NBC announced the nominees for the 2005 Radio Music Awards.
Artist of the Year: Alternative and Active Rock Radio
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Linkin Park
Metallica
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Artist of the Year: Rock Radio
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Green Day
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Pink Floyd
Van Halen
What's the bigger story: the apparent sorry-ass state of rock radio or the hopelessly retarded premise of an awards show based on radio airplay?
Something is clearly awry on both fronts when bands that don't exist anymore are considered for "artist of the year."
Elsewhere: Little Nicky posted video of the Gorillaz' (3D hologram) performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards