This year's Brit Award nominations were announced tonight at a special launch party hosted by Fearne Cotton and broadcast live on ITV2. Coldplay and Duffy lead with four nominations a piece. The BPI also announced that Coldplay and Take That are to join Kings of Leon, Duffy, The Pet Shop Boys and Girls Aloud among the acts to play at the 2009 award ceremony.
The Brit Awards 2009 will take place at London's Earl's Court on February 18th and will be presented by Kylie Minogue, James Corden and Matthew Horne.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
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
British Producer of the Year
Bernard Butler
Brian Eno
Steve Mac
Outstanding Contribution Award
Pet Shop Boys
