BANDLAB NME AWARDS 2022 Preview
NME has announced further details of the BandLab NME Awards 2022, including the winners of three more prestigious honorary awards and an exciting new performer, ahead of the event at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday 2 March 2022.
They were excited to announce Neneh Cherry as the winner of this year’s Icon Award, following previous winners Courtney Love and Shirley Manson, in celebration of her continual ability to redefine music, fashion and culture over the past three decades. It is also shared today that Liam Gallagher’s Free Concert For NHS Workers has been named the Music Moment Of The Year, as a triumphant night that celebrated the heroes of the pandemic.
Griff will be awarded the NME Radar Award on the night, following in the footsteps of previous winners beabadoobee and Pale Waves. As one of the UK’s most exciting young pop stars, NME are thrilled to present Griff with the award, which recognises emerging acts who are destined to become legends for the next generation of musicians. It is also announced today that Norwegian pop powerhouse Sigrid will be joining Griff onstage for a performance of their Best Collaboration–nominated track ‘Head on Fire’.
Celebrating the most brilliant people in music and pop culture right now, the BandLab NME Awards 2022 will be presented by the UK’s hottest comedian, actress & writer Daisy May Cooper and rapper, presenter & BBC Radio 1Xtra host Lady Leshurr, feature performances from some of the most thrilling musical acts around, big-name guests, and a raft of epic unpredictable moments. NME Awards aims to be an inclusive event for all to enjoy and have teamed up with Grolsch to provide interpreters on the night for hearing impaired and deaf attendees. Fans have the chance to be in the thick of the action, with tickets on sale now via nme.com.
You can see the nominations below:
BANDLAB NME AWARDS 2022 NOMINATIONS
GODLIKE GENIUS
FKA twigs
ICON AWARD
Neneh Cherry
INNOVATION AWARD
Halsey
SONGWRITER AWARD
Jack Antonoff
NME RADAR AWARD
Griff
MUSIC MOMENT OF THE YEAR
Liam Gallagher’s Free Concert For NHS Workers
BEST ALBUM IN THE WORLD
Genesis Owusu – 'Smiling With No Teeth'
Ghetts – 'Conflict Of Interest'
Halsey – 'If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power'
Lana Del Rey – 'Blue Banisters'
Little Simz – 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert'
Sam Fender – 'Seventeen Going Under'
Self Esteem – 'Prioritise Pleasure'
Subsonic Eye – 'Nature Of Things'
Tyler, The Creator – 'Call Me If You Get Lost'
Wolf Alice – 'Blue Weekend'
BEST ALBUM BY A UK ARTIST
Ghetts – 'Conflict Of Interest'
Little Simz – 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert'
Sam Fender – 'Seventeen Going Under'
Self Esteem – 'Prioritise Pleasure'
Wolf Alice – 'Blue Weekend'
BEST SONG IN THE WORLD
BTS – 'Butter'
Charli XCX – 'Good Ones'
CHVRCHES & Robert Smith – 'How Not To Drown'
Lorde – 'Solar Power'
Olivia Rodrigo – 'Good 4 U'
PinkPantheress – 'Just For Me'
Sam Fender – 'Seventeen Going Under'
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – 'Stay'
Warren Hue – 'Omomo Punk'
Wet Leg – 'Chaise Longue'
BEST SONG BY A UK ARTIST
Charli XCX – 'Good Ones'
CHVRCHES & Robert Smith – 'How Not To Drown'
PinkPantheress – 'Just For Me'
Sam Fender – 'Seventeen Going Under'
Wet Leg – 'Chaise Longue'
BEST LIVE ACT: SUPPORTED BY GROLSCH
Bleachers
Bring Me The Horizon
IDLES
Little Simz
Megan Thee Stallion
Rina Sawayama
Self Esteem
Tomorrow x Together
Wizkid
Yungblud
BEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD
All Points East
Austin City Limits
Fuji Rock
Exit Festival
Green Man
Life Is Beautiful
Reading & Leeds
Riot Fest
TRNSMT
Wireless
BEST FESTIVAL IN THE UK: SUPPORTED BY WHITE CLAW
All Points East
Green Man
Reading & Leeds
TRNSMT
Wireless
BEST SMALL FESTIVAL
End Of The Road
Live At Leeds
Lost Village
Mighty Hoopla
Wide Awake
BEST FESTIVAL HEADLINER
Billie Eilish
Liam Gallagher
Megan Thee Stallion
Wolf Alice
Tyler, The Creator
BEST BAND IN THE WORLD
Amyl & The Sniffers
Ben&Ben
Bring Me The Horizon
CHVRCHES
Fontaines DC
Glass Animals
HAIM
Måneskin
Nova Twins
Wolf Alice
BEST BAND FROM THE UK: SUPPORTED BY PIZZA EXPRESS
Bring Me The Horizon
CHVRCHES
Glass Animals
Nova Twins
Wolf Alice
BEST SOLO ACT IN THE WORLD
Arlo Parks
Billie Eilish
Burna Boy
Dave
Little Simz
Pyra
Rina Sawayama
Sam Fender
Tkay Maidza
The Weeknd
BEST SOLO ACT FROM THE UK
Arlo Parks
Dave
Little Simz
Rina Sawayama
Sam Fender
BEST NEW ACT IN THE WORLD: SUPPORTED BY CANO WATER
Bad Boy Chiller Crew
BERWYN
Bree Runway
Inhaler
King Stingray
Olivia Rodrigo
Shye
Tems
Wet Leg
Yard Act
BEST NEW ACT FROM THE UK: SUPPORTED BY MUSIC VENUE TRUST
Bad Boy Chiller Crew
BERWYN
Bree Runway
Wet Leg
Yard Act
BEST MIXTAPE
Berwyn – 'Tape 2/Fomalhaut'
Central Cee – 'Wild West'
FKA twigs – 'Caprisongs'
Holly Humberstone – 'The Walls Are Way Too Thin'
PinkPantheress – 'To hell with it'
BEST COLLABORATION
Baby Keem x Kendrick Lamar – 'Family Ties'
Coldplay x BTS – 'My Universe’'
FKA twigs x The Weeknd – 'Tears In The Club'
Griff x Sigrid – 'Head On Fire'
Rina Sawayama x Elton John – 'Chosen Family'
BEST PRODUCER: SUPPORTED BY BANDLAB
Arca
Fred again..
India Jordan
Nia Archives
Travis Barker
BEST FILM
Last Night In Soho
Licorice Pizza
Promising Young Woman
Sound Of Metal
The Harder They Fall
BEST TV SERIES
Feel Good
It's A Sin
Sex Education
Stath Lets Flats
We Are Lady Parts
BEST FILM ACTOR
Alana Haim
Benedict Cumberbatch
Jonathan Majors
Riz Ahmed
Thomasin McKenzie
BEST TV ACTOR
Aisling Bea
Mae Martin
Ncuti Gatwa
Olly Alexander
Zendaya
BEST REISSUE
The Beatles – 'Let It Be'
Nirvana – 'Nevermind'
OutKast – 'ATLiens'
Radiohead – 'Kid Amnesiae'
Taylor Swift – 'Red (Taylor’s Version)’
BEST MUSIC FILM
Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
The Sparks Brothers
Summer Of Soul
Oasis Knebworth 1996
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Billie Eilish – 'Happier Than Ever'
Foals – 'Wake Me Up'
Lil Nas X – 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)'
Taylor Swift – 'All Too Well The Short Film'
Wet Leg – 'Chaise Longue'
BEST MUSIC BOOK
Bobby Gillespie – Tenement Kid
Dave Grohl – The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) – Crying In H Mart
Questlove – Music Is History
Paul McCartney – The Lyrics
BEST PODCAST
Disgraceland
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