“Vote now for the candidate”
Q Magazine has just announced the nominations for its annual awards and David Bowie is nominated in six of them.
Here’s a bit from the press release…
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On Monday, October 21st 2013 Q – the UK’s premier music magazine will be honouring the greatest music of the past year again at one of the most respected, legendary and infamous dates on the music calendar, The Q Awards 2013.
In the time honoured tradition Q continues to champion the very best in music, topping the list of nominees this year are David Bowie with six nominations, followed by Arctic Monkeys, Foals and Daft Punk with 3 apiece.
Q Senior Editor Matt Mason said: “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, pop stars 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. ”
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We’ll leave you with a list of all the nominations which you can vote for here.
The Q Awards 2013 – Nominations
Q BEST NEW ACT
Disclosure
Palma Violets
Laura Mvula
Jagwar Ma
TOY
Valerie June
Tom Odell
Jake Bugg
Q 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
Q 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
Q BEST ALBUM presented by Bose
David Bowie The Next Day
Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires Of The City
Foals Holy Fire
Daft Punk Random Access Memories
Biffy Clyro Opposites
Q BEST LIVE ACT
Arctic Monkeys
Mumford & Sons
Muse
The Stone Roses
Foals
Q BEST SOLO ARTIST presented by Citroen
David Bowie
Jake Bugg
Laura Marling
Ellie Goulding
John Grant
Q BEST ACT IN THE WORLD TODAY
David Bowie
Vampire Weekend
Arctic Monkeys
Biffy Clyro
Foals
Q 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 & The Garage