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Brits 2009 Nominations Announced

added 20 January 2009 at 18.14

Coldplay, Elbow, Kings Of Leon, The Killers and MGMT have all been nominated in the Brit Awards 2009, which were launched tonight (January 20) at London's Roundhouse.

Coldplay and Elbow are to go head-to-head on the big award of the evening, the MasterCard Best British Album - will Guy Garvey and chums follow up their Mercury Music Prize success? The two bands are also both up for Best British Group prize.

Scouting For Girls will be battling it out for Best British Live Act with Elbow, Coldplay, The Verve and, er, Iron Maiden, while they're also in with a shot at British Breakthrough Act. SFG also get a nod for Best British Breakthrough Act, with 'Heartbeat' in with a chance of Best British Single.

The Best International Artist and Best International Album nominations are, interestingly, identical - Kings Of Leon, The Killers, AC/DC, MGMT and Fleet Foxes have all been nominated.

And, as previously reported, Florence And The Machine will receive a Critics' Choice Award at the ceremony at Earls Court on February 18. Comperes on the night will be Kylie Minogue, James Corden and Club Xfm DJ Matthew Horne, with live performances from Coldplay, U2, Pet Shop Boys, Kings Of Leon, Duffy and Girls Aloud. Should be a big night.

Watch Scouting For Girls interviewed at the Brits Launch

Watch Florence And The Machine interviewed at the Brits Launch

The full list of nominees is:

MasterCard 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

 

British Group

Coldplay

Elbow

Girls Aloud

Radiohead

Take That

 

British Single

Adele - Chasing Pavements

Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome - Dance Wiv Me

Duffy - Mercy

Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy

Girls Aloud - The Promise

Leona Lewis - Better in Time

Scouting for Girls - Heartbeat

The X Factor Finalists - Hero

 

British Male Solo Artist

Ian Brown

James Morrison

Paul Weller

The Streets

Will Young

 

British Female Solo Artist

Adele

Beth Rowley

Duffy

Estelle

M.I.A.

 

British Breakthrough Act

Adele

Duffy

The Last Shadow Puppets

Scouting For Girls

The Ting Tings

 

British Live Act

Coldplay

Iron Maiden

Scouting For Girls

The Verve

 

International Album

AC / DC - Black Ice

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

The Killers - Day & Age

Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

 

International Group

AC / DC

Fleet Foxes

The Killers

Kings of Leon

MGMT

 

International Male Solo Artist

Beck

Neil Diamond

Jay-Z

Kanye West

Seasick Steve

 

International Female Solo Artist

Beyonce

Gabriella Cilmi

Katy Perry

Pink

Santogold

 

Critics' Choice Award.

Florence And The Machine

 

British Producer of the Year

Bernard Butler

Brian Eno

Steve Mac

 

Outstanding Contribution To Music

Pet Shop Boys

 

 

Tagged as Coldplay, Elbow, Kings Of Leon, MGMT, Scouting For Girls, Awards

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1. Radiohead should be in best live act! I am throughly disipointed to see that they are not!

   Posted by Shauna on 22/01/2009 12:33:21 | report abuse

2. I hope Scouting For Girls pick up a few awards, as they are one of the best newcomers of last year. Also Please Check Out my music blog, www.zed8.wordpress.com
   Thanks

   Posted by Daisy on 21/01/2009 19:26:11 | report abuse