Coldplay and Duffy lead the field for tonight’s (February 18) BRIT Awards, with both artists shortlisted in four categories each, including Best Album and Best Single.
Elbow are also in contention for two BRITs, one for Best Album and for Best British Group, hoping to follow up their Mercury Musoc Prize win for ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ album.
If confirmation were needed of a heavy rock return to the mainstream, AC/DC and Iron Maiden have also both been shortlisted. AC/DC are up for two awards, Best International Album for Black Ice and for Best International Group. Whilst Iron Maiden are up for Best Live Act, for their Somewhere Back In Time Tour which kicked off last year.
Kings Of Leon, Girls Aloud, Take That, Coldplay, Duffy and U2 are to perform at this year’s BRIT Awards.
Presenting the ceremony will be Kylie Minogue appearing alongside James Corden and Matthew Horne.
Pet Shop Boys are to receive the 2009 Lifetime Achievement award, whilst Florence And The Machine are named this year’s Critic’s Choice.
The whole ceremony is being broadcast live on ITV1 from 8pm.
The full list of nominees for the BRIT Awards 2009 is:
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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
Elbow
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
British Producer of the Year
Bernard Butler
Brian Eno
Steve Mac
Outstanding Contribution Award
Pet Shop Boys