Radiohead, The Strokes Lead 2002 NME Carling Award Nominations

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Newcomers the Strokes and alt-rock veterans Radiohead share equal honors on the nominations list for the 2002 NME Carling Awards with four each.                                                      

The Strokes are vying for Best Band, Best Album (Is This It), Best Single ("Hard to Explain"), and Best New Act, while Radiohead received recognition in the Best Band, Best Album (Amnesiac), Best Live Act, and Best Music Video ("Pyramid Song") categories.

Several artists were close behind the two leaders, including U2, Linkin Park, Gorillaz, and Kylie Minogue, with three nominations each.

All winners are decided by fan voting at www.nmecarlingawards.com. The award ceremony will take place Feb. 25 at the Planit Arches in London.

Here is a selection of nominees for the 2002 NME Carling Awards (for a full list, see above link):

U2

Best Band

Charlatans U.K.
Radiohead
The Strokes
U2
White Stripes

Best Solo Artist

Ryan Adams
Ian Brown
P.J. Harvey
Kylie Minogue
Andrew WK

Strokes

Best Album

Wonderland, Charlatans U.K.
Origins of Symmetry, Muse
Amnesiac, Radiohead
Iowa, Slipknot
Is This It, the Strokes

Best Single

"Burn Baby Burn," Ash
"Fear," Ian Brown
"Bohemian Like You," Dandy Warhols
"Clint Eastwood," Gorillaz
"Hard to Explain," the Strokes

Kylie Minogue

Best New Act

Gorillaz
Linkin Park
Starsailor
The Strokes
White Stripes

Best Live Act

Ash
Linkin Park
Muse
Radiohead
U2

Best Music Video

"Where's Your Head At," Basement Jaxx
"Weapon of Choice," Fatboy Slim
"Clint Eastwood," Gorillaz
"Pyramid Song," Radiohead
"Elevation," U2