in, but the real highlight is the Sony Ericsson Tour of the Year category. First of all, it’s the Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud in a battle to determine pop supremacy once and for all. Secondly, the category’s winner is decided by the public. I don’t know if Idolator has the readership to tip the scales for the Sugababes, but it’s worth a shot. (Also, I don’t want to ask for too much, but if the Spice Girls could beat out Led Zeppelin somehow, I’d be rather pleased.)
Shortlist for Vodafone Live Music Awards announced [NME]
The Vodafone Live Music Awards 2008 [Official site]
Mark Ronson put on probably the best set at Lollapalooza this weekend. At the very least, he was responsible for the best performance of a Radiohead song.
I am the only American who likes Kings of Leon?
@SomeSound-MostlyFury: *Am I*
not that i’ve ever seen either of them live, but i’m more in the girls aloud camp. i mean, have you seen the first 30 seconds of the sexy no no no video?
unrelatedly, where did everybody’s avatars go?
you forgot to mention our alternative to the Mercury which should be perfect for lot of Idolator readers [drownedinsound.com]
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