The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada.

After forming in late 2001 when Dave Keuning's advertisement in a music paper was answered by Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr., a Warner Bros. employee recommended them to Lizard King Records, who signed them.

The band consequently went to England to record their 2004 debut album Hot Fuss, which earned them five nominations at the Grammy Awards and has sold over 5,000,000 copies.

The band's third studio album, Day & Age, was nominated for Best International Album at the BRIT Awards and was twice nominated at the 2009 NME Awards where the group won Best International Band.

[33] The NARM Awards are presented annually by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers.

[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] The Killers were the main winners at the 2008 inaugural NME Awards USA.

[53] The Premios 40 Principales is an annual Spanish awards show that recognizes the people and works of pop musicians.

[54][55][56][57][58][59] The Shortlist Music Prize is awarded annually to an album released in the United States within the last year, as chosen by a panel of musicians, producers and journalists, known as the "Listmakers".

To ensure fairness, the votes are weighted to take into account the event capacity.