The NME Awards 2022 winners: See the full list here
3 March 2022, 01:25 | Updated: 3 March 2022, 01:31
The NME Awards took place on The NME Awards took place on Wednesday 2nd March 2022 with appearances by Sam Fender, CHVRCHES and Robert Smith and more. See the full list of winners here…
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The NME Awards returned on Wednesday 3rd March with a star-studded show at the O2 Academy Brixton. There were performances from Sam Fender, Robert Smith of The Cure and CHVRCHES and more. Here are the winners:
INNOVATION AWARD
Halsey
SONGWRITER AWARD
Jack Antonoff
MUSIC MOMENT OF THE YEAR
Liam Gallagher’s Free Concert For NHS Workers
GODLIKE GENIUS
FKA Twigs
ICON AWARD
Neneh Cherry
Hero Of The Year
Tomorrow X Together
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
Jacob Rees-Mogg
NME Radar Award
Griff
BEST ALBUM IN THE WORLD
Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under
BEST ALBUM BY A UK ARTIST
Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under
BEST SONG IN THE WORLD
Lorde – Solar Power
BEST SONG BY A UK ARTIST
CHVRCHES & Robert Smith – How Not To Drown
BEST LIVE ACT: SUPPORTED BY GROLSCH
Rina Sawayama
BEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD
Life Is Beautiful
BEST FESTIVAL IN THE UK: SUPPORTED BY WHITE CLAW
Reading & Leeds
BEST SMALL FESTIVAL
Wide Awake
BEST FESTIVAL HEADLINER
Wolf Alice
BEST BAND IN THE WORLD
Fontaines D.C.
BEST BAND FROM THE UK: SUPPORTED BY PIZZA EXPRESS
Bring Me The Horizon
BEST SOLO ACT IN THE WORLD
Burna Boy
BEST SOLO ACT FROM THE UK
Little Simz
BEST NEW ACT IN THE WORLD: SUPPORTED BY CANO WATER
Olivia Rodrigo
BEST NEW ACT FROM THE UK: SUPPORTED BY MUSIC VENUE TRUST