NME Awards facts for kids
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 24 April 1953 |
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| Network | ITV |
The NME Awards is a yearly music awards show in the United Kingdom. It was started by the music magazine NME (which stands for New Musical Express). The very first awards show happened in 1953. It was called the NME Poll Winners Concerts.
Even though the awards are real, the ceremony itself is often funny and light-hearted. In the past, there have been fun categories like "Villain of the Year" and "Worst Record". The trophies given to the winners are quite unique and sometimes humorous.
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History of the NME Awards
The awards started as the NME Poll Winners Concert in 1953. These concerts and awards continued until 1972. Some concerts were even filmed and shown on ITV. Famous bands like The Beatles and the Rolling Stones often performed. Big venues like the Royal Albert Hall and the Empire Pool, Wembley hosted these events.
The Britpop Era
In 1994, the awards were briefly called the NME Brat Awards. This name was a playful copy of the Brit Awards. At first, the awards supported the growing Britpop music scene. Blur was the first band in this modern era to win more than three awards. They took home five awards in total.
In 1996, another famous band, Oasis, won four awards. These included Best Band, Best Live Band, Best Album ((What's the Story) Morning Glory?), and Best Single ("Wonderwall"). Later in the 1990s, major winners included the Manic Street Preachers (four awards in 1999) and Blur (three awards in 2000).
The Garage Rock Revival
In 2002, the awards showed NME magazine's support for the "New Rock Revolution". This was a time when garage rock revival music became popular. The band the Strokes won three awards that year. They won "Best New Act," "Best Album," and "Band of the Year."
In 2003, Nick Jago, the drummer for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, gave a very long, silent speech that caused some confusion.
The Libertines won "Best British Band" in both 2004 and 2005. They also won "Best New Band" in 2003.
In 2006, Arctic Monkeys won "Best New Band" and "Best British Band" in the same year. They became the third band in the modern era to win three awards. These were Best New Band, Best British Band, and Best Track. Their lead singer, Alex Turner, joked that the awards often went to bands the magazine wrote about a lot. Also in 2006, Kaiser Chiefs were nominated for six awards. They won Best Album for their album Employment.
In 2007, Razorlight's self-titled album was nominated for "Worst Album." This was interesting because NME itself had given the album a good review (8/10). This made it the highest-rated album ever nominated for "Worst Album."
In 2008, some people felt the award nominations did not include enough female artists. After the 2008 ceremony, there was a big concert called the NME Big Gig. Bands like the Cribs, Klaxons, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, and Manic Street Preachers performed.
In 2009, Oasis was nominated for a record seven awards. George W. Bush won "Villain of the Year" for the sixth year in a row.
In 2013, the Killers won their fourth award in the "Best International Band" category. In 2015, Kasabian were nominated for nine awards. This broke the record set by Oasis in 2009.
Most NME Award Wins
Some artists and bands have won many NME Awards over the years. Here are some of the top winners:
- Elvis Presley and John Peel (26 awards each)
- Cliff Richard (21 awards)
- Paul Weller and Arctic Monkeys (20 awards each)
- Muse (19 awards)
- Morrissey (18 awards)
- Oasis (17 awards)
- The Beatles (17 awards)
- The Jam (13 awards)
- David Bowie (11 awards)
Artists Winning Multiple Major Awards in One Year
This list shows artists who won several important awards in a single year. Major awards include Best Album, Best British Band, and Best Track.
- 1968 – The Beatles (3 awards)
- 1973 – David Bowie (2 awards)
- 1974 – David Bowie (3 awards)
- 1986 – The Smiths (2 awards)
- 1992 – R.E.M (2 awards)
- 1995 – Blur (5 awards)
- 1996 – Oasis (4 awards)
- 1999 – Manic Street Preachers (4 awards)
- 2000 – Blur (3 awards)
- 2001 – Coldplay (2 awards)
- 2002 – The Strokes (3 awards)
- 2003 – Coldplay (2 awards)
- 2005 – Franz Ferdinand (2 awards)
- 2006 – Arctic Monkeys (3 awards)
- 2007 – Arctic Monkeys (2 awards)
- 2008 – Arctic Monkeys (3 awards)
- 2009 – MGMT (2 awards)
- 2010 – Muse and Kasabian (2 awards each)
- 2011 – My Chemical Romance (2 awards)
- 2012 – Florence and the Machine (2 awards)
- 2013 – Florence and the Machine and the Rolling Stones (2 awards each)
- 2014 – Arctic Monkeys (4 awards)
- 2015 – Jamie T and Kasabian (3 awards each)
- 2016 – Wolf Alice and the Libertines (2 awards each)
- 2017 – Christine and the Queens (2 awards)
- 2018 – Ariana Grande (2 awards)
- 2022 – Sam Fender (2 awards)
See also
In Spanish: NME Awards para niños
