Kaiser Chiefs up for record six NME awards

The Kaiser Chiefs have continued their rise to stardom with a record six nominations for the NME Awards announced today.

But newcomers the Arctic Monkeys could steal the show after grabbing four nominations – despite the fact that the band’s debut album is only released today.

The Kaiser Chiefs, from Leeds, will be vying for five awards – Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album, Best Track and Best Video – with bad boys Oasis.

The band, which started out recording in drummer Nick Hodgson’s bedroom in 2003, are the only act to receive six nominations in the 50-year history of the awards.

Their sixth NME nomination is for Best Music DVD, for the track Enjoyment.

The awards are also good news for Liam and Noel Gallagher following Oasis’s 2005 comeback album Don’t Believe The Truth.

The band are said to be snubbing the Brits after receiving only two nominations for next month’s awards.

The Kaiser Chiefs, who until recently were involved in a feud with Oasis, got five Brit nominations.

Sheffield-band the Arctic Monkeys have become a phenomenon after rocketing to success with I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor last year.

The band are nominated for four awards – Best British Band, Best New Band, Best Live Band and Best Track.

Franz Ferdinand are up for five awards – British Band, Live Band, Album, Track and Video, following the release of their second album You Could Have It So Much Better.

The Best New Band category will be a battle between British bands Arctic Monkeys, Editors, The Magic Numbers, and Maximo Park, and quirky Americans We Are Scientists.

This year’s Godlike Genius Award goes to Ian Brown, the former frontman of the Stone Roses, and a driving force behind the original Manchester movement.

Kaiser Chiefs’ drummer Hodgson said: “Obviously we’re very pleased. It’s great to be up for the Best Album and Best Live Band awards. I hope people vote for us because we’ve never won anything we’ve been nominated for before.”

NME associate editor Dan Silver said: “This year’s ShockWaves NME Awards nominations reflect what has been an exceptional 12 months for rock music.

“When the Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party performed at last year’s ceremony, they were relative unknowns; this year both will return as conquering heroes.

“And with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Maximo Park and We Are Scientists all showing strongly, that cyclelooks set to continue in 2006.”

The winners will be revealed on February 23 at London’s Hammersmith Palais.

Nominations in full:

:: Best British Band supported by ShockWaves

Arctic Monkeys

Bloc Party

Franz Ferdinand

Kaiser Chiefs

Oasis

:: Best International Band supported by T4

Arcade Fire

Foo Fighters

Green Day

The Killers

The Strokes

:: Best Solo Artist supported by E4

Antony And The Johnsons

Richard Ashcroft

Ian Brown

Graham Coxon

Kanye West

:: Best New Band supported by Radio 1

Arctic Monkeys

Editors

Magic Numbers

Maximo Park

We Are Scientists

:: Best Live Band supported by Carling

Arctic Monkeys

Franz Ferdinand

Green Day

Kaiser Chiefs

Oasis

:: Best Album supported by HMV

Babyshambles

Bloc Party

Franz Ferdinand

Kaiser Chiefs

Oasis

:: Best Track

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys

F*** Forever – Babyshambles

Do You Want To – Franz Ferdinand

I Predict A Riot – Kaiser Chiefs

The Importance Of Being Idle – Oasis

:: Best Video supported by MTV2

Do You Want To – Franz Ferdinand

Dare – Gorillaz

I Predict A Riot – Kaiser Chiefs

The Importance Of Being Idle – Oasis

Juicebox – The Strokes

:: Best Event supported by lastminute.com

Carling Weekend

Glastonbury

Live 8

T In The Park

V 2005

:: Best TV Show

Gonzo

Little Britain

Lost

The Mighty Boosh

Peep Show

:: Best Radio Show

Colin And Edith (Radio 1)

Steve Lamacq (Radio 1)

Zane Lowe (Radio 1)

Chris Moyles (Radio 1)

Lauren Laverne (Xfm)

:: Best Film

Batman Begins

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

King Kong

Sin City

:: Best Music DVD

Dig!

Bullet In A Bible – Green Day

Enjoyment – Kaiser Chiefs

Live 8

Who Put The ‘M’ In Manchester – Morrissey