Coldplay lead Q Awards nominations

11:11 | Tuesday September 2, 2008

In the former category, their fourth album Viva La Vida… goes up against Fleet Foxes’ and Vampire Weekend’s eponymous debuts, the Last Shadow Puppets’ the Age Of the Understatement and Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig !!!.

In the latter, Coldplay compete against current Q cover starts Oasis, as well as Muse, Metallica and Kings Of Leon.

They are also nominated for best track and best video, for Violet Hill.

The 2008 awards take place on October 6 at the Grosvenor House hotel in London.

To mark the awards, the magazine is hosting four one-off shows at the Forum in London from September 29 to October 2.

The Q Awards 2008 nominations are:

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST

Duffy

Adele

Santogold

Bon Iver

Gabriella Cilmi

BEST NEW ACT

Fleet Foxes

Glasvegas

The Ting Tings

The Last Shadow Puppets

Vampire Weekend

BEST TRACK

Keane - Spiralling

Duffy - Mercy

Coldplay - Violet Hill

Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

BEST VIDEO

Hot Chip - Ready To The Floor

Coldplay - Violet Hill

The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

Vampire Weekend - A-Punk

Goldfrapp - Happiness

BEST LIVE ACT

Kaiser Chiefs

Kings Of Leon

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

The Verve

Rage Against The Machine

BEST ALBUM (sponsored by Nixon)

Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

Nick Cave And The Band Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!

BEST ACT IN THE WORLD TODAY

Coldplay

Oasis

Muse

Metallica

Kings Of Leon