British music magazine NME plans a new U.S. version of its influential music awards to be held in Los Angeles on April 23.
Fans in Canada and the U.S. are being invited to vote for their favourite artists online to determine awards winners.
A website allowing music lovers to nominate bands in one of 10 categories went live on Monday.
Among the categories are best alternative, independent and international band and best solo artist.
More categories, including best album, best track and best live performance, will be open for voting March 10.
A short list will be determined in the next few weeks, NME says on the website.
The inaugural U.S. NME Awards are a joint venture between NME and Goldenvoice, a concert promoter that is organizing a tour being headlined by Kate Nash in advance of the ceremony.
The Arctic Monkeys dominated the NME Awards in Britain, announced last week.
Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson dies
The jazz odyssey is over for Oscar Peterson: the Canadian known globally as one of the most spectacularly talented musicians ever to play jazz piano has died at age 82.
N.Y. Philharmonic announces February date in Pyongyang
The Star-Spangled Banner, Gershwin's An American in Paris and Dvorak's New World Symphony will all be part of the New York Philharmonic's musical lineup for its upcoming concert in North Korea, officials announced Tuesday.
Sixth chord played in 639-year organ performance
The world's longest concert, expected to finish in 2640, was one chord closer to the end as the sixth chord of John Cage's As Slow As Possible was played on a church organ in Germany, eight years after the performance began.
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