Allmusic Blog — Nominees for this year’s NME Awards have been announced, with Kasabian and Arctic Monkeys leading the back with six nods apiece. Muse trails closely behind with four nominations. The ceremony will be held at the O2 Academy in Brixton on February 24... more info

Guardian Music — Good news for boys with guitars – the NME awards 2010 shortlist has been announced and indie rock is on the menuThe nominees for this year's NME awards have been announced, giving Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and, er, generally boys with guitars l... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian lead the nominations for the NME Awards 2010. The Sheffield four-piece have six nominations while the Leicester’s finest are up in five categories.   Both... more info

Guardian Music — No cameras, no covers, no Bono. It's not surprising that the Oxford rock boffins' charity concert raised so much for HaitiRadiohead raised more than £350,000 for Haiti relief on Sunday, playing a benefit concert in Los Angeles. The one-off gig, wh... more info

ContactMusic — Arctic Monkeys are up for seven accolades at this year's Shockwave NME Awards. The 'Crying Lightning' hitmakers are in the running for Best British Band, Best... more info

Pop Justice — Eyes down, look in: » Lady Gaga, La Roux, Arctic Monkeys and Muse are among the acts up for NME Awards. (NME) (http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/49405) » Maybe the new MGMT album won't be shit after all: Andrew from the band says 'Congratu... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Anyone who knows me knows that I love The National. They are up there with Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Radiohead as some of my favorite bands! They have announced that their (currently untitled) new album is coming out in May on 4AD records! I c... more info

KASABIAN and Arctic Monkeys are fighting it out for five gongs at the NME Awards this year more info

ContactMusic — ARCTIC MONKEYS and KASABIAN have landed six nominations apiece for Britain's 2010 NME Awards.The two groups will go head to head for prizes in the Best British Band and... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - Male bands led the charge at the NME award nominations on Monday, with Arctic Monkeys appearing in six categories, Kasabian in five and Muse in four. more info