Oasis, Coldplay and Metallica are among the contenders for the Best Act In The World Today honour at this year’s Q Awards.
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The world-famous bands will battle Muse and Kings of Leon for the prestigious prize at the ceremony held by the British music magazine.
Elsewhere, Australian star Gabriella Cilmi is up against British singers Duffy and Adele, as well as Santogold and Bon Iver, for the Breakthrough Award.
Duffy also features in the Best Track category for her hit single Mercy, but will have to beat Keane‘s Spiralling, Coldplay’s Violet Hill, Katy Perry‘s I Kissed A Girl and The Ting Tings‘ catchy single That’s Not My Name.
The Ting Tings and Coldplay will also go head-to-head in the Best Video group for the same tracks, but face stiff competition from the promos for Hot Chip‘s Ready For The Floor, Goldfrapp‘s Happiness and Vampire Weekend‘s A-Punk.
The nominees are voted for by fans both online and through Q magazine and the winners will be announced at London’s Grosvenor House hotel on 6 October.
The Q Awards 2008, full list of nominations:
Breakthrough Artist:
Duffy
Adele
Santogold
Bon Iver
Gabriella Cilmi
Best New Act:
Fleet Foxes
Glasvegas
The Ting Tings
The Last Shadow Puppets
Vampire Weekend
Best Track:
Keane – Spiralling
Duffy – Mercy
Coldplay – Violet Hill
Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
Best Video:
Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
Coldplay – Violet Hill
The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Goldfrapp – Happiness
Best Live Act:
Kaiser Chiefs
Kings Of Leon
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
The Verve
Rage Against The Machine
Best Album (sponsored by Nixon):
Coldplay – Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!
Best Act In The World Today (sponsored by Russian Standard Vodka):
Coldplay
Oasis
Muse
Metallica
Kings Of Leon
