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George Michael
George Michael


Background information
Birth name Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Born June 25, 1963
Born place East Finchley, North London, England
Genre(s) Pop
Dance
Soul
Years active 1980—present
Label(s) Columbia Records
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Associated acts Wham!
Band Aid
Mutya Buena
Website Website



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NME Awards 2011: Nominations

January 25, 2011
NME Awards 2011: NominationsFoals lead the way in the nominations for this year's NME Awards with five nods, including Best British Band.

The Oxford group are also in the running for Best Album for their 2010 effort, 'Total Life Forever'.

Arcade Fire have four nominations including Best International Band and Best Live Band, a category that also includes Biffy Clyro, Foals, Kasabian and Muse.

Other nominees include Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses Axl Rose, Brandon Flowers and My Chemical Romance.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will collect the Godlike Genius award. The ceremony takes place at the Brixton Academy in London on February 23.

The 2011 NME Awards nominations are:

Best British Band:

Best International Band:

Best Solo Artist:

Best New Band:

Best Live Band:

Best Album:

Best Track:

Best Video:

Best Festival:

  • Download
  • Glastonbury
  • Reading And Leeds Festivals
  • T In The Park
  • V Festival

Best Dancefloor Filler:

Best TV Show:

  • Misfits
  • Never Mind The Buzzcocks
  • Peep Show
  • Skins
  • The Inbetweeners

Best Film:

Hero Of The Year:

Villain Of The Year:

Most Stylish:

Least Stylish:

Worst Album:

Worst Band:

Best Band Blog or Twitter:

Best Book:

Best Small Festival (50,000 capacity or lower):

  • Bestival
  • Kendal Calling
  • Latitude
  • RockNess
  • Underage Festival

Best Album Artwork:

Hottest Woman:

Hottest Man:

(Gigwise)



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