COLDPLAY AND DUFFY AMONG BRIT AWARD NOMINEES
COLDPLAY and DUFFY will lead the way at the Brit Awards next month (Feb09) after landing four nominations apiece for Britain’s answer to the Grammys.
Coldplay are up for prizes in the British Group, British Live Act, British Album and British Single categories; following the success of their latest album Viva La Vida and Death and all his Friends.
Duffy will compete for the British Breakthrough Act and British Female Solo Artist awards with Adele, who is celebrating three nominations.
There will also be a place at the London ceremony for a cluster of rock veterans; Ian Brown and Paul Weller will battle for the British Male Solo Artist award and The Verve and Iron Maiden are both nominated in the British Live Act category.
The 18 February (08) bash will include a tribute to 80s pop idols Pet Shop Boys, who will collect an Outstanding Contribution to Music honour.
The full list of nominees is as follows: British Male Solo Artist: Ian Brown James Morrison Paul Weller Streets Will Young British Female Solo Artist: Adele Beth Rowley Duffy Estelle MIA British Breakthrough Act: Adele Duffy Last Shadow Puppets Scouting for Girls The Ting Tings British Group: Coldplay Elbow Girls Aloud Radiohead Take That British Live Act: Coldplay Elbow Iron Maiden Scouting for Girls The Verve British Single: Adele - Chasing Pavements Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Coldplay - Viva La Vida Dizzee Rascal / Harris / Chrome - Dance Wiv Me Duffy - Mercy British Album: Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends Duffy - Rockferry Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid Radiohead - In Rainbows The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing International Album: AC/DC - Black Ice Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes Killers - Day & Age Kings of Leon - Only By The Night MGMT - Oracular Spectacular International Male Solo Artist: Beck Neil Diamond Jay-Z Kanye West Seasick Steve International Female Solo Artist: Beyonce Gabriella Cilmi Katy Perry Pink Santogold International Group: AC/DC Fleet Foxes Killers Kings of Leon MGMT Critics’ Choice: Florence and The Machine Outstanding Contribution to Music: Pet Shop Boys
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