Arctic Monkeys, Lady Gaga, Kasabian, Lilly Allen, Pixie Lott, lead to the nominations

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NOMINATIONS FOR THE 1ST ANNUAL DOWNLOAD MUSIC AWARDS ANNOUNCED!! London, UK 29/08/09 - SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR, LADY GAGA, CALVIN HARRIS, BLACK EYED PEAS, THE SATURDAYS, PIXIE LOTT, SUGABABES, FLORENCE & THE MACHINE, LILLY ALLEN, THE NOISETTES AND THE ARCTIC MONKEYS TOP NOMINATIONS AT BRAND NEW ANNUAL DOWNLOAD MUSIC AWARDS. The rise and rise of the download music market has given birth to the first ever annual Download Music Awards. Over 200,000 music fans have been nominating for 11 categories at the prestigious Download Music Awards due to take place in October. The televised show due to be held during the 5th annual British Music Week on the 3rd of Oct 2009 in London will be attended by more than 2,000 Artist, producers, promoters, record labels executives, celebrities from the world of music, radio, TV, sports and music fans worldwide. True to tradition, the public will rule and stars will rejoice with them as all 100% of all voting will be carried out by music fans that buy and support live gigs and music tours. The Noisettes & chart topper, Lilly Allen grab four nominations this year. Lilly Allen, who counts the worldwide web for her rise to fame, is up for Best Album, Best Music Video, and Best Female Act & Best Single for the 2009 hit ‘Not fair’. Florence & the Machine picked up double nominations for Best Album and Best Music Video whilst long running girl group Sugababes grab three nominations. Newcomers and hardworking act, The Saturdays bag a double nomination for Best Newcomer and Best Female Act 2009. American superstar, Lady Gaga picks up a nomination for Best Female Act 2009 after successfully topping the charts this year with a string of hits. Jordan Kensington, senior president of Invincible Group and executive producer of the awards said, “Music downloads have become the fastest route for real music fans from all around the world to purchase music and support new bands and with the continuous rise of social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Myspace including the emergence of the Official charts for Downloads. It’s about time this sector of the market is embraced as a popular trend here to stay. The Download Music Awards would be the awards show for the worldwide download generation honouring international pop stars and musicians who have been commercially successful in creating new vehicles to reach the popular music market and connect with their fan base” Voting is currently live now via the official British Music Week website. You can now register and vote for all nominees by logging on to www.downloadmusicawards.org Recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award & Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 will be announced shortly. Winners will be announced at the prestigious event on the 3rd of October and for anyone not lucky enough to bag their hands on limited tickets when they are released later on in the week. You will be able to watch the whole DMA 2009 webcast live as it happens. This will form part of the great events taking place at the 5th annual British Music Week which sees over 40 conferences, seminars, workshops and showcases from the 1st till the 7th of October 2009. Here is the full list of nominees for the 1st Download Music Awards 2009: Best Album 2009 Florence & the Machine - ‘The Stone Roses’ Paolo Nutini ‘The Sunny Side’ Noisettes ‘Wild Young Hearts’ Kasabian ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ Lilly Allen ‘It’s not me, its you’ Kings of Leon ‘Only by the Night’ Jack Penate ‘Everything is new’ Best Pop Act 2009 Peter Andre Calvin Harris JLS Sugababes Little Boots Cascada Best Music Video Black Eyed Peas ‘I got a feeling’ Noisettes ‘Never Forget You’ Lilly Allen ‘Fear’ Pixie Lott ‘Mama Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh) Florence & the Machine ‘Rabbit Heart’ La Roux ‘In for the Kill’ Best Download Music Site EMusic.com Napster.com Itunes.com 7digital.com Best Online Magazine NME.com Qthemusic.com Rollingstone.com Billboard.com Best Male Act 2009 Peter Andre Pitbull Bloc Party Ian Brown Arctic Monkeys Daniel Merriweather Calvin Harris Dizzee Rascal Best Female Act 2009 Lilly Allen Lady Gaga Agnes Pixie Lott The Saturdays Sugababes Best Newcomer VV Brown The Saturdays Noisettes Little Boots Pixie Lott Best Single Metro Station ‘Shake It’ Tinchy Stryder feat Dappy ‘Number 1’ Cascada ‘Evacuate the Dancefloor’ Keri Hilson/Kanye West/Neyo ‘Knock you down’ Noisettes ‘Never Forget You’ Arctic Monkeys ‘Crying Lighting’ Freemasons ft. Sophie Ellis Bextor ‘Heartbreak (make me a dancer) Lilly Allen ‘Not Fair’ Vote for all categories on: www.downloadmusicawards.org For VIP Tickets/Press/Media Accreditation: Contact: Gary Smith. E-mail: gary@downloadmusicawards.org Notes to Editors: About IG: Invincible Group is marketing, media and live events company launched in 1999 with offices in London, New York and France. The company prides itself with connecting music fans and brands with hundreds of opportunities via its series of live events. IG’s , 5th annual British Music Week takes place from the 1st till the 7th of Oct with a series of conferences, seminars, awards show and workshops dedicated to the music industry and music fans for more info. Check out: www.britishmusicweek.com