English music weekly NME held its first US awards ceremony last night in Los Angeles, and the Killers walked away with two awards, winning Best Band and Best Track for “Tranquilize,” their collaboration with Lou Reed.

Don’t shoot the messenger—the awards were voted on by the public.

Jane’s Addiction reunited after 17 years for a one-time performance just for the gala and a big-time jam session featuring Alice Cooper, Kimberly Stewart, Sienna Miller, Kelly Osbourne and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz closed the night. Mick Jones from The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite/Carbon Silicon received the mag’s Inspiration Awarrd, while The Lemonheads’ It’s A Shame About Ray was named as this year’s Classic LP.

The full list of winners (in bold) appears under the cut. Discuss amongst yourselves.

2008 NME Awards

Best Band	Best International Live Act
Kings of Leon	Arctic Monkeys
The Killers	Arcade Fire
My Chemical Romance	The Cribs
The White Stripes	Kaiser Chiefs
Foo Fighters	Muse
Best Solo Artist	Best International Album
Cat Power	Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
Ryan Adams	Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
Albert Hammond, Jr.	Shotter's Nation - Babyshambles
Andrew Bird	Myths of the Near Future - Klaxons
Beck	In Rainbows - Radiohead
Best Live Band	Best International Track
My Chemical Romance	"Intervention" - Arcade Fire
Kings of Leon	"Teddy Picker" - Arctic Monkeys
The Killers	"Flux" - Bloc Party
Queens of the Stone Age	"Foundations" - Kate Nash
Foo Fighters	"Golden Skans" - Klaxons
Best Album	Best New International Band
Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace - Foo Fighters	The Enemy
Sawdust - The Killers	Foals
Because of the Times - Kings of Leon	The Wombats
Girls and Boys of America - The Hold Steady	The Last Shadow Puppets
Icky Thump - The White Stripes	Klaxons
Best New Band	Best New International Solo Artist
Band of Horses	Duffy
Black Kids	Lily Allen
MGMT	Lightspeed Champion
Vampire Weekend	Kate Nash
Paramore	Jack Penate
Best New Solo Artist	Best New International Live Act
Sam Sparro	CSS
Santogold	Klaxons
Mark Ronson	The Wombats
Cass McCombs	Foals
Seasick Ste	Pigeon Detectives
Best New Live Act	Best Video
Band of Horses	"Fluorescent Adolescent" - Arctic Monkeys
Black Kids	"Long Road to Ruin" - Foo Fighters
Vampire Weekend	"D.A.N.C.E." - Justice
Santogold	"Tranquilize" - The Killers
MGMT	"Lord Don't Slow Me Down" - Oasis
Best International Band	Best TV Show
Arctic Monkeys	Grey's Anatomy
Arcade Fire	Heroes
Muse	Lost
Radiohead	The Mighty Boosh
Oasis	The Office: An American Workplace
Best International Solo Artist	Best Film
Feist	Control
MIA	Juno
Kate Nash	No Country for Old Men
Jamie T.	The Simpsons Movie
Amy Winehouse	There Will Be Blood
Best Track "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters "Tranquilize" - The Killers All My Friends" - LCD Soundsystem "Teenagers" - My Chemical Romance "Icky Thump" - White Stripes	Voted by NME Breakthrough Artist: Santogold Breakthrough Track: MGMT: "Time to Pretend" Classic LP: Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Ray Inspiration Award: Mick Jones (The Clash, B.A.D. and Carbon/Silicon)

 

Can you name one song by Phish? I couldn’t even if my life depended upon it. My knowledge gap in the jamband world isn’t stopping the folks at the Jammy Awards from presenting the band with a lifetime achievement award at the seventh annual shindig taking place on May 7 at the Wamu Theater at Madison Square Garden.

The event will be co-hosted by Warren Haynes and Grace Potter and will feature performances from Booker T. Jones, Christian McBride, Fab Faux, Galactic, Glenn Tillbrook of Squeeze, HeadCount All-Stars, Jake Cinninger of Umphrey's McGee, James Carter, Joe Russo, Jon Gutwillig, Kyle Hollingsworth of String Cheese Incident, Los Lonely Boys, Marc Brownstein, Matisyahu, Page McConnell, Rose Hill Drive, Sharon Jones, Tea Leaf Green and Todd Park Mohr.

Obligatory press gush from Jammys producer Jonathan Schwartz: "We're ecstatic with the initial Jammys lineup. The level of musicianship and the community of artists coming together at the Jammy Awards is something that we're all proud of. From Booker T. and Sharon Jones to Galactic and Page McConnell, this year is stacked."

English music weekly New Musical Express has announced the shortlists for each of the 19 categories of the first-ever NME Awards USA. The ceremony will take place at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on April 23. Don’t blame the ‘zine’s editors if you don’t like the selection of nominees because the list was apparently compiled through votes “by NME.com's online American audience.” The next round of voting kicks off today.

The Killers are surprisingly nominated in four categories, a milestone not lost on NME’s editor Conor McNicholas, who puts a happy spin on the band's achievement: "It's great to see The Killers nominated in so many categories. NME has supported them from the outset, and they've already picked up several awards in the UK; let's see if they can have the same success in their home country. With Arctic Monkeys also in the running to be big winners of the night, plus tough competition from Kings Of Leon, Foo Fighters and White Stripes, the inaugural NME Awards USA is shaping up to be an incredible night."

NME Awards will be broadcast live exclusively on NME’s MySpace page on April 23.

And the nominees are....

Best Band Kings of Leon The Killers My Chemical Romance The White Stripes Foo Fighters Best Solo Artist Cat Power Ryan Adams Albert Hammond Jr Andrew Bird Beck Best Live Band My Chemical Romance Kings of Leon The Killers Queens of the Stoneage Foo Fighters Best Album Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace (Foo Fighers) Sawdust (The Killers) Because of the Times (Kings of Leon) Girls and Boys of America (The Hold Steady) Icky Thump (The White Stripes) Best New Band Band of Horses Black Kids MGMT Vampire Weekend Paramore Best New Solo Artist Sam Sparro Santogold Mark Ronson Cass McCombs Seasick Ste Best New Live Act Band of Horses Black Kids Vampire Weekend Santogold MGMT Best International Band Arctic Monkeys Arcade Fire Muse Radiohead Oasis Best International Solo Artist Feist MIA Kate Nash Jamie T. Amy Winehouse

Best International Live Act Arctic Monkeys Arcade Fire The Cribs Kaiser Chiefs Muse Best International Album Neon Bible (Arcade Fire) Favourite Worst Nightmare (Arctic Monkeys) Shotter's Nation (Babyshambles) Myths of the Near Future (Klaxons) In Rainbows (Radiohead) Best International Track "Intervention" (Arcade Fire) "Teddy Picker" (Arctic Monkeys) "Flux" (Bloc Party) "Foundations" (Kate Nash) "Golden Skans" (Klaxons) Best New International Band The Enemy Foals The Wombats The Last Shadow Puppets Klaxons Best New International Solo Artist Duffy Lily Allen Lightspeed Champion Kate Nash Jack Penate Best New International Live Act CSS Klaxons The Wombats Foals Pigeon Detectives Best Video Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys Long Road to Ruin - Foo Fighters D.A.N.C.E." - Justice Tranquilize" - The Killers Lord Don't Slow Me Down" - Oasis Best TV Show Grey's Anatomy Heroes Lost The Mighty Boosh The Office: An American Workplace Best Film Control Juno No Country for Old Men The Simpsons Movie There Will Be Blood

Today the artists on the Shortlist Music Prize were announced, among those the Arcade Fire, Justice, Feist and...zzzzzzzz....oh, sorry, I feel asleep at my desk there. I don't know about you, but after spending the entire month of December reading everyone's Top 10 list of albums from 2007, seeing the same acts over and over again is forcing my eyes to close quicker and quicker. Sure, the Shortlist Music Prize is sort of a fun, quirky idea, originally intended to upset the pop boom of the 90's, but come ON people. Of the acts listed, which, might I add, are voted upon by the apparent taste-makers of the industry, Burial was the only cool inclusion. Haven't Arcade Fire and Feist been on this list already? Are people not realizing the fact that Justice isn't that good, and that Stars albums could be mashed up together to sound, well, exactly the same?

Maybe I'm just bitter.

Below is the complete list of the Shortlist Music Prize nominees. Who would you pick instead? Who would you vote for here? Am I just totally list-ed out at this point?

Finalists For Sixth Annual Shortlist Music Prize:
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Burial - Untrue
Feist - The Reminder
Justice - Cross
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
M.I.A. - Kala
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Working For A Nuclear Free City - Businessmen And Ghosts

Who is going to win a Grammy this year? That’s been the discussion amongst hardcore music lovers like yourself since the nominations were made public last week. Everyone has an opinion about who deserves a nod from the Academy, so we decided to ask Steven Smith, executive producer and host of Fuse's NYC based Steven's Untitled Rock Show and The Sauce, for his two cents on the musical matter.

LWMB: Who should’ve been nominated this year for a Grammy?
Steven Smith: I think Fall Out Boy got shafted. They crafted an amazing pop record and pulled in some great producers. I feel they were slighted.

Who's most deserving of an award?
Kanye is definitely most deserving. He'll tell you himself. Kanye creates original music everyone can appreciate. He and Amy Winehouse. She creates un-original music that is just wonderful to listen to.

Steve Vai and Joe Satriani were both nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performances. Who is the best shredder?
Seeing as how Steve Vai was a student of Joe Satriani, I would definitely go with Eddie Van Halen. Seriously, Steve Vai.

The Producer of the Year, Non-Classical category is an interesting one, where a few legends are up against some new manes. Who's your money on?
Timbaland. The man is a machine. He's the most innovative producer in the game. And he's huge.

Ever think of franchising your show, like Steven's Untitled Country Show, or Steven's Untitled Gospel Show?
That's a great idea. I would even go further and divide into sub genres like Steven's Untitled Skiffle Show or Stevens' Untitled Post Punk Art Techno Noise Show.

Who would you rather sit next to at the award ceremony: Amy Winehouse or Britney Spears?
Britney Spears. I'll take a caesarian scar over those teeth any day.

Can you believe Mary J. Blige received eight nominations? I don't think she can sing very well, though she has a lot of heart.
I disagree. I feel Mary J. is in a class all her own. She doesn't need to do vocal gymnastics because of her "heart," and if U2 backs her then she must be awesome. I saw her perform with them on the Vertigo Tour and she was spectacular.

JT's FutureSex/LoveSounds is our guilty Grammy pleasure. What's yours?
Anything nominated for the best packaging grammy.

If you won a Grammy, who would you thank?
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Who's gonna win in '08?
Sadly, not the American people.

The nominees for this year's Grammy Awards were announced today. There were a total of 110 categories. Here are a few you may care about:

Song Of The Year
Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
Corrine Bailey Rae - Like A Star
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Rihanna - Umbrella

Best Alternative Music Album
Lily Allen - Alright, Still...
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Bjork - Volta
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
The White Stripes - Icky Thump

 

Best New Artist
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse

Best Pop Vocal Album
Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
Feist - The Reminder
Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Album Of The Year
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Vince Gill - These Days
Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
Kanye West - Graduation
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Best Rock Song
Lucinda Williams - Come On
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Daughtry - It's Not Over
Foo Fighters - The Pretender
Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere

Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night
Justice - †
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots
Ti sto - Elements Of Life

Last week, Roseland Ballroom hosted the 2007 MTVu Woodies, an award show honoring the best in post-teen music, geared to a college audience. The two hour event was broadcast in its entirety on MTVu, while an abridged version was shown on MTV at an ungodly hour. Quite a tough award show to catch. For those of you who don't get MTVu (I'm guessing anyone who's reading this), the award show is available on MtvU.Com. Although the awards themselves are meaningless, this year included great performances from Lupe Fiasco, Tokyo Police Club, Spank Rock, Rilo Kiley, and The Academy Is. Between TPC's awkward red carpet moments, Pete Wentz's vanity, and Spank Rock's drunken hijinks, the show is worth a watch.

Today, nominees were announced for the PLUG Awards, an annual ceremony that honors the best in the year's indie music and media. Nominees are suggested by an extensive advisory board of industry players, but the award winners are chosen by you, the online voter. Head over to their website, and vote away. Here's how I voted:

Album of the Year: Beirut - Flying Club Cup
New Artist of the Year: Vampire Weekend
Female Artist of the Year: Emily Haines
Male Artist of the Year: Andrew Bird
Indie Rock Album of the Year: The New Pornographers - Challengers
Americana Album of the Year: Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Metal Album of the Year: Om - Pilgrimage
Hip-Hop Album of the Year: Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise...
Punk Album of the Year: Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
DJ Album of the Year: Hot Chip - DJ-Kicks
Avant Album of the Year: Liars - Liars

Artist of the Year: Of Montreal
Song of the Year: Justice - D.A.N.C.E
Live Act of the Year: Gogol Bordello
Music Video of the Year: Battles - Atlas
Album Art of the Year: Patton Oswalt - Werewolves and Lollipops
Record Label of the Year: Arts & Crafts
Live Music Venue of the Year: Spaceland (Los Angeles,CA)
Music Festival of the Year: Vegoose

Music Website of the Year: Hype Machine
Music Blog of the Year: Idolator (WTF wasn't Lime Wire blog nominated?)
Magazine of the Year: Filter
Online Radio Station of the Year: Indie 103.1
Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Records (Hollywood, CA)

 

Should anyone care about Diesel’s U:Music awards? I don’t think so. Aside from promoting its line of over designed Italo wear in an oh-so-subversive way (not!), the purpose of the awards (which is now in its seventh year) is apparently to shed light on unsigned musical talent around the world. Here’s how it works: Bands send in their music and a panel of established musicians then create a shortlist of finalists in individual categories.

Obligatory press gush from Renzo Rosso, prez and found of Diesel: “At Diesel we have always been committed to supporting new talents throughout all kinds of art. Diesel:U:Music is the perfect platform to give concrete opportunities to upcoming musicians from all over the world! Now in its seventh year, this edition is bigger and better than ever, the standard of entries has been exceptionally high, we have had submissions from Barbados to Bangladesh and New Zealand.”

Anyway, Diesel presented its awards at Koko last week in London featuring performance from Wiley and MisShapes. The Features won the public vote in indie/rock; Get the Shakes won for electronic act and Cool Kids took top honors in urban/hip-hop. Honorary awards were presented to Joy Division and Peter Saville in an attempt to legitimize the event.

Okay, the bands received their awards and Diesel got this press mention. Now what?

<img src='http://blog.limewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/avril1.jpg' alt='Avril' / align="right" hspace="15">Forty-eight hours before Mayor Bloomberg decided to ditch the GOP in favor of a curious state of political ambiguity, Canada’s MuchMusic held its annual award gala in Toronto. As expected, Billy Talent, My Chemical Romance and Avril Lavigne were among the big winners of the night. Other winners included Nickelback, Fergie and Hillary Duff.

"This seriously means so much to me, I'm going to cry," said Lavigne before she closed the show with "Girlfriend" wearing a black sweat jacket with a Canadian flag on the back.

"I've never showed that side (of me) before but you can't really hide it when you feel like that," Lavigne told the Canadian Press on Monday of her tearful display. "It was a really big moment for me, five years into my career, my third record and just to still feel so much support and love, especially from Canada, it was a very cool moment."

How nice, eh?

And MMVA Goes To…

Muchvibe Best Rap Video: Belly "Pressure" Feat. Ginuwine
Best Video: Billy Talent "Fallen Leaves"
Best Director: George "Lie To Me" Directed By Rt!
Best Post Production: Sam Roberts "Bridge To Nowhere" Post Production By Johnathan Legris And David Pawsey (The Duplex)
Best Cinematography: Alexisonfire "This Could Be Anywhere In The World" Directed By Chris Sargent And Steve Mottershead
Best Pop Video: Hedley "Gunnin'"
Muchloud Best Rock Video: Billy Talent "Fallen Leaves"
Best Independent Video: Cancer Bats "French Immersion"
Muchmoremusic Award: Nickelback "Far Away"
Best French Video: Malajube "Pate Filo"
Best International Artist: Fergie "Fergalicious"
Best International Video By A Canadian: Avril Lavigne "Girlfriend"
Best International Video (Group): My Chemical Romance "Welcome To The Black Parade"
People's Choice: Favourite International Group - My Chemical Romance "Welcome To The Black Parade"
People's Choice / Favourite International Artist: Hilary Duff "With Love"
People's Choice / Favourite Canadian Group: Billy Talent "Devil In A Midnight Mass"
People's Choice / Favourite Canadian Artist: Avril Lavigne "Girlfriend"

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