NME Awards 2017

The NME Awards 2017 were held in London, England, on 15 February 2017, at the Brixton Academy and was hosted by English comedian Huw Stephens. Beyoncé led the nominations with five, followed by the 1975, Bastille, Christine and the Queens and Skepta with four nominations each.

Winners and nominees

Best British Band

Best International Band

Best British Female

Best International Female

Best International Male

Best British Male

Best New Artist

Best Album

Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
Skepta – Konnichiwa
The 1975 – I Like It [When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It]
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Bastille – Wild World
Beyoncé – Lemonade

Best Track

Tove Lo – "Cool Girl"
Charli XCX – "After the Afterparty"
Skepta – "Man"
Bastille – "Good Grief"
The 1975 – "Somebody Else"
'''Christine and the Queens – "Tilted"'''

Best Live Band

Best Video

Kanye West – "Famous"
Beyoncé – "Formation"
Radiohead – "Burn the Witch"
Slaves – "Consume or Be Consumed"
Rat Boy – "Get Over It"
Wolf Alice – "Lisbon"

Best TV Series

Best Festival

Best Film

Best Music Film

Oasis: Supersonic
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ One More Time with Feeling
Sing Street
Gimme Danger
The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon
''The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years''

Music Moment of the Year

Bring Me the Horizon invade Coldplay’s table at NME Awards 2016
Coldplay’s Viola Beach tribute at Glastonbury
Beyoncé drops Lemonade
Skepta wins Mercury Prize
Pete Doherty plays The Bataclan
The Stone Roses’ first new music in 20 years

Best Re-issue

Best Book

Alan Partridge – Nomad
Johnny Marr – Set the Boy Free
Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run
The Killers – Somewhere Outside That Finish Line
Zayn – Zayn: The Official Autobiography
Sylvia Patterson – ''I'm Not with the Band''

Hero of the Year

Villain of the Year

Worst Band

Best Small Festival

Y Not
Green Man
End of the Road
Festival No 6
Kendall Calling
Slam Dunk

Best Festival Headliner

Outstanding Contribution to Music

'''Pulp'''