Always a good'un...
The Q Awards are always one of the most rock n’ roll nights in the music calendar.
As long as Foals, who lead the nominations with Florence + The Machine, Ed Sheeran and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, haven’t got an early flight to catch the following day, the bash should see plenty of debauchery.
And who knows, we may also get a taste of the old Britpop rivalry once Noel takes to the mic at next month’s ceremony.
Blur, who released their surprise album ‘The Magic Whip’ this year, scored two nominations and will battle it out against their former Oasis enemy’s latest band High Flying Birds for Best Album and Best Act In The World Today.
But seeing as Noel and Damon Albarn are pals now, and Liam isn’t in the fold, they’ll probably just get pissed in the corner together…
Indie-rockers Wolf Alice, Australian singer Courtney Barnett, James Bay, Liverpool’s Circa Waves and Kent duo Slaves are among the 10 acts in the running for Best New Act.
Fans can vote for their favourite artist, track, album or video for each of the following categories at www.Qthemusic.com/Q/Awards
Full list of nominees in voted categories:
Q Best New Act presented by Orange Amplification:
Soak
Slaves
The Bohicas
James Bay
Circa Waves
Years & Years
Wolf Alice
Jess Glynne
Songhoy Blues
Courtney Barnett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmtU-bLyReU
Q Best Track presented by Absolute Radio:
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Foals – ‘What Went Down’
The Libertines – ‘Gunga Din’
Mark Ronson – ‘Uptown Funk’
Florence + The Machine – ‘What Kind Of Man’
New Order – ‘Restless’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuQQIawCqBA
Q Best Video:
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Muse – ‘Psycho’
Foals – ‘What Went Down’
The Weeknd – ‘Can’t Feel My Face’
Florence + The Machine – ‘Ship To Wreck’
Miguel – ‘Coffee’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9v8jLBrvug
Q Best Album, presented by JBL:
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Jamie XX – ‘In Colour’
Everything Everything – ‘Get To Heaven’
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘Chasing Yesterday’
Blur – ‘The Magic Whip’
Florence + The Machine – ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’
Q Best Live Act presented by The Cavern Club:
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Royal Blood
Catfish & The Bottlemen
Ed Sheeran
Mumford & Sons
The Libertines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X8fQD3CL5I
Q Best Solo Artist presented by Citroën:
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Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Kanye West
Taylor Swift
Noel Gallagher
Q Best Act In The World Today presented by Queen Bohemian Lager:
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Blur
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Foals
Muse
Ed Sheeran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncvk0c6g7zs