Hozier and Fontaines D.C have been nominated for next month’s MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).
Irish singer Hozier has received a nod for Best UK and Ireland Act, in a category alongside Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Central Cee, Chase & Status and Raye.
Fontaines D.C have also been nominated in the Best Alternative category, alongside Hozier, Lana Del Rey, Imagine Dragons, Yungblud and Twenty One Pilots.
This also marks Fontaines D.C’s first EMA nomination.
The ceremony takes place on Sunday 10 November, at Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena, with the event being broadcasted on MTV UK, Channel 5 and Pluto TV at 9pm.
It will also be available on demand on Paramount+ from 12 November.
Elton John Hails Fontaines D.C
Fontaines D.C’s nomination also comes after music legend Elton John recently heaped the praise on the band.
Speaking to frontman Grian Chatten, Elton John hailed Fontaines D.C as the “best band out there at the moment”.
Elton John spoke to the musician on his show Rocket Hour via Apple Music, where he interviewed Chatten.
“For me, you’re the best band out there at the moment”, Elton said in his introduction of the group on his show.
“Having watched you at Glastonbury, having heard the new album, you’ve just grown every album”, he told Chatten. “You seem to have found your feet with this album in such a big way…it’s a brilliant record”.
He also added: “I think this album takes you – and I’ve been around for a long time – to a different level, and it’s going to stay around for a long, long time. But what’s more important about it: the music is really, really, really special. Congratulations on everything, Grian. It’s bloody wonderful”.
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