David Bowie leads nominations for the 2013 Q Awards, with six nods.
The iconic singer made a surprise comeback in January when he released single 'Where Are We Now', followed it with his first album in ten years, 'The Next Day', in March.
David - whose nominations include Best Track, Best Solo Artist and Best Video - is followed in the rankings by Arctic Monkeys, Foals and Daft Punk, who each have three nominations.
Ellie Goulding is next with two nominations, Best Solo Artist and Best Track for her recent UK number one single 'Burn'.

She said: ''It means so much to be nominated for a Q award, I have read and loved Q Magazine for as long as I can remember. It's an honour to be nominated in these categories with these nominees.''

One of the most hotly contested categories is Best New Act, which sees Jake Bugg pitted against Disclosure, Palma Violets, Laura Mvula, TOY and Tom Odell.
Q magazine Senior Editor Matt Mason said: ''It's been another unforgettable year for music, and the nominations reflect the breadth and brilliance of artists from the UK and beyond.

The return of David Bowie proved that, even in the digital age, pop stars retain the ability to completely amaze and surprise us, while the phenomenal success of Daft Punk showed that you can still reach right across the globe with one great song. With Glastonbury back on the calendar, we've also enjoyed a summer of outstanding live performances. All the Q Awards nominees have helped ensure that 2013 has been an incredible year for music.''
The Q Awards 2013 Nominations:

Q Best New Act
Disclosure
Palma Violets
Laura Mvula
Jagwar Ma
TOY
Valerie June
Tom Odell
Jake Bugg

Q Best Track
Daft Punk ft Pharrell Williams 'Get Lucky'
Arctic Monkeys 'Do I Wanna Know?'
David Bowie 'Where Are We Now?'
Ellie Goulding 'Burn'
Robin Thicke ft TI and Pharrell 'Blurred Lines'

Q Best Video
Daft Punk ft Pharrell Williams 'Get Lucky'
David Bowie 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'
Manic Street Preachers 'Show Me the Wonder'
Vampire Weekend 'Diane Young'
Beady Eye 'Shine a Light'

Q Best Album
David Bowie 'The Next Day'
Vampire Weekend 'Modern Vampires Of The City'
Foals 'Holy Fire'
Daft Punk 'Random Access Memories'
Biffy Clyro 'Opposites'

Q Best Live Act
Arctic Monkeys
Mumford & Sons
Muse
The Stone Roses
Foals

Q Best Solo Artist
David Bowie
Jake Bugg
Laura Marling
Ellie Goulding
John Grant

Q Best Act in the World Today
David Bowie
Vampire Weekend
Arctic Monkeys
Biffy Clyro
Foals

Q Best Event
Glastonbury
David Bowie at the V&A
Kraftwerk at Tate Modern
The Rolling Stones in Hyde Park
Latitude
The Killers at Wembley Stadium and The Garage