The Libertines, Wolf Alice head 2016 NME Awards nominations

The Libertines and Wolf Alice have both received nominations in all of the main categories for the 2016 NME Awards.

Upon their return with ‘Anthems For Doomed Youth‘ this year, The Libertines are up for Best British Band, Best Album, Best Track and Best Live Band, where they are joined in each category by Wolf Alice.

“The NME Audience have voted in their thousands, and once again they’ve pulled together an exciting, diverse and in some places pretty surprising shortlist for the 2016 Awards,” comments Mike Williams, NME editor-in-chief.

The 2016 NME Awards ceremony will take place on February 17th at London’s Brixton Academy.

2016 NME Awards, selected categories:

Best British Band
The Libertines
Foals
Wolf Alice
The 1975
Catfish and The Bottlemen
The Maccabees

Best International Band
Tame Impala
Foo Fighters
The Strokes
The Killers
Alabama Shakes
Run The Jewels

Best New Artist
Rat Boy
Hinds
Halsey
Yak
Lapsley
Formation

Best British Solo Artist
Adele
Noel Gallagher
Ed Sheeran
Charli XCX
Florence Welch
Skepta

Best International Solo Artist
Kendrick Lamar
Lana Del Rey
Taylor Swift
Courtney Barnett
Kanye West
Grimes

Best Live Band
The Maccabees
The Libertines
Foals
Catfish and The Bottlemen
Royal Blood
Wolf Alice

Best Album
Wolf Alice – ‘My Love Is Cool’
The Maccabees – ‘Marks to Prove it’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’
Tame Impala – ‘Currents’
Grimes – ‘Art Angels’
Foals – ‘What Went Down’

Best Track
Coldplay – ‘Adventure Of a Lifetime’
The Libertines – ‘Gunga Din’
The Weeknd – ‘I Can’t Feel My Face’
Skepta – ‘Shut Down’
Wolf Alice – ‘Giant Peach’
Foals – ‘What Went Down’

Best Music Video
Rihanna – ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’
The Libertines – ‘Heart Of The Matter’
Wolf Alice – ‘You’re a Germ’
Blur – ‘Ong Ong’
Slaves – ‘Cheer Up London’
Tame Impala – ‘The Less I Know The Better’

Best Festival
Glastonbury
Reading & Leeds
V Festival
T in the Park
Bestival
Isle of Wight