Nominees for 2010 Meteor Irish Music Awards announced today

I've been invited along to the launch of the 2010 Meteor Music Awards (Facebook link here) and here, as I've just posted on Boards.ie, is the list of the nominees as I have in front of me:

(EDIT: To vote in each category, just click on the category headline below)

Best Radio DJ - National (vote here)

• Ian Dempsey - Today FM
• Damien Farrelly - 2FM
• Tony Fenton - Today FM
• Ray Foley - Today FM
• Larry Gogan - 2FM
• Dan Hegarty - 2FM

Radio DJ - Regional (vote here)

• Leigh Doyle - BEAT
• Jim & Niamh - FM 104
• KC & Lenny - Red FM
• Michelle McMahon - Spin SW
• Jon Richards - Galway Bay FM
• Shona Ryan - Spin 1038

Best Irish Band (vote here)

• Bell X1
• The Coronas
• Delorentos
• Snow Patrol
• U2

Best Irish Male (vote here)

• Colin Devlin
• Jerry Fish
• Jack L
• Christy Moore
• Mundy

Best Irish Female (vote here)

• Wallis Bird
• Julie Feeney
• Valerie Francis
• Laura Izibor
• Dolores O' Riordan

Best Irish Pop Act (vote here)

• Delorentos
• Laura Izibor
• The Blizzards
• The Script
• Westlife

Best Irish Album (vote here)

• Blue Lights on the Runway - Bell X1
• Tony was an Ex-Con - The Coronas
• The Duckworth-Lewis Method - The Duckworth-Lewis Method
• Up to Now - Snow Patrol
• No Line On The Horizon - U2

Best Irish Live Performance (vote here)

• Bell X1
• Christy Moore
• The Script
• Snow Patrol
• U2

NON VOTING CATEGORIES

Best Folk/Traditional

• Kathleen Loughnane
• Kila with Bruno Coulais
• Christy Moore
• Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh
• Sharon Shannon

Best International Band

• Black Eyed Peas
• Florence & The Machine
• Green Day
• Kasabian
• Muse

Best International Male

• Michael Buble
• Jay-Z
• Morrissey
• Paolo Nutini
• Bruce Springsteen

Best International Female

• Lily Allen
• Lady Ga Ga
• Little Boots
• Pixie Lotts
• Taylor Swift

Best International Album

• Lunatic Asylum - Kasabian
• Lungs - Florence & The Machine
• Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
• Sunny Side Up - Paolo Nutini
• The Fame Monster - Lady Ga Ga

Best International Live

• Leonard Cohen
• Coldplay
• Florence & The Machine
• Bruce Springsteen
• Take That

Awards will be held at the RDS Friday February 19 2010, presented by Amanda Byram. Performing on the night will be Westlife, Snow Patrol, the Script, Florence and the Machine, Paolo Nutini, The Coronas, Pixie Lott and "many more to be announced".

Voting goes live from today apparently with Most Promising New Artist for 2010 going live from January 15. All details over on the Meteor Music Awards website.