2006 music awards: nominations

it's that time again. my response to the completely arbitrary nature of music awards shows is to create my own completely arbitrary music awards.

here are this year's nominations, feel free to enjoy the disproportionately large amount of thom yorke in this post.

subject to change without notice.

best artist

radiohead



regina spektor
thom yorke
muse
yeah yeah yeahs


best album

thom yorke - the eraser



tv on the radio - return to cookie mountain
regina spektor - begin to hope
yeah yeah yeahs - show your bones
the raconteurs - broken boy soldiers


best studio song

regina spektor - edit
thom yorke - and it rained all night
regina spektor - apres moi
thom yorke - skip divided
the raconteurs - intimate secretary


best live song

radiohead - idioteque
regina spektor (chicago) - baby jesus
the raconteurs - crazy
radiohead - videotape
regina spektor (chicago) - the ghost of corporate future
radiohead - like spinning plates
regina spektor (chicago) - apres moi
tool - lateralus
radiohead - exit music (for a film)
radiohead - 15 step

best music video

regina spektor - on the radio



thom yorke - harrowdown hill



the raconteurs - steady as she goes




best television performance

regina spektor - fidelity



thom yorke - cymbal rush






best live show

radiohead
tool
the raconteurs
regina spektor (chicago)
the austin lounge lizards



most grammatically incorrect song

yeah yeah yeahs - phenomena

best song title

gnarls barkley - go go gadget gospel