Unsigned Music Awards announce nominees

The event, founded by Simon O’Kelly, Georgina Thomas and Ben Connor (pictured above), takes place on 27th October at the Troxy Theatre in London. Hosted by Laura Whitmore (MTV) and Chris Stark (The Scott Mills Show), it's the first ever televised awards ceremony aimed to celebrate and showcase some of the hottest new talent around and looks squarely aimed at joining the BRITs, Mercurys and BBC Sound Of... as one of the industry's award staples.

The nominations are:

BEST EP / ALBUM / RECORD
Chariots (Chariots EP), Brother & Bones (Brother & Bones), AKS (Train of Thought), Rothwell (Two EP) and Jerry Williams (Let's Just Forget It)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Only Shadows (Too Late), Gunship (Revel In Your Time), The Kings Parade (Bunched Up Letters) and Room 94 (So What)

BEST LIVE ACT
Only Shadows, Broken Witt Rebels, Brother & Bones and Too Many T's

BEST INTERNATIONAL EP / ALBUM / RECORD
Eriel Indogo (Elevate EP), Gosto (Coloured Silhouettes) , Madyx (Worth The Risk Ep), Cat Cldye (Like A Wave EP) and Donica Knight (Can't Buy A Southern Girl)

BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO
Burn The Ballroom (Crazy), Bebe Cool (Love You Everyday), Madyx (Some Kisses) and Lion In The Mane (Waiting)

BEST SONGWRITER
Cat Delphi, Dani Sylvia, The Scheme and Anna Pancaldi

MUSICPRENEUR
Room 94, The Daydream Club, Cadell and Anno Domini

BEST MALE SOLO ACT
Mullally, Rich Lown, Jordan Mackampa and Grumble Bee

BEST FEMALE SOLO ACT
Elle Exxe, Cat Delphi, Rothwell and Anna Pancaldi

BEST URBAN ACT
Nyne, J-Sol. AKS and Mugun

BEST ELECTRONIC / DANCE ACT
Gunship, MAJIK, MAJ and UHURU

BEST ROCK ACT
Brother & Bones. DIV/DES, Tiny Folds and Broken Witt Rebels

BEST COUNTRY / FOLK ACT
Westerman, August and After, Mia and the Moon, Narrow Plains and Hanging Valleys

BEST JAZZ / BLUES ACT
Kat Eaton, Malaika, Brother Zulu and David Kofi

YOUTH MUSIC AWARD
Sharve, Momac, Zoe Unsworth and Tai Isabella