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The 2012 shortlist for the Q Music awards have been announced, with Florence + The Machine, Blur, The Stone Roses and Noel Gallagher all receiving two nominations.
The ceremony will be held on 22 October 2012 and voting is now open on the Q website for readers and fans to have their say in the awards process.
"It's been the most incredible year for British music," says Q editor Andrew Harrison. "Our bands and our anthems transformed the Olympics into the greatest music event on Earth.
"And amazing comeback shows from Blur and the Stone Roses showed the enduring appeal of our greatest musicians. All the nominees for this year's Q Awards helped make 2012 an absolutely unforgettable year."
See the nominations in full below.
Q Best New Act
Alabama Shakes
Alt-J
Django Django
Lianne La Havas
Frank Ocean
Best Track
Florence + the Machine - 'Shake It Out'
Fun - 'We Are Young'
Gotye - 'Somebody That I Used To Know'
Plan B - 'Ill Manors'
Rizzle Kicks - 'Mama Do The Hump'
Best Album
The Black Keys - El Camino
Richard Hawley - Standing At The Sky's Edge
The Maccabees - Given To The Wild
Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks
Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe
Best Live Act
Blur
The Cribs
Radiohead
Bruce Springsteen
The Stone Roses
Best Video
Arctic Monkeys - 'R U Mine?'
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - 'Everybody's On The Run'
Keane - 'Disconnected'
The Killers - 'Runaways'
Nicki Minaj - 'Starships'
Best Solo Artist
Adele
Dizzee Rascal
Noel Gallagher
Emeli Sandé
Florence Welch
Best Act In The World Today
Blur
Coldplay
Lady GaGa
Muse
The Stone Roses
