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Seven-up for Oasis at awards

SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING?: Oasis

IT'S gearing up to be a big, big year for Oasis. With three massive Heaton Park shows in June already to look forward to, the Burnage-formed rockers are also up for seven gongs at tonight's Shockwaves NME Awards.

The swaggering Gallagher brothers and Co - who will also headline Benicàssim this July - beat off competition from a host of hot new talent, to be nominated in the Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album, Best Video, Best Band Blog categories, while guitarist Noel Gallagher is also up for Hero Of The Year  and the Best Dressed gong.

They'll find out if they've won at the ceremony, which will take place at Brixton Academy.

A typically cocksure Noel Gallagher said of the nominations: "Seven nominations you say? Is that all? I always new my time would come in the best dressed man in the world category."

Conor McNicholas, NME editor added: "Its clear that the NME readers' love affair with Oasis continues apace. Their latest album has proved they can play to their established fans and still encourage a new generation of Liam and Noels.

"But Oasis and the rest of the UK acts have got some stiff competition from our US cousins. Kings of Leon, MGMT and Vampire Weekend prove that the American music scene is on fire right now and the Obama-effect is helping us fall for American glamour all over again.

"I'd be surprised if NME readers didn't crown him Hero of the Year."

On the flipside Oasis are also up for Worst Band, while elsewhere The Ting Tings have been shortlisted in the Best Track category for It's Not My Name and the Manchester Apollo is up for Best Venue.

US shock popper Katy Perry is avoiding the ceremony by playing a show in Manchester - unsuprising really, as she's only nominated in the Worst Dressed category!

Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 nominations:

BEST BRITISH BAND supported by Shockwaves
Oasis
Bloc Party
Radiohead
Muse
Last Shadow Puppets

BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND supported by 4music
Kings of Leon
The Killers
MGMT
Vampire Weekend
Chrystal Castles

BEST SOLO ARTIST
Ladyhawke
Jay-Z
Laura Marling
Lightspeed Champion
Pete Doherty

BEST NEW BAND supported by Bench
Vampire Weekend
MGMT
Glasvegas
Late Of The Pier
White Lies

BEST LIVE BAND supported by Red Stripe
Radiohead
Oasis
The Killers
Muse
Kings Of Leon

BEST ALBUM supported by HMV
Kings Of Leon
The Killers
Glasvegas
Oasis
Bloc Party

BEST TRACK supported by NME Radio
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
Last shadow Puppets - Age Of The Understanding
Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
MGMT - Time To Pretend

BEST VIDEO supported by NME TV
Late Of The Pier - Heartbeat
Last Shadow Puppets - My Mistakes Were Made For You
Radiohead - House of Cards
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
Oasis - Shock Of The Lightening

BEST LIVE EVENT
T in the Park
Glastonbury
Isle Of Wight Festival
Reading and Leeds
V Festival

BEST TV
Skins
Mighty Boosh
Gavin & Stacey
Nevermind the Buzzcocks
IT Crowd

BEST FILM
Quantum of Solace
Wall.E
Dark Knight
Twilight
Juno

BEST DANCE FLOOR FILLER
Bloc Party - Mercury
Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris - Dance Wiv Me
Crystal Castles - Courtship Dating
Friendly Fires - Paris
Late Of The Pier - Bathroom Gurgle

BEST DVD
Foo Fighters Live At Wembley
Rolling Stones - Shine A Light
Kaiser Chiefs - Live From Elland Road
Arctic Monkeys At The Apollo
Muse - HAARP

HERO OF THE YEAR
Brandon flowers
Noel Gallagher
Barack Obama
Noel Fielding
Alex Turner

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Amy Winehouse
George Bush
Pete Doherty
John McCain
Gordon Brown

BEST DRESSED
Brandon Flowers
Noel Fielding
Alexa Chung
Alex Turner
Noel Gallagher

WORST DRESSED
Amy Winehouse
Pete Doherty
Katy Perry
Brandon Flowers
Johnny Borrell

WORST ALBUM
The Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Britney Spears - Circus
Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls
Razorlight - Slipway Fires

WORST BAND
Tokio Hotel
Jonas Brothers
Scouting for Girls
Fall Out Boy
Oasis

SEXIEST MALE
Carl Barat
Keith Murray
Matt Bellamy
Pete Doherty
Miles Kane

SEXIEST FEMALE
Hayley Williams
Kate Jackson
Alison Mosshart
Lykke Li
Stephanie Dosen

BEST WEBSITE
Facebook
YouTube
Last FM
Myspace
Bebo

BEST VENUE
o2 Arena
London Astoria
Glasgow Barrowlands
Brixton Academy
Manchester Apollo

BEST ALBUM ARTWORK
We Are Scientists – Brian Thrust Mastery
Muse – Haarp
The Cure – 4:13 Dream
Guillemots – Red
The Killers – Day & Age

BEST BAND BLOG
Noel Gallagher / Oasis
Little boots
Lightspeed Champion
Radiohead
Foals.