Beyonce tops the nominations for this year’s NME Awards.
According to the BBC, she is up for five prizes, including best international female, album, video, music moment of the year and hero of the year.
The 1975, Bastille, Christine And The Queens and Skepta all have four nominations while Wolf Alice, Kanye West and Adele have three each. The winners will be announced on Feb. 15.
Meanwhile, 5 Seconds of Summer are going for a hat-trick of wins in the worst band category.
They are up against Honey G, Clean Bandit, The Chainsmokers, Nickelback and Twenty One Pilots but did not seem to mind too much last year.
Biffy Clyro, who are up for two awards, launched the nominations on Thursday night with a special acoustic set at London’s Omeara.
Mike Williams, NME’s editor-in-chief, said: “Every year we’re bowled over by the enthusiasm of the NME readers, voting in their thousands for their favorite bands, artists, tracks, albums and more.
“Covering every genre under the sun, this year’s shortlists reflect what an incredible 12 months of music we’ve had, both from returning superstars and brand new artists.
“We can’t wait to get them together in O2 Academy Brixton for the most rock ‘n’ roll night of the year. Bring it on.”

Source: Arab News