On Thursday, 5th September the five NMG Awards judges met to complete the first list of nominations, known as the ‘long list’.
This is the first stage of the process. At the end of this month the judges will meet again to narrow the nominations down to a top four in each category, this will be known as the nominations ‘short list’.
The judging criteria includes the artists recorded music (each artist on the long list was asked to submit one track representative of their sound), connection with fans, social media presence, live performance ability, success to date and potential to achieve in the future.
All artists who make the nominations short list will automatically be invited for free to the NMG Awards ceremony on Thursday, 24th October. We’d love as many artists as possible to attend so we will be offering discounted tickets to all those artists who don’t make the next stage.
Furthermore, a limited selection of artists will be invited to perform on the night.
The nominations short list will be published on this website on Friday, 27th September.
Tickets for the event will be available to the public priced £5.
The Long List
There are twelve categories including one which includes all nominees listed below and will be open to voting by the public
Best Male Solo Artist
B-Sydes
Christian Smith
Dan Wilde
Dropout Dan
Johnno Casson
Just William & The Outlaws
Lewis Mokler
Tom Copson
Zak Thomas
Best Female Solo Artist
Aliceband
Alice Rayner
Annie Dressner
Bemuzic
Holly Carter
Melody Causton
Shannon Hope
Best Duo
Frett
Music and Spies
Ollie and Will
The Cogo
The Floe
Two Intents
Best Folk / Roots Artist
CC Smugglers
Elliot Porter & The Missing Pieces
Flaming June
Fred’s House
Honeywitch
Jon Hart Band
Smoken Joes
The Facade
The Willows
Best Indie Group
Chasing Outlaws
Forest
From The Sticks
Holden Girls
Treehead
Best Pop Artist
Blonde Louis
Glenn Godfrey
Motor Tapes
The Hot Lights
Xsara
Best Rock Group
Flux32
Go.Fly.Win
Home Salvation
Horse Party
Pablo Zero
Radar
The Simpletone
The Vitamins
Violet Bones
Best Alternative Group
Fuzzy Lights
Keltrix
Lucid
Skimble Shanks
Sound Menagerie
Tiger Blue
Best Urban / Dance Artist
Azubuike
Ben McCarthy
Gary Hellman
Goldstar
Lil Trizzle
Mirror Signal
Simon Panrucker
Best Group – 18 and under
28 Boulevard
Boiling Point
Keys
King Blood
Lost Lungs
Scenario
Should Be Kings
Soft Like Camel
The Varsity
Three Patch Problem
Best Solo Artist – 18 and under
Autumn McDonald
Grace Sarah
Harry Seaton
Lost Boys Club
Sarah Louise
Tilly Dalglish
Audience Choice
All the artists listed above are also nominated for this award. Voting will open two weeks prior to the awards on Thursday, 10th October and will take place via our NMG Awards Facebook page.