Muse up for 4 NME awards

The shortlist for this year's Shockwaves NME Awards can be announced today (January 29), and it looks like being one of the closest contests in years.

This year's five big bands have dominated the voting so far, with Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, The Killers, My Chemical Romance and Muse all picking up four nominations each.

Best British Band
• Arctic Monkeys
• Babyshambles
• Kasabian
• Muse
• Oasis

Best Live Band
• Arctic Monkeys
• Babyshambles
• Kasabian
• Muse
• My Chemical Romance

Best Album
• Arctic Monkeys - 'Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'
• Kasabian - 'Empire'
• The Killers - 'Sam's Town'
• Muse - 'Black Holes And Revelations'
• My Chemical Romance - 'The Black Parade'

Best Track
• Dirty Pretty Things - 'Bang Bang You're Dead'
• The Killers - 'When You Were Young'
• Klaxons - 'Atlantis To Interzone'
• Muse - 'Supermassive Black Hole'
• The View - 'Wasted Little DJs'