David Bowie Leads Q Award 2013 Nominations - Full List Revealed

The nominations for 2013's Q Awards are revealed, with David Bowie leading the way having been named in six categories. 

Bowie is nominated in the categories; Best Album with ‘The Next Day‘, Best Track with ‘Where Are We Now?‘, as well mentions for Best Solo Artist, Best Video and Best Act In The World today. The David Bowie exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, which closed last month, is also nominated in the category for Best Event. 

Daft Punk and Arctic Monkeys have each landed 3 nominations, named in the categories; Best Track, Best Video, Best Album and Best Live Act. 

Q Senior Editor, Matt Mason says: “It’s been another unforgettable year for music, and the nominations reflect the breadth and brilliance of artists from the UK and beyond.

“The return of David Bowie proved that, even in the digital age, popstars retain the ability to completely amaze and surprise us, while the phenomenal success of Daft Punk showed that you can still reach right across the globe with one great song.

“With Glastonbury back on the calendar, we’ve also enjoyed a summer of outstanding live performances. All the Q Awards nominees have helped ensure that 2013 has been an incredible year for music.”

For a full list of the 2013 nominations, see below. The awards will again be hosted by comedian Al Murray and take place in London on October 21. To cast your vote head to qthemusic.com/qawards2013

Q Awards 2013 nominations:

Best New Act
Disclosure
Palma Violets
Laura Mvula
Jagwar Ma
TOY
Valerie June
Tom Odell
Jake Bugg

Best Track
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams ‘Get Lucky’
Arctic Monkeys ‘Do I Wanna Know?’
David Bowie ‘Where Are We Now?’
Ellie Goulding ‘Burn’
Robin Thicke ft. TI and Pharrell ‘Blurred Lines’

Best Video
Daft Punk ft Pharrell Williams ‘Get Lucky’
David Bowie ‘The Stars (Are Out Tonight)’
Manic Street Preachers ‘Show Me the Wonder’
Vampire Weekend ‘Diane Young’
Beady Eye ‘Shine a Light’

Best Album
David Bowie ‘The Next Day’
Vampire Weekend ‘Modern Vampires Of The City’
Foals ‘Holy Fire’
Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’
Biffy Clyro ‘Opposites’

Best Live Act
Arctic Monkeys
Mumford & Sons
Muse
The Stone Roses
Foals

Best Solo Artist
David Bowie
Jake Bugg
Laura Marling
Ellie Goulding
John Grant

Best Act in the World Today
David Bowie
Vampire Weekend
Arctic Monkeys
Biffy Clyro
Foals

Best Event
Glastonbury
David Bowie at the V&A
Kraftwerk at Tate Modern
The Rolling Stones in Hyde Park
Latitude
The Killers at Wembley Stadium and The Garage

Related News