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Adele leads the way in this year's Q Awards nominations, with three nods, including Best Female Artist.

Arctic Monkeys and Jessie J have also secured multiple nominations, with the latter in the running for Breakthrough Artist.

Ed Sheeran, Katy B, James Blake and Miles Kane are also up for the award.

Q Awards 2011 nominations list:

Breakthrough Artist

Jessie J
Ed Sheeran
Katy B
James Blake
Miles Kane

Best New Act

The Vaccines
WU LYF
Foster The People
Everything Everything
Nero

Q Best Female Artist

Adele
Laura Marling
Beyoncé
Jessie J
PJ Harvey

Q Best Male Artist

Cee Lo Green
Tinie Tempah
Wretch 32
Ed Sheeran
Example

Best Track

Adele - ­ Rolling In The Deep
Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
Arctic Monkeys - Don’t Sit Down ’Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair
Adele - Someone Like You
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

Best Album

Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!
The Horrors - Skying
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

Best Live Act

Coldplay
Biffy Clyro
Elbow
Beyoncé
Chase And Status

Best Video

Jessie J - Do It Like A Dude
Lady Gaga - Judas
Foo Fighters - Walk
Ed Sheeran - You Need Me, I Don’t Need You
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Hurts - Wonderful Life

Best Act In The World Today

Muse
Coldplay
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian
Arcade Fire
U2

Next Big Thing

Shortlist to be announced early October

Greatest Act Of The Last 25 Years

U2
Damon Albarn
Radiohead
Oasis
Nirvana
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Muse
Jack White
Paul Weller
Jay Z
Eminem
Madonna
The Strokes
R.E.M.
The Stone Roses
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Coldplay
Manic Street Preachers
Björk
Beastie Boys
Metallica
Prodigy
The Cure
Green Day

Q Awards 2010 - Photo Highlights

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