NME Awards: Now in two largely indifferent nations

The excitement of the NME Awards, crossed with the excitement of the Grammys. Yes: this year, for the first time ever (and possibly last time ever), there's a US leg of the NME Awards. Although since there's nothing to stop Brits voting in it, or indeed to have prevented Americans from voting in the UK awards, we're a little lost as to what the distinction is.