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HEH HEH... BY GIVING AWARDS TO THE DARKNESS, WE SHALL CONTINUE TO RUB THE NME'S NOSE IN IT: So the Kerrang awards nominations shortlist is out and online. Oh, sod it, here they are:

Best British Newcomer
The Darkness; Funeral For A Friend; Million Dead; thisGIRL; Winnebago Deal

Best International Newcomer
Evanescence; Finch; The Mars Volta; Poison The Well; The Used

Best Single
Electric Six 'Gay Bar'; Evanescence 'Bring Me To Life'; Foo Fighters 'All My Life';
Good Charlotte 'Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous'; Linkin Park 'Faint'

Best Video
Audioslave 'Cochise';Electric Six 'Gay Bar'; Foo Fighters 'Low'; Marilyn Manson 'mOBSCENE'; Murderdolls 'White Wedding'

Best Album
Deftones 'Deftones'; HIM 'Love Metal';The Darkness 'Permission To Land'; Metallica 'St Anger'; The White Stripes 'Elephant'

Best Live Act
The Darkness; Murderdolls; Iron Maiden; Reel Big Fish; Sum 41

Best British Band
Feeder; Hell Is For Heroes; InMe; Muse; Stereophonics

Best International Band
Good Charlotte; Metallica' Linkin Park; Red Hot Chili Peppers; System Of A Down

Event Of The Year
Download; Glastonbury; Reading & Leeds; T In The Park; V2003

Now, the hugely astute amongst you will notice that two of the Events of the Year haven't even happened yet. And, of course, the Stereophonics have been nominated Best British Band despite not having released a record worthy of consideration for an award in either the singles or the albums categories. Which is a bit odd when you think about it, isn't it? What are they being judged on to make them worthy of consideration, then? Their press interviews? Looking a bit odd? Not having smashed themselves in their ugly faces with 1950's style bakelite telephones?