Q Magazine, the UK’s greatest music magazine, tonight unveiled the nominations for the Q Awards 2019 in association with Absolute Radio. The Q Awards, now in their 29th year,is one of the most prestigious and anticipated nights on the music calendar. Following the massive success of the awards’ new format over the past three years, the Q Awards will again feature a very special intimate post-awards gig and allow Q Magazine readers and fans access to the awards alongside the stars themselves. Confirmed to perform are Pale Waves, Edwyn Collins and Easy Life.
The star-studded ceremony will be followed by sets from two Q Breakthrough nominees, Manchester indie-rock quartet Pale Waves and Leicester electro-pop outfit Easy Life, plus a guest performance from legendary Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins, who will receive the Q Maverick accolade at this year’s awards.
Heather Baron-Gracie of Pale Waves commented;
“When people come to our shows, they’ll get a really exciting, honest band performance with northern spirit, just fucking going for it, playing music that they love and believe in. Over the past year and a half we’ve played so many shows we’ve changed completely and I feel like we keep changing. We’re confident – we actually move onstage now. Before we were like statues and within ourselves. As performers we’ve come a long way and started to believe in ourselves a lot more. Not that we didn’t before, but everything has changed now. At the moment, we’re writing the second album and we’re gonna start recording it next month.”
Edwyn Collins commented;
“What can people expect? 40 years of rock’n’roll! The tour has been going great. I’m very ably supported by a brilliant band. People like to hear their favourites, Rip It Up and Falling And Laughing, but we’ve been trying to think about new old ones to play too, playing songs from different eras, new stuff and old stuff combined. It’s gets tricky trying to put the setlist together with so much material to choose from. Everybody’s got an opinion on it, but we can’t have a 45-song setlist!”
Murray Matravers of Easy Life commented;
“Our records are quite eclectic, the music we put out is quite wide-ranging but us live is different experience to our recorded stuff. Live, I want a vibe, I want to see people enjoying playing it and that’s what we do. I think we nail it.”
The 2019 Q Awards will be hosted by Nadine Shah who will become the first woman to host the awards. Talking about her first hosting gig, Shah said, “I think a lot of my job is going to be telling people what side of the stage they need to walk off: ‘Oh no, this way, love.’ I’m basically going to be like this oddball Geordie lollipop lady.”
Another first for this year is the exclusive and already sold-out pre-awards gig headlined by Biffy Clyro. It will take place at Camden’s Roundhouse the night before the awards.
The Q Awards, one of the UK’s most highly-regarded awards ceremonies presents seven public-voted awards each year along with a number of highly-coveted merit awards bestowed by Q Magazine on the night.
Details of the shortlist and voting are below. For more information stay tuned to Qthemusic.com
The Q Awards, in association with Absolute Radio, take place on Wednesday 16 October 2019 at Camden’s Roundhouse.
Ticket Info
Tickets to the Q Awards and/or post-show gig by Pale Waves, Edwyn Collins and Easy Life available now from www.roundhouse.org.uk . Ticket Prices start at £20 plus booking fee.
The Q Awards, in association with Absolute Radio, exclusive pre-awards gig with Biffy Clyro, will take place on Tuesday 15 October 2019 at Camden’s Roundhouse.
The public can cast their votes and choose the winners for the following categories over at www.Qthemusic.com – with voting closing on Monday, 7 October.
- Q Breakthrough Act presented by Red Stripe
- Q Best Track
- Q Best Album
- Q Best Live Performance presented by The Cavern Club
- Q Best Solo Act
- Q Best Act In The World Today presented by Rocksteady Music School
- Q Best Festival/Event
Full list of nominees as follows:
Q Breakthrough Act presented by Red Stripe
Gerry Cinnamon
Little Simz
Rosalia
Lewis Capaldi
slowthai
Fontaines D.C.
AJ Tracey
Easy Life
Pale Waves
Sam Fender
Working Men’s Club
Self Esteem
Q Best Track
People – The 1975
Vossi Bop – Stormzy
Bad Guy – Billie Eilish
Must I Evolve – JARV IS
Juice – Lizzo
Cellophane – FKA twigs
Incapable – Roisin Murphy
Ladbroke Grove – AJ Tracey
Harmony Hall – Vampire Weekend
Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
Q Best Album
Eton Alive – Sleaford Mods
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships – The 1975
Norman Fucking Rockwell – Lana Del Rey
Remind Me Tomorrow – Sharon Van Etten
Nothing Great About Britain – slowthai
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost (Part 1) – Foals
Psychodrama – Dave
GREY Area – Little Simz
Serfs Up – Fat White Family
Q Best Live Performance presented by The Cavern Club
The 1975 – Reading Festival
Stormzy – Glastonbury
Ariana Grande – O2 Arena
The Courteeners – Heaton Park
The Streets – Brixton Academy
Florence + The Machine – BST Hyde Park
Doves – TCT at Royal Albert Hall
The Strokes – All Points East
Michael Kiwanuka – End Of The Road
Neil Young & Bob Dylan – BST Hyde Park
Q Best Solo Act
Lewis Capaldi
Stormzy
Loyle Carner
Billie Eilish
Dave
Aldous Harding
Liam Gallagher
Florence + The Machine
Kate Tempest
Kano
Q Best Act In The World Today presented by Rocksteady Music School
Stormzy
The 1975
Billie Eilish
Florence + The Machine
Liam Gallagher
Arctic Monkeys
Lana Del Rey
Bruce Springsteen
Christine And The Queens
Biffy Clyro
Q Best Festival/Event
All Points East
Glastonbury
Latitude
Isle Of Wight Festival
British Summer Time
Reading and Leeds Festival