The Houston Press Music Awards 2008 nominations have been announced.

Cast your online vote by clicking the image above or pick up a copy of the Press. Here are some of the nominations:

Local Musician of the Year: Arthur Yoria | UGK | Fatal Flying Guilloteens | Indian Jewelry | Thee Armada

Best Local Album: UGK, Underground Kingz | Indian Jewelry, Free Gold! | Buxton, A Family Light | Black Math Experiment, All You Need Is Blood | Tontons, Sea and Stars EP

Best Local Song: UGK feat. OutKast, “Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)” | Black Math Experiment, “Everyone Is Gay” | Lee Alexander, “Mr. Walker’s Epilogue” | Indian Jewelry, “Swans” | Thee Armada, “Rock, Shock and Load”

Best Songwriter: Arthur Yoria | Hank Schyma (Southern Backtones) | Calvin Stanley (Pale) | John Evans | L.L. Cooper

Best New Act: Born Liars | Wild Moccasins | Tontons | Hearts of Animals | The Literary Greats

Good luck to all.

The Awards showcases are set for Sunday, 7.27.08, downtown. View the line-up here.