Duffy
The battle has begun for the Vodafone Live Music Awards, with Kate Nash, Duffy, Estelle and Amy Winehouse all pitted against each other for the coveted Best Female prize.
Mark Ronson, Dizzee Rascal, Morrissey and Paul Weller are all up for Best Male, while The Verve, Kaiser Chiefs, Primal Scream and Muse will be fighting for the title of Best Live Act.
The Verve, The Spice Girls, Led Zeppelin and Iron Maiden have all been nominated for the Best Live Return award, with The Ting Tings, Glasvegas, Foals and The Wombats all up for the XFM Live Breakthrough prize.
4Music will be awarding a prize for Festival Of The Year, with Reading and Leeds, Glastonbury, T in the Park and Latitude all in the running.
The Ting Tings
The ceremony will be held on Thursday 18th September at the Brixton Academy, London. Fans wishing to attend can win exclusive tickets by visiting www.vodafonemusic.co.uk.
While you'll have to wait until then to find out the winners, it's also been announced that rock veteran Iggy Pop will be awarded the Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award.
The awards will also be broadcast on Channel 4. For more details, see www.vodafonemusic.co.uk.
Update: 10:00am Friday 8th August 2008.
Since Iron Maiden have asked to be removed from the Best Live Return category, James will now replace them on the shortlist. See our story here for more details.
