Lady Gaga, Foals, Arctic Monkeys all get nods...

Foals lead the way in the nominations for this year's NME Awards with five nods, including Best British Band.



The Oxford group are also in the running for Best Album for their 2010 effort, 'Total Life Forever'.



Arcade Fire have four nominations including Best International Band and Best Live Band, a category that also includes Biffy Clyro, Foals, Kasabian andMuse.



Other nominees include Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses Axl Rose, Brandon Flowers and My Chemical Romance.



Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will collect the Godlike Genius award. The ceremony takes place at the Brixton Academy in London on February 23.



NME Awards 2010 - Highlights

The 2011 NME Awards nominations are:Arctic MonkeysBiffy ClyroFoalsKasabianMuseArcade FireKings Of LeonMy Chemical RomanceThe DrumsVampire WeekendFlorence WelchFrank TurnerKanye WestLaura MarlingPaul WellerBeady EyeEverything EverythingHurtsThe DrumsTwo Door Cinema ClubArcade FireBiffy ClyroFoalsKasabianMuseArcade Fire – 'The Suburbs'Crystal Castles – 'Crystal Castles II'Foals – 'Total Life Forever'My Chemical Romance – 'Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys'Two Door Cinema Club – 'Tourist History'Cee Lo Green – 'Fuck You'Foals – 'Spanish Sahara'Gorillaz – 'Stylo'Janelle Monae (featuring Big Boi) – 'Tightrope'Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – 'Bang Bang Bang'Arcade Fire – 'We Used To Wait'Brandon Flowers – ‘Crossfire'Chase & Status – 'Let You Go'Gorillaz – 'Stylo'My Chemical Romance – 'Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)'DownloadGlastonburyReading And Leeds FestivalsT In The ParkV FestivalCrystal Castles – 'Baptism'Kele – 'Tenderoni'Plan B – 'Stayed Too Long'Professor Green – 'Jungle'Tinie Tempah – 'Pass Out'MisfitsNever Mind The BuzzcocksPeep ShowSkinsThe InbetweenersGet Him To The GreekInceptionKick-AssScott Pilgrim vs The WorldThe Social NetworkGerard WayJulian AssangeLady GagaKanye WestAxl RoseDavid CameronJustin BieberNick CleggSimon CowellBrandon FlowersHayley WilliamsLady GagaLiam GallagherNoel FieldingCheryl ColeJustin BieberKe$haLady GagaLiam GallagherCheryl Cole – 'Messy Little Raindrops'Justin Bieber – 'My World'Katy Perry – 'Teenage Dream'Kings Of Leon – 'Come Around Sundown'My Chemical Romance – 'Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys'30 Seconds To MarsJLSJonas BrothersKings Of LeonTokio HotelFrank TurnerHayley WilliamsKanye WestLily AllenTheo HutchcraftCarl Barât – 'Threepenny Memoir'Jay-Z – 'Decoded'John Lydon – 'Mr Rotten’s Scrapbook'Keith Richards – 'Life'Russell Brand – 'My Booky Wook 2'BestivalKendal CallingLatitudeRockNessUnderage FestivalFoals – 'Total Life Forever'Gorillaz – 'Plastic Beach'Klaxons – 'Surfing The Void'MGMT – 'Congratulations'My Chemical Romance – 'Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys'Alison MosshartEmily HainesHayley WilliamsLady GagaShakiraAlex TurnerBillie Joe ArmstrongDominic HowardJared LetoMatt Bellamy