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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