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