2006 Brit Awards

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Brits 2006 Nominations Announced

Kaiser Chiefs, Coldplay, Oasis, Hard Fi, KT Tunstall, Hard-Fi and James Bloody Blunt are all recognised in the 2005 Brit Awards nominations.

At the nominations ceremony at West London's Riverside Studios last night (January 10) it was announced that Kaiser Chiefs and James Blunt were leading the pack with an impressive five nominations each.

Elsewhere, Coldplay picked up a perfectly respectable four nominations for 'X&Y', while KT Tunstall and Franz Ferdinand are both up for three gongs.

Surprisingly (and following rumours they'd refused to play at the award ceremony itself) it was revealed that Oasis are only up for two awards (Best Rock and Best Live Act) despite the massive critical and commercial success of their album 'Don't Believe The Truth'.

There were more surprises in the international categories with Arcade Fire notching up and impressive three nominations, a feat only matched by Madonna.

And (just to prove just how Xfm-centric all the big awards ceremonies are these days) the Best Breakthrough category includes The Arctic Monkeys and The Magic Numbers.

This year is the 26th Anniversary of The Brits and will be hosted on February 15 at London’s Earls Court by Chris Evans. Guests performing on the night include Coldplay, The Kaiser Chiefs, James Blunt, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson and KT Tunstall.

The full list of nominations is as follows:

British Male Solo Artist

* Antony And The Johnsons
* Ian Brown
* James Blunt
* Robbie Williams
* Will Young

British Female Solo Artist

* Charlotte Church
* Kate Bush
* Katie Melua
* Kt Tunstall
* Natasha Bedingfield

British Group

* Coldplay
* Franz Ferdinand
* Gorillaz
* Hard-Fi
* Kaiser Chiefs

British Album

* Coldplay - X&Y
* Gorillaz - Demon Days
* James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
* Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
* Kate Bush - Aerial

British Single

* Coldplay - Speed Of Sound
* James Blunt - You're Beautiful
* Shayne Ward - That's My Goal
* Sugababes - Push The Button
* Tony Christie Ft Peter Kaye - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo

British Breakthrough Act

* Arctic Monkeys
* James Blunt
* Kaiser Chiefs
* KT Tunstall
* The Magic Numbers

British Urban Act

* Craig David
* Dizzee Rascal
* Kano
* Lemar
* Ms Dynamite

British Rock Act

* Franz Ferdinand
* Hard Fi
* Kaiser Chiefs
* Kasabian
* Oasis

British Live Act

* Coldplay
* Kaiser Chiefs
* Franz Ferdinand
* Kt Tunstall
* Oasis

Pop Act

* James Blunt
* Katie Melua
* Kelly Clarkson
* Madonna
* Westlife

International Male Solo Artist

* Beck
* Bruce Springsteen
* Jack Johnson
* John Legend
* Kanye West

International Female Solo Artist

* Bjork
* Kelly Clarkson
* Madonna
* Mariah Carey
* Missy Elliot

International Group

* Arcade Fire
* Black Eyed Peas
* Green Day
* U2
* White Stripes

International Album

* Arcade Fire - Funeral
* Green Day - American Idiot
* Kanye West - Late Registration
* Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor
* U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

International Breakthrough Act

* Arcade Fire
* Daniel Powter
* Jack Johnson
* John Legend
* Pussycat Dolls

Outstanding Contribution To Music

* Paul Weller

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