Posted September 2, 200816 yr Coldplay lead Q Awards nominations 11:11 | Tuesday September 2, 2008 Source: MW By Ben Cardew Coldplay have bagged four nominations for the 2008 Q Awards, including best album and best act in the world today. In the former category, their fourth album Viva La Vida… goes up against Fleet Foxes’ and Vampire Weekend’s eponymous debuts, the Last Shadow Puppets’ the Age Of the Understatement and Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig !!!. In the latter, Coldplay compete against current Q cover starts Oasis, as well as Muse, Metallica and Kings Of Leon. They are also nominated for best track and best video, for Violet Hill. The 2008 awards take place on October 6 at the Grosvenor House hotel in London. To mark the awards, the magazine is hosting four one-off shows at the Forum in London from September 29 to October 2. The Q Awards 2008 nominations are: BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST Duffy Adele Santogold Bon Iver Gabriella Cilmi BEST NEW ACT Fleet Foxes Glasvegas The Ting Tings The Last Shadow Puppets Vampire Weekend BEST TRACK Keane - Spiralling Duffy - Mercy Coldplay - Violet Hill Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name BEST VIDEO Hot Chip - Ready To The Floor Coldplay - Violet Hill The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name Vampire Weekend - A-Punk Goldfrapp - Happiness BEST LIVE ACT Kaiser Chiefs Kings Of Leon Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds The Verve Rage Against The Machine BEST ALBUM (sponsored by Nixon) Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend Nick Cave And The Band Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! BEST ACT IN THE WORLD TODAY Coldplay Oasis Muse Metallica Kings Of Leon
September 3, 200816 yr BEST LIVE ACT Kaiser Chiefs Kings Of Leon Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds The Verve Rage Against The Machine Its only right. i hope Coldplay win Best track.