Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys Dominate NME Awards 2012 Nods

Alex Turner & co are up for seven gongs! See the full list here...

Arctic Monkeys  Album lead the nominations for this year's NME Awards, with Noel Gallagher  Album and Lana Del Rey   Album also receiving multiple nods.

Zane Lowe was on hand last night (30th January) to announce the full list of hopefuls on his Radio 1 radio show, where the Suck It And See band came out on top with seven nominations.

Alex Turner and Co are up for the Best Album and Best Track and will do battle with Bombay Bicycle Club,  Album The Horrors, Kasabian Album and Muse  Album for the Best British Band accolade.

Newcomer Lana Del Rey is up for three awards, including Best New Band alongside Tribes , Album  The Vaccines,Album Wu Lyf and Foster the People.Album

Florence + the Machine, Album  Muse and Kasabian join Del Rey with three nominations each.

Noel Gallagher, who has already bagged the Godlike Genius Award, is also nominated for four other gongs, including Best Solo Artist, Best Album and Hero of the Year, where he will take on the likes of Dave Grohl    Albumand Matt Bellamy.

His brother and former Oasis Albums  bandmate Liam Gallagher Album hasn't fared quite so well in the list, featuring in both the Villain of the Year and Worst Band categories.

Justin Bieber Album and Lady GaGa Album also feature in the Villain category, while Coldplay Album and One Direction Album have been nominated for the Worst Band gong.

The NME Awards 2012 take place at the O2 Academy Brixton on February 29. Tickets for the event will go on sale on Wednesday February 1 at 9am from the NME website.ETVCROP