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Meteor Awards Nominations

What no D'arcy for DJ? I thought it was some sort of rule he had to be in it.

Best National DJ

Tony Fenton  TodayFM
Dan Hegarty  2fm
Alison Curtis  Today Fm
Dave Fanning  RTE Radio 1
Ray Foley  Todayfm
Rick O’Shea  2fm

Best Regional DJ

Dermot, Dave & Siobhan  Dublin’s98
Keith Cunningham  Red FM
Leigh Doyle  Beat 102.103
The Zoo Crew  Spin South West
Mark Noble  FM104
Jon Richards  Galway Bay FM

Best Irish Band

The Blizzards
Republic of Loose
Fight Like Apes
The Script
Snow Patrol

Best Irish Male

Mick Flannery
Damien Dempsey
Duke Special
David Holmes
Jape (Richard Egan)

Best Irish Female

Enya
Lisa Hannigan
Gemma Hayes
Imelda May
Tara Blaise
Camille O’Sullivan

Best Irish Pop Act

Boyzone
The Blizzards
The Coronas
The Script
Westlife

Best Irish Album

Fight Like Apes Mystery Golden Medallion
Snow Patrol  A Hundred Million Suns
Lisa Hannigan  Sea Sew
Messiah J & The Expert  From the Word Go
The Script  The Script

Best Irish Live Performance

The Coronas
The Blizzards
The Swell Season
Fight Like Apes
Republic of Loose

New Republic

Republic of Loose are putting the finishing touches to their third album which is scheduled release in late Spring. The first single "Go SteadyWith It” is set for April and the band are shooting the video around now.
The Album is going to have a live feel, "We've gone back to being a band in a room, listening to American soul, jazz, rock and hip-hop" so says Brez.

In other Loose news the lads will play with Sinead O'Connor at the Meteor awards on February 15th.
The song they will do is Curtis Mayfield's brooding 'We People Who Are Darker Than Blue' which will be a tribute to Ronnie Drew. Should be good.

The Meteor Has Landed

The Meteor awards have been delt out this year and by in large offered such a huge level of shock and awe to the keen music follower that people with weak hearts should not click to read more for fear heart attack! All in all a big night out for the big names of Irish music, That said its good to see people such as Royseven and Luan Parle getting a look in. There may be hope after all.
Here goes with the full list of winners