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Nominations for this year's Mojo Honours have been announced.

The music magazine names its favourite artists in five categories - Album of the Year, Best Live Act, Breakthrough Act, Compilation of the Year and Song of the Year - before the public cast the final vote.

Seattle indie-folk five-piece Fleet Foxes lead the charge this year, with mentions in the album, live and song sections.

Mojo editor Phil Alexander told BBC 6 Music: "We encountered them for the first time in March last year at SXSW and since then I think they've captured the imagination of the record-buying public.

"They've done that purely on their own terms as well. It's not been through a massive amount of over-exposure. They've made a massive impact in the UK without a shadow of the doubt, [their self-titled album went] double-platinum in the wink of an eye."

Mancunian indie-rock quintet Elbow are up for two prizes - Album of the Year for Mercury winner The Seldom Seen Kid and Song of the Year for 'One Day Like This', while Nashville rockers Kings Of Leon compete in the same categories for album Only By The Night and record-breaking single 'Sex On Fire'.

Paul Weller also features twice, as a contender for Best Live Act and Album of the Year with 22 Dreams.

The results are announced on 11 June.