Lizzo, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey Among 2020 NME Awards Nominees

Stormzy, The 1975, Yungblud, Foals and Stormzy are also nominated.

A distinguished group of women lead the nominees for the 2020 NME Awards, with Billie Eilish, Lizzo, FKA Twigs, Lana Del Rey and Charli XCX landing multiple nods. The nominees, announced on Tuesday morning (Jan. 21), will vie for the awards at the Feb. 12 show at the O2 Academy Brixton.   

The ceremony will feature live performances from nominees The 1975 and Yungblud, as well as newcomer Beabadoobee.

A number of categories are fan voted, including Hero of the Year, Villain of the Year and Music Moment of the Year; vote here.

Check out list of nominees below (and click here for the full list).


NME Awards 2020 nominees:

GODLIKE GENIUS

Emily Eavis (Glastonbury Festival organizer)

BEST BRITISH ALBUM

FKA Twigs – Magdalene

Foals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Pt. 1

Little Simz – Grey Area

Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka

Slowthai – Nothing Great About Britain

BEST ALBUM IN THE WORLD

Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

FKA twigs – Magdalene

Foals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Pt. 1

Lana Del Rey – Norman F–king Rockwell

Little Simz – Grey Area

Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka

Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind

Slowthai – Nothing Great About Britain

Stella Donnelly – Beware Of The Dogs

Tyler, the Creator – Igor

BEST BRITISH SONG

AJ Tracey – "Ladbroke Grove"

Dua Lipa – "Don’t Start Now"

Georgia – "About Work The Dancefloor"

Mura Masa ft Slowthai – "Deal Wiv It"

The 1975 – "People"

BEST SONG IN THE WORLD

AJ Tracey – "Ladbroke Grove"

Billie Eilish – "Bad Guy"

Clairo – "Bags"

Dua Lipa – "Don’t Start Now"

Georgia – "About Work The Dancefloor"

Lil Nas X – "Old Town Road" (Remix)

Lizzo – "Juice"

Mura Masa ft Slowthai – "Deal Wiv It"

Post Malone – "Circles"

The 1975 – "People"

BEST BRITISH SOLO ACT

AJ Tracey

Charli XCX

FKA Twigs

Slowthai

Yungblud

BEST SOLO ACT IN THE WORLD

AJ Tracey

Beck

Billie Eilish

Charli XCX

FKA Twigs

Lana Del Rey

Lizzo

Slowthai

Taylor Swift

Yungblud

BEST BRITISH BAND: SUPPORTED BY PIZZA EXPRESS

Bring Me The Horizon

Idles

Krept & Konan

The 1975

The Big Moon

BEST BAND IN THE WORLD

Bring Me The Horizon

Brockhampton

BTS

Haim

Idles

Krept & Konan

Slipknot

Tame Impala

The 1975

The Big Moon

BEST NEW BRITISH ACT: SUPPORTED BY NORDOFF ROBBINS

Celeste

D-Block Europe

Easy Life

Jade Bird

Sam Fender

BEST NEW ACT IN THE WORLD

Celeste

Clairo

D-Block Europe

DaBaby

Dominic Fike

Easy Life

Fontaines DC

Girl In Red

Jade Bird

Sam Fender

BEST LIVE ACT: SUPPORTED BY COPPER DOG

Amyl + The Sniffers

Foals

Iggy Pop

Lizzo

Slowthai

BEST COLLABORATION

BTS + Halsey

Charli XCX + Christine And The Queens

Megan Thee Stallion + DaBaby

Slowthai + Mura Masa

Yungblud + Dan Reynolds

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Brockhampton – "I Been Born Again"

Easy Life – "Nice Guys"

Normani – "Motivation"

Stormzy – "Vossi Bop"

Yungblud – "Original Me"

BEST BRITISH FESTIVAL

All Points East

Glastonbury

Parklife

Reading & Leeds

Wireless

BEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD

All Points East

Coachella

Fuji Rock

Glastonbury

Mad Cool

Parklife

Reading & Leeds

Rock In Rio

Sziget

Wireless

BEST FESTIVAL HEADLINER

Cardi B

Lana Del Rey

Stormzy

The 1975

The Cure

BEST MUSIC FILM

Beyonce: Homecoming

BTS: Bring The Soul

Liam Gallagher: As It Was

Michael Hutchence: Mystify

Rocketman

BEST MUSIC BOOK

Brett Anderson – Afternoons With The Blinds Drawn

Debbie Harry – Face It: A Memoir

Elton John – Me

Prince – The Beautiful Ones

Tegan & Sara – High School

BEST REISSUE

Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace

Muse – Origin Of Muse

Prince – 1999

R.E.M. – Monster 25

The Beatles – Abbey Road