Shirley Manson of Garbage to Receive the Icon Award at the NME's

by VVN Music

Garbage front woman Shirley Manson has been selected by Britain's NME to receive this year's Icon Award.

The honor will be presented on February 14 at the O2 Academy in Brixton.  Liam Gallagher is also being honored with the Godlike Genius Award.

NME Editor-in-chief Mike Williams said "Shirley Manson first appeared on the cover of NME way back in March 1996. Back then, her attitude, voice and general badassness made Garbage one of the most visceral and important bands of the era – and she’s as outspoken and inspirational to this day. Garbage gave us some of the defining singles of the 90s, and Shirley set a template for being a fearless straight-talker that has influenced countless acts and millions of fans since. It’s our delight to officially honor her as an NME Icon."

Manson said "I am quite shocked but delighted to be recognized by NME with this award. I read it religiously as a young teen and well into adulthood, back when it was still a broadsheet, learning so much between its pages about music and the trailblazing artists who filled its pages. I will always be grateful for their support in being one of the first British publications to help break Garbage back in 1995 and I still use the website as an excellent resource for discovering new talent. So yeah…. I’m pretty chuffed about it."

The full list of nominees for the NME Awards (veteran artists in bold):

BEST BRITISH BAND

• Alt-J
• Kasabian
• Wolf Alice
• The 1975
• The xx
• Bastille

BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND

• Haim
• The National
• Foo Fighters
• The Killers
• Paramore
• Migos

BEST BRITISH SOLO ARTIST

• Dua Lipa
• Liam Gallagher
• Ed Sheeran
• Stormzy
• Loyle Carner
• Charli XCX

BEST INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST

• Kendrick Lamar
• Taylor Swift
• Lorde
• Lana Del Rey
• St Vincent
• Father John Misty

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Stefflon Don
• J Hus
• The Magic Gang
• Sigrid
• SZA
• Shame

BEST ALBUM

• Lorde - Melodrama
• J Hus - Common Sense
• Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life
• Gorillaz - Humanz
• Loyle Carner - Yesterday’s Gone
• The National - Sleep Well Beast

REISSUE OF THE YEAR

• Radiohead - OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
• Prince - Purple Rain
• The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
• REM - Automatic For The People
• The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
• Super Furry Animals - Radiator

BEST TRACK

• Kasabian - ’God Bless This Acid House’
• Kendrick Lamar - ’Humble’
• Lorde - ’Green Light’
• The Horrors - ’Something To Remember Me By’
• Dua Lipa - ‘New Rules’
• Charli XCX - ‘Boys’

BEST LIVE ARTIST

• Kasabian
• Stormzy
• Lorde
• Royal Blood
• LCD Soundsystem
• Liam Gallagher

BEST FESTIVAL

• Glastonbury
• Reading & Leeds
• Download
• Parklife
• TRNSMT
• Bestival

BEST COLLABORATION

• Craig David and Bastille - ‘I Know You’
• Stefflon Don and Skepta - ‘Ding-A-Ling’
• Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - ‘Continental Breakfast’
• Gorillaz and Jehnny Beth - ‘We Got The Power’
• Lily Allen and Giggs - ‘Trigger Bang’
• Yungen and Yxng Bane - ‘Bestie’

BEST MIXTAPE

• Charli XCX - ‘Pop 2’
• Drake - ‘More Life’
• Krept & Konan - ‘7 Nights/7 Days’
• Rex Orange County - ‘Apricot Princess’
• Dave - ‘Game Over’
• Avelino - ‘No Bullshit’

BEST VIDEO

• The Big Moon - ‘Sucker’
• Charli XCX - ‘Boys’
• St Vincent - ‘Los Ageless’
• Taylor Swift - ‘Look What You Made Me Do’
• Dua Lipa - ‘New Rules’
• Pale Waves - ‘Television Romance’

MUSIC MOMENT OF THE YEAR

• One Love Manchester
• The Killers play surprise set at Glastonbury
• Grime4Corbyn
• Noel Gallagher plays ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ at Manchester Arena
• Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl
• Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington tribute concert

BEST FESTIVAL HEADLINER

• Muse
• BBK
• Ed Sheeran
• Noel Gallagher
• Foo Fighters
• The 1975

BEST SMALL FESTIVAL

• Festival Number 6
• Boardmasters
• Wilderness
• Field Day
• End Of The Road
• Kendal Calling

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

• Donald Trump
• Theresa May
• Katie Hopkins
• Piers Morgan
• Kim Jong-un
• Jeremy Hunt

HERO OF THE YEAR

• Ariana Grande
• Rose McGowan
• Jeremy Corbyn
• Ellie Rowsell
• Big Shaq
• David Attenborough

BEST FILM

• T2: Trainspotting
• Blade Runner 2049
• Baby Driver
• The Disaster Artist
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• It

BEST TV SHOW

• Stranger Things 2
• Game Of Thrones
• Westworld
• Rick & Morty
• Glow
• Peaky Blinders

BEST MUSIC BOOK

• Wiley - Eskiboy
• Action Bronson - Fuck That’s Delicious: An Annotated Guide To Eating Well
• Dylan Jones - David Bowie: A Life
• Allan Jones - Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down: Rock’n’Roll War Stories
• Lizzy Goodman - Meet Me In The Bathroom: Rebirth And Rock And Roll In New York City 2001-2011
• The KLF - 2023: A Trilogy

BEST MUSIC FILM

• Lady Gaga: Five Foot Two
• L7: Pretend We’re Dead
• Bunch Of Kunst: A Film About Sleaford Mods
• George Michael: Freedom
• England Is Mine
• Whitney: Can I Be Me