Thursday, 28 February 2008

Arctic Monkeys nab 3 NME Awards

Sheffield band big winners at the 02 Arena

Arctic Monkeys have scooped 3 of the 7 NME Awards they were nominated for this year.

The band won Best British Band, Best Track for Fluorescent Adolescent and Best Video for Teddy Picker.

Arctic Monkeys got together in Sheffield in 2002 and had their first hit - a No 1 - with I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor.

Klaxons scooped NME Best Album for Myths Of The Near Future and Kate Nash beat Amy Winehouse to Best Solo Artist, proving her Brit Award for Best British Female Artist wasn't a one-off fluke.

The Manic Street Preachers went home from London's 02 Arena with NME's Godlike Genius honour.

The NME Awards 2008

Best New Band: The Enemy

Best Track: Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent

Best Solo Artist: Kate Nash

Best Video: Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker

Best Live Band: Muse

Best Dancefloor Filler: The Wombats: Let’s Dance To Joy Division

Phillip Hall Radar Award: Glasvegas

Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe

Best Film: Control

Best Live Event: Reading and Leeds Festival

Godlike Genius Award: Manic Street Preachers