Digital music retailer iTunes has announced a short list of nominations for its Best Album and Song of the Year honors, with Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" among the nominations for top song.
"Use Somebody" was the second single released off of the group's 2008 platinum selling album, Only by the Night. The song hit number four on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and number one on the Alternative Songs chart.
Other nominations for Song of the Year include the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow," Animal Collective's "My Girls," Biffy Clyro's "That Golden Rule," Dizzee Rascal's "Bonkers," La Roux's "In for the Kill" and Phoenix's "1901."
Among the nominations for Best Album are the Temper Trap's Conditions, Kasabian's West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, La Roux's La Roux and Paolo Nutini's Sunny Side Up.
Kings of Leon took home the top honor at mtvU's Annual Woody Awards show earlier this week, walking away with the Woody of the Year and edging out competition that included Asher Roth, Drake, MGMT and Silversun Pickups.
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