Taylor Swift is the only female in 'Best Solo Artist' Q Awards category

Florence + The Machine, Foals, Ed Sheeran and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds lead nominations.

Published 24th Sep 2015

Hit-machine Taylor Swift finds herself the only female in the Best Solo Artist category, up against Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Kanye West and Noel Gallagher.

Florence + The Machine, Foals, Ed Sheeran and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds lead the nominations with three apiece.

Meanwhile 'Don't Be So Hard on Yourself' singer Jess Glynne, who already has two solo number ones under her belt has been nominated in the Best New Act alongside Brit Award winner James Bay.

Blur's successful comeback has also landed them a couple of nominations, for Best Album and Best Act in the World Today, which like something out of the 90s, they are up against old rival Noel Gallagher.

The Q Awards 2015 in association with Absolute Radio will take place on the 19th October hosted by Christian O’Connell for the second year in a row.

From today (24th September), you can vote for your favourite artist, track, album or video for each of the following categories at www.qthemusic.com/q-awards/

Q Best New Act presented by Orange Amplification Soak Slaves The Bohicas James Bay Circa Waves Years & Years Wolf Alice Jess Glynne Songhoy Blues Courtney Barnett

Q Best Track presented by Absolute Radio Foals – What Went Down The Libertines – Gunga Din Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk Florence + The Machine – What Kind Of Man New Order – Restless

Q Best Video Muse – Psycho Foals – What Went Down The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face Florence + The Machine – Ship To Wreck Miguel – Coffee

Q Best Album, presented by JBL Jamie XX – In Colour Everything Everything – Get To Heaven Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Chasing Yesterday Blur – The Magic Whip Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

Q Best Live Act presented by The Cavern Club Royal Blood Catfish & The Bottlemen Ed Sheeran Mumford & Sons The Libertines

Q Best Solo Artist presented by Citroën Ed Sheeran Sam Smith Kanye West Taylor Swift Noel Gallagher

Q Best Act In The World Today presented by Queen Bohemian Lager Blur Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Foals Muse Ed Sheeran