NME Awards 2020

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2020 NME Awards
Date12 February 2020
LocationO2 Academy Brixton, London
Hosted byKatherine Ryan and Julie Adenuga
Websitewww.nme.com
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The 2020 NME Awards were held on 12 February 2020 at the O2 Academy Brixton in London and were hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan and radio host Julie Adenuga.[1][2] The nominations were announced on 20 January 2020.[3]

Among the special awards given, the Glastonbury Festival organizer Emily Eavis received the Godlike Genius Award, Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn received the Songwriter of the Decade Award, British band Arctic Monkeys won Album of the Decade for their 2013 album AM, The 1975 won Band of the Decade and American singer Courtney Love received the Icon Award.[4][5][6][7]

Winners and nominees[edit]

Best British Album Best Album in the World
Best British Song Best Song in the World
Best British Solo Act Best Solo Act in the World
Best British Band Best Band in the World
Best New British Act Best New Act in the World
Best Live Act Best Collaboration
Best Music Video Best Reissue
Best British Festival Best Small Festival
Best Festival in the World Best Festival Headliner
Best Film Best Film Actor
Best TV Series Best TV Actor
Best Music Film Best Music Book
Best Podcast Best Game
  • Have You Heard George's Podcast?
  • My Dad Wrote a Porno
  • Sex Power Money
  • Stay Free: The Story of The Clash
  • The Missing Cryptoqueen

Special Awards[edit]

NME Radar Award
Innovation Award
Icon Award
Songwriter of the Decade
Godlike Genius Award
Album of the Decade
Band of the Decade
Villain of the Year
Music Moment of the Year

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NME Awards 2020 Winners". NME. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ Rowley, Glenn (13 February 2020). "2020 NME Awards Winners: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ Trendell, Andrew (20 January 2020). "NME Awards 2020: Full list of nominations revealed". NME. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "As Nordoff Robbins is named official charity partner for NME Awards 2020, we can reveal today, this year's award nominees". Nordoff Robbins. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ Trendell, Andrew (29 January 2020). "Courtney Love to receive Icon Award at the NME Awards 2020". NME. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ Jones, Damian (12 February 2020). "Robyn wins Songwriter Of The Decade at NME Awards 2020: 'This a lifelong prize and I appreciate it so much'". NME. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "The 1975 win Band Of The Decade at NME Awards 2020". NME. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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