# NME Awards 2022

The 2022 NME Awards, also named BandLab NME Awards 2022, were held on 2 March 2022 at the O2 Academy Brixton in London and were hosted by actress Daisy May Cooper and rapper Lady Leshurr. The nominations were announced on 27 January 2022. Sam Fender, Rina Sawayama, Griff with Sigrid, Berwyn, Chvrches with Robert Smith, FKA Twigs and Bring Me The Horizon performed on the night. The nominations of categories focusing on Asian and Australian music were announced on 15 December 2021. The winners were announced on 11 January 2022 and set to compete in the global categories.
American singer Halsey received the Innovation Award, while American songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff received the Songwriter Award. English singer FKA twigs received the Godlike Genius Award.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Album in the World | Best Album by a UK Artist |
| Seventeen Going Under – Sam Fender Smiling with No Teeth – Genesis Owusu Conflict of Interest – Ghetts If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey Blue Banisters – Lana Del Rey Sometimes I Might Be Introvert – Little Simz Prioritise Pleasure – Self Esteem Nature of Things – Subsonic Eye Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator Blue Weekend – Wolf Alice | Seventeen Going Under – Sam Fender Conflict of Interest – Ghetts Sometimes I Might Be Introvert – Little Simz Prioritise Pleasure – Self Esteem Blue Weekend – Wolf Alice |
| Best Song in the World | Best Song by a UK Artist |
| "Solar Power" – Lorde "Butter" – BTS "Good Ones" – Charli XCX "How Not to Drown" – Chvrches & Robert Smith "Good 4 U" – Olivia Rodrigo "Just for Me" – PinkPantheress "Seventeen Going Under" – Sam Fender "Stay" – The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber "Omomo Punk" – Warren Hue "Chaise Longue" – Wet Leg | "How Not to Drown" – Chvrches & Robert Smith "Good Ones" – Charli XCX "Just for Me" – PinkPantheress "Seventeen Going Under" – Sam Fender "Chaise Longue" – Wet Leg |
| Best Solo Act in the World | Best Solo Act from the UK |
| Burna Boy Arlo Parks Billie Eilish Dave Little Simz Pyra Rina Sawayama Sam Fender Tkay Maidza The Weeknd | Little Simz Arlo Parks Dave Rina Sawayama Sam Fender |
| Best Band in the World | Best Band from the UK |
| Fontaines D.C. Amyl and the Sniffers Ben&Ben Bring Me the Horizon Chvrches Glass Animals Haim Måneskin Nova Twins Wolf Alice | Bring Me the Horizon Chvrches Glass Animals Nova Twins Wolf Alice |
| Best New Act in the World | Best New Act from the UK |
| Olivia Rodrigo Bad Boy Chiller Crew Berwyn Bree Runway Inhaler King Stingray Shye Tems Wet Leg Yard Act | Berwyn Bad Boy Chiller Crew Bree Runway Wet Leg Yard Act |
| Best Mixtape | Best Collaboration |
| The Walls Are Way Too Thin – Holly Humberstone Tape 2/Fomalhaut – Berwyn Wild West – Central Cee Caprisongs – FKA Twigs To Hell with It – PinkPantheress | "Head on Fire" – Griff x Sigrid "Family Ties" – Baby Keem x Kendrick Lamar "My Universe" – Coldplay x BTS "Tears in the Club" – FKA Twigs x The Weeknd "Chosen Family" – Rina Sawayama x Elton John |
| Best Live Act | Best Producer |
| Rina Sawayama Bleachers Bring Me the Horizon Idles Little Simz Megan Thee Stallion Self Esteem Tomorrow X Together Wizkid Yungblud | Nia Archives Arca Fred Again India Jordan Travis Barker |
| Best Festival in the World | Best Festival in the UK |
| Life Is Beautiful All Points East Austin City Limits Fuji Rock Exit Festival Green Man Reading & Leeds Riot Fest TRNSMT Wireless | Reading & Leeds All Points East Green Man TRNSMT Wireless |
| Best Small Festival | Best Festival Headliner |
| Wide Awake End of the Road Live at Leeds Lost Village Mighty Hoopla | Wolf Alice Billie Eilish Liam Gallagher Megan Thee Stallion Tyler, the Creator |
| Best Film | Best TV Series |
| Last Night in Soho Licorice Pizza Promising Young Woman Sound of Metal The Harder They Fall | Feel Good It's a Sin Sex Education Stath Lets Flats We Are Lady Parts |
| Best Film Actor | Best TV Actor |
| Alana Haim Benedict Cumberbatch Jonathan Majors Riz Ahmed Thomasin McKenzie | Aisling Bea Mae Martin Ncuti Gatwa Olly Alexander Zendaya |
| Best Reissue | Best Music Film |
| Red (Taylor's Version) – Taylor Swift Nevermind – Nirvana ATLiens – Outkast Kid A Mnesia – Radiohead Let It Be – The Beatles | The Sparks Brothers Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power Knebworth 1996 Summer of Soul |
| Best Music Video | Best Music Book |
| "Wake Me Up" – Foals "Happier Than Ever" – Billie Eilish "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" – Lil Nas X All Too Well: The Short Film – Taylor Swift "Chaise Longue" – Wet Leg | Tenement Kid – Bobby Gillespie The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music – Dave Grohl Crying in H Mart – Michelle Zauner The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present – Paul McCartney Music Is History – Questlove |
| Best Podcast | Game of the Year |
| Table Manners Disgraceland Grounded with Louis Theroux Songs to Live By Wheel of Misfortune | Metroid Dread Deathloop Halo Infinite Hitman 3 Unpacking |
| Indie Game of the Year | Best Game Development Studio |
| Unpacking Cruelty Squad Overboard! The Artful Escape The Forgotten City | Double Fine Arkane Studios Black Matter IO Interactive Xbox Game Studios |
| Best Ongoing Game | Best Audio in a Game |
| Final Fantasy XIV Apex Legends Escape from Tarkov Fortnite Genshin Impact | Forza Horizon 5 Deathloop Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy The Artful Escape Psychonauts 2 |

### Asia and Australia

| Asia ||
| Best Album by an Asian Artist | Best Song by an Asian Artist |
| Nature of Things – Subsonic Eye (Singapore) Huminga – Zild (Philippines) Momo's Mysterious Skin – BAP. (Indonesia) Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno – Ben&Ben (Philippines) Punk Gong – No Good (Malaysia) | "Omomo Punk" – Warren Hue (Indonesia) "Honey, Baby" – Grrrl Gang (Indonesia) "Lotus" – FORCEPARKBOIS (Malaysia) "Yellow Fever" – Pyra, Ramengvrl & Yayoi Daimon (Thailand / Indonesia / Japan) |
| Best Band from Asia | Best Solo Act from Asia |
| Ben&Ben (Philippines) Lomba Sihir (Indonesia) No Good (Malaysia) Senyawa (Indonesia) Subsonic Eye (Singapore) | Pyra (Thailand) Pamungkas (Indonesia) Reese Lansangan (Philippines) Zild (Philippines) |
| Best New Act from Asia ||
| Shye (Singapore) Alec Orachi (Thailand) Ena Mori (Philippines) The Filters (Malaysia) Warren Hue (Indonesia) ||
| Australia ||
| Best Album by an Australian Artist | Best Song by an Australian Artist |
| Smiling with No Teeth – Genesis Owusu 3 – Ngaiire Comfort to Me – Amyl and the Sniffers Gela – Baker Boy I Feel Better But I Don't Feel Good – Alice Skye | "Stay" – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber "Damaged" – Miiesha "Get Me Out" – King Stingray "Kid" – Tkay Maidza & Baby Tate "The Man Himself" – Gang of Youths |
| Best Band from Australia | Best Solo Act from Australia |
| Amyl and the Sniffers The Goon Sax Hiatus Kaiyote King Stingray Middle Kids | Tkay Maidza Baker Boy Genesis Owusu Jaguar Jonze The Kid LAROI |
| Best New Act from Australia ||
| King Stingray Budjerah Ruby Fields Sycco Youngn Lipz ||

## Special awards
### Godlike Genius Award

* FKA Twigs

### Innovation Award

* Halsey

### Songwriter Award

* Jack Antonoff

### Hero of the Year

* Tomorrow X Together

### Villain of the Year

* Jacob Rees-Mogg