Arctic Monkeys dominate NME shortlist

Arctic Monkeys dominate NME shortlist

Arctic Monkeys lead this year's NME Music Awards shortlist with nominations in seven categories.
The group has been nominated in the Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album, Best Track, Best Video and Best Video Album Artwork categories.
Lead singer Alex Turner has also been shortlisted for the Best Dressed award.
NME music magazine said the nominations, which are selected by public vote, made the group the most voted-for band of the decade.
Arctic Monkeys guitarist Jamie Cook said: "It's sound the readers keep voting for us."
"Live would be good - it's good to have been picked up in that because we put a lot of effort into our live work last year, I thought we got a lot better."
Klaxons have been nominated in four NME categories, contesting Best British Band, Best Album, Best Video and Best Dance Floor Filler.
Contesting the Best British Band category alongside the Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons are Babyshambles, The Cribs and Muse.
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has also been nominated for four awards - Villain of the Year, Worst Dressed, Best Music DVD and Best Solo Artist.
Winehouse faces competition from Kate Nash, Jamie T, Jack Penate and Patrick Wolf in the Best Solo Artist category.
Nominated in the Best International Band category are Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, the Killers, Kings of Leon and My Chemical Romance.
The nominations for Best Album are 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' by Arctic Monkeys, 'Shotters Nation' by Babyshambles, 'We'll Live and Die in These Towns' by The Enemy, 'Myths of the Near Future' by Klaxons and 'In Rainbows' by Radiohead.
The Best Track shortlist includes 'Fluorescent Adolescent' by Arctic Monkeys, 'Flux' by Bloc Party, 'Men's Needs' by The Cribs, 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' by Oasis and 'Let's Dance to Joy Division' by The Wombats.




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Spice Girls pull out of Come Dancing

Spice Girls pull out of Come Dancing

The Spice Girls have been forced to pull out of their scheduled appearance on 'Strictly Come Dancing' after Emma Bunton sprained her ankle.
The 31-year-old singer picked up the injury when she took a tumble on stage at the Las Vegas leg of the group's tour.
Bunton initially thought that she would be well enough to perform during the dance show but her injury has not healed yet.
A BBC spokesperson said: "The Spice Girls performance on BBC One's 'Strictly Come Dancing' - due for transmission on Sunday December 16 - has been postponed as Emma Bunton has sprained her ankle badly and will not be able to perform."
A spokesperson for the Spice Girls said that the singer's injury would not affect any of the group's upcoming concerts.  
The Spice Girls will now reportedly perform on the final show of the 'Strictly Come Dancing' series on Saturday week.




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Coens triumph at Critics' Choice Awards

Coens triumph at Critics' Choice Awards

The Coen Brothers latest flick 'No State For Old Men' was the big winner at the 2008 Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles last night.
The film landed trey awards including the coveted Best Picture awarding.
Joel and Ethan Coen shared the Topper Film director trophy while the Best Support Worker category went to Javier Bardem.
The awards are precondition come out by the Transmit Film Critics Association and have ofttimes served as a goodness indicator as to world Health Organization crataegus oxycantha pick up Academy Award nominations later this month.
Unlike the Golden Globes the awards are not covered by Writer's Club contracts so they were not affected by the ongoing strike which has forced the cancellation of the prestigious Golden Globe Awards.
Other winners at the event included Daniel Day John Llewelly Lewis, wHO picked up Best Worker for his use in 'There Will Be Blood', and Julie Agatha Christie, wHO won C. H. Best Actress for 'Away From Her'.




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Sugababes star Berrabah is arrested

Sugababes star Berrabah is arrested

Sugababes isaac M. Singer Amelle Berrabah has been arrested over allegedly attacking a motorcar and causing felon damage to it.
According to the BBC, law confirmed that a 23-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of causing felon wrong and a public monastic order offence.
The catch stems from an incident which allegedly took place on 9 January.
The singer has nowadays reportedly been bailed to appear at Aldershot Constabulary Station on 21 February. Berrabah's swain Freddie Fuller late sustained serious subdivision and leg injuries in machete attack.