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Courtney Barnett up for major UK award

The UK's NME Awards shortlist was revealed overnight.

By Poppy ReidPublished Jan 19, 2018
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Remember in 2015 when Courtney Barnett returned from SXSW an international 'buzz' act? Three years on, and five years since the release of her breakout double EP A Sea Of Split Peas, the Melbourne artist has three ARIAs to her name, a Grammy and Brit award nomination. Now, she's up for an NME Award.

The UK's NME Awards shortlist was revealed overnight with Courtney Barnett and her beloved comrade Kurt Vile picking up a nod for Best Collaboration for ‘Continental Breakfast’.

The pair are up against Craig David and Bastille, (‘I Know You’), Stefflon Don and Skepta, (‘Ding-A-Ling’), Gorillaz and Jehnny Beth, (‘We Got The Power’), Lily Allen and Giggs, (‘Trigger Bang’) and Yungen and Yxng Bane, (‘Bestie').

In October 2017, Barnett's collaboration with the American indie-rocker, ‘Lotta Sea Lice’ hit #5 on the ARIA chart, #11 in the UK and #4 on the US indie chart.

Watch the clip for 'Continental Breakfast’ below:

Lorde and Charli XCX lead the shortlist. Both acts boast four nominations, including for Best Track.

The ceremony, which takes place at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on February 14 will see
Liam Gallagher pick up his Godlike Genius award on the night, before playing a special set to close the event.

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Check out the full NME Awards shortlist below:

BEST BRITISH BAND supported by Zig-Zag

Alt-J Kasabian Wolf Alice The 1975 The xx Bastille

BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND supported by 19 Crimes

Haim The National Foo Fighters The Killers Paramore Migos

BEST BRITISH SOLO ARTIST supported by VO5

Dua Lipa Liam Gallagher Ed Sheeran Stormzy Loyle Carner Charli XCX

BEST FILM supported by Zig-Zag

T2: Trainspotting Blade Runner 2049 Baby Driver The Disaster Artist Star Wars: The Last Jedi It

BEST INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST

Kendrick Lamar Taylor Swift Lorde Lana Del Rey St Vincent Father John Misty

BEST NEW ARTIST

Stefflon Don J Hus The Magic Gang Sigrid SZA Shame

BEST ALBUM

Lorde, ‘Melodrama’ J Hus, ‘Common Sense’ Wolf Alice, ‘Visions Of A Life’ Gorillaz, ‘Humanz’ Loyle Carner, ‘Yesterday’s Gone’ The National, ‘Sleep Well Beast’

BEST TRACK supported by Estrella Galicia

Kasabian, ‘God Bless This Acid House’ Kendrick Lamar, ‘Humble’ Lorde, ‘Green Light’ The Horrors, ‘Something To Remember Me By’ Dua Lipa, ‘New Rules’ Charli XCX, ‘Boys’

BEST LIVE ARTIST

Kasabian Stormzy Lorde Royal Blood LCD Soundsystem Liam Gallagher

BEST FESTIVAL supported by ID&C

Glastonbury Reading & Leeds Download Parklife TRNSMT Bestival

BEST COLLABORATION supported by VO5

Craig David and Bastille, ‘I Know You’ Stefflon Don and Skepta, ‘Ding-A-Ling’ Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, ‘Continental Breakfast’ Gorillaz and Jehnny Beth, ‘We Got The Power’ Lily Allen and Giggs, ‘Trigger Bang’ Yungen and Yxng Bane, ‘Bestie’

BEST MIXTAPE

Charli XCX, ‘Pop 2’ Drake, ‘More Life’ Krept & Konan, ‘7 Nights/7 Days’ Rex Orange County, ‘Apricot Princess’ Dave, ‘Game Over’ Avelino, No Bullshit’

BEST VIDEO

The Big Moon, ‘Sucker’ Charli XCX, ‘Boys’ St Vincent, ‘Los Ageless’ Taylor Swift, ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Dua Lipa, ‘New Rules’ Pale Waves, ‘Television Romance’

BEST TV SHOW

Stranger Things 2 Game Of Thrones Westworld Rick & Morty Glow Peaky Blinders

MUSIC MOMENT OF THE YEAR

One Love Manchester The Killers play surprise set at Glastonbury Grime4Corbyn Noel Gallagher plays ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ at Manchester Arena Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington tribute concert

BEST FESTIVAL HEADLINER

Muse BBK Ed Sheeran Noel Gallagher Foo Fighters The 1975

BEST SMALL FESTIVAL

Festival Number 6 Boardmasters Wilderness Field Day End Of The Road Kendal Calling

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

Donald Trump Theresa May Katie Hopkins Piers Morgan Kim Jong-un Jeremy Hunt

HERO OF THE YEAR

Ariana Grande Rose McGowan Jeremy Corbyn Ellie Rowsell Big Shaq David Attenborough

REISSUE OF THE YEAR

Radiohead, ‘OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017’ Prince, ‘Purple Rain’ The Beatles, ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ REM, ‘Automatic For The People’ The Smiths, ‘The Queen Is Dead’ Super Furry Animals, ‘Radiator’

BEST MUSIC BOOK

Wiley, Eskiboy Action Bronson, Fuck That’s Delicious: An Annotated Guide To Eating Well Dylan Jones, David Bowie: A Life Allan Jones, Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down: Rock’n’Roll War Stories Lizzy Goodman, Meet Me In The Bathroom: Rebirth And Rock And Roll In New York City 2001-2011 The KLF, 2023: A Trilogy

BEST MUSIC FILM

Lady Gaga: Five Foot Two L7: Pretend We’re Dead Bunch Of Kunst: A Film About Sleaford Mods George Michael: Freedom England Is Mine Whitney: Can I Be Me

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