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20th January 2020 As Nordoff Robbins is named official charity partner for NME Awards 2020, we can reveal today, this year’s award nominees Partnerships Supporters The NME Awards return next month to celebrate the last 12 months of artists, records and performances at O2 Academy Brixton for the most raucous night in music. Today NME announce the nominations for this year’s awards, with Slowthai, The 1975, Yungblud, Billie Eilish, AJ Tracey, FKA twigs, Lizzo, Charli XCX, Stormzy and Lana Del Rey amongst those leading nominations with multiple nods each. The first award winner to be announced is Glastonbury Festival co-organiser Emily Eavis, who will be presented with NME’s coveted Godlike Genius award, following in the footsteps of the likes of Blondie, U2, Coldplay and the Pet Shop Boys. NME are thrilled to honour Emily for her outstanding contribution to the festival in its 50th year, after having the baton passed to her by her father, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis, who himself was named Godlike Genius in 1996. When Emily picks up the award on the night she will be the first non-performer to do so in almost 20 years. “This festival has had so many incredible moments over its 50 years, ones that will stay with us forever. Part of the beauty of the event is that it’s brought together by a huge force of great creative masterminds and it’s such a privilege to continue to put this show on and allow it to evolve. I remember being at the NME Awards when I was 16 and being so proud to see my dad named Godlike Genius. It’s a huge honour to be given the same award all these years later. Thank you NME.” says Emily Eavis. Nordoff Robbins named Official Charity Partners Alongside the announcement of this year’s award winners, we are also delighted to say that as the UK’s largest independent music therapy charity, Nordoff Robbins will be the awards’ official charity partner for 2020. Support from NME will be vital in enabling us to support more people affected by life-limiting illness, isolation or disability through music. Buy Tickets: Winners will be revealed at London’s O2 Academy, Brixton on 12 Feb Buy tickets here Full 2020 Nominations The full list of nominations can be found below, including special categories for this year Album Of The Decade and Songwriter Of The Decade, which will be announced in the coming weeks in addition to the Icon and NME Radar awards. The NME Awards are shortlisted, debated and decided by the core NME team staking a claim for curation, critical voice and an immutable belief in the greatest artists in the world. A select number of awards will be voted for by the fans, and voting opens today for Hero Of The Year, Villain Of The Year, Music Moment Of The Year. Fans can head to NME.com/awards to cast their votes now. GODLIKE GENIUS Emily Eavis BEST BRITISH ALBUM FKA twigs – ‘Magdalene’ Foals – ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Pt. 1’ Little Simz – ‘GREY Area’ Michael Kiwanuka – ‘Kiwanuka’ Slowthai – ‘Nothing Great About Britain’ BEST ALBUM IN THE WORLD Billie Eilish – ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ FKA twigs – ‘Magdalene’ Foals – ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Pt. 1’ Lana Del Rey – ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’ Little Simz – ‘GREY Area’ Michael Kiwanuka – ‘Kiwanuka’ Slipknot – ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ Slowthai – ‘Nothing Great About Britain’ Stella Donnelly – ‘Beware Of The Dogs’ Tyler, the Creator – ‘IGOR’ BEST BRITISH SONG AJ Tracey – ‘Ladbroke Grove’ Dua Lipa – ‘Don’t Start Now’ Georgia – ‘About Work The Dancefloor’ Mura Masa ft Slowthai – ‘Deal Wiv It’ The 1975 – ‘People’ BEST SONG IN THE WORLD AJ Tracey – ‘Ladbroke Grove’ Billie Eilish – ‘Bad Guy’ Clairo – ‘Bags’ Dua Lipa – ‘Don’t Start Now’ Georgia – ‘About Work The Dancefloor’ Lil Nas X – ‘Old Town Road (remix)’ Lizzo – ‘Juice’ Mura Masa ft Slowthai – ‘Deal Wiv It’ Post Malone – ‘Circles’ The 1975 – ‘People’ BEST BRITISH SOLO ACT AJ Tracey Charli XCX FKA twigs Slowthai Yungblud BEST SOLO ACT IN THE WORLD AJ Tracey Beck Billie Eilish Charli XCX FKA twigs Lana Del Rey Lizzo Slowthai Taylor Swift Yungblud BEST BRITISH BAND: SUPPORTED BY PIZZA EXPRESS Bring Me The Horizon IDLES Krept & Konan The 1975 The Big Moon BEST BAND IN THE WORLD Bring Me The Horizon Brockhampton BTS HAIM IDLES Krept & Konan Slipknot Tame Impala The 1975 The Big Moon BEST NEW BRITISH ACT: SUPPORTED BY NORDOFF ROBBINS Celeste D-Block Europe Easy Life Jade Bird Sam Fender BEST NEW ACT IN THE WORLD Celeste Clairo D-Block Europe DaBaby Dominic Fike Easy Life Fontaines DC Girl In Red Jade Bird Sam Fender BEST LIVE ACT: SUPPORTED BY COPPER DOG Amyl + The Sniffers Foals Iggy Pop Lizzo Slowthai BEST COLLABORATION BTS + Halsey Charli XCX + Christine And The Queens Megan Thee Stallion + DaBaby Slowthai + Mura Masa Yungblud + Dan Reynolds BEST MUSIC VIDEO Brockhampton – ‘I’ve Been Born Again’ Easy Life – ‘Nice Guys’ Normani – ‘Motivation’ Stormzy – ‘Vossi Bop’ Yungblud – ‘Original Me’ BEST BRITISH FESTIVAL All Points East Glastonbury Parklife Reading & Leeds Wireless BEST SMALL FESTIVAL: SUPPORTED BY CANO WATER Bluedot End Of The Road Iceland Airwaves Kendal Calling Øya BEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD All Points East Coachella Fuji Rock Glastonbury Mad Cool Parklife Reading & Leeds Rock In Rio Sziget Wireless BEST FESTIVAL HEADLINER Cardi B Lana Del Rey Stormzy The 1975 The Cure BEST FILM Blue Story Hustlers Joker Midsommar Once Upon A Time In Hollywood BEST FILM ACTOR Florence Pugh Joaquin Phoenix Lupita Nyong’o Micheal Ward Taron Egerton BEST TV SERIES End Of The Fucking World Fleabag Peaky Blinders Stranger Things Top Boy BEST TV ACTOR Asa Butterfield Jessica Barden Jodie Comer Kano Zendaya BEST MUSIC FILM Beyonce: Homecoming BTS: Bring The Soul Liam Gallagher: As It Was Michael Hutchence: Mystify Rocketman BEST MUSIC BOOK Brett Anderson – ‘Afternoons With The Blinds Drawn’ Debbie Harry – ‘Face It: A Memoir’ Elton John – ‘Me’ Prince – ‘The Beautiful Ones’ Tegan & Sara – ‘High School’ BEST REISSUE Aretha Franklin – ‘Amazing Grace’ Muse – ‘Origins Of Muse’ Prince – ‘1999’ R.E.M. – ‘Monster 25’ The Beatles – ‘Abbey Road’ BEST PODCAST: SUPPORTED BY DAX Have You Heard George’s Podcast? My Dad Wrote A Porno Sex Power Money Stay Free: The Story Of The Clash The Missing Cryptoqueen BEST GAME Death Stranding Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Super Smash Bros. Ultimate The Outer Worlds More News MITs Award 2022: Jamal Edwards MBE to be honoured Jamal Edwards MBE is to be honoured with this year’s prestigious Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS), in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the music industry as a music entrepreneur, DJ and founder of the multifaceted music platform SB.TV. Find out more Announcing our 2022 Summer School for Music Therapists Music therapists from around the world are invited to join us for four days of sharing work and views, and input into the practice and thinking of the Nordoff Robbins approach. The course will be held online 18th – 21st July 2022. Find out more