The Brits Take Place Tonight!

Duffy and Coldplay lead the nominations at tonights big award ceremony

The Brit Awards take place tonight in London after a massive year for UK music.

Welsh wonder Duffy and Coldplay- who had the worlds biggest selling album in 2008- both have four nominations at the ceremony.

Lovely Duffy could take home Best Female, Best Single, Breakthrough and Best Album.

Kylie Minogue will co-present the awards- at the Earls Court arena- with Gavin & Stacey stars James Corden and Matthew Horne.

Performers include Girls Aloud, U2, Take That and Kings Of Leon so its bound to be a big night!

Scouting For Girls, Elbow and Adele each have three nominations at The Brits.

Pet Shop Boys will collect the Lifetime Achievement award and perform with Lady GaGa.

FULL NOMINATIONS BELOW VIDEO

MasterCard British Album
COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS
DUFFY ROCKFERRY
ELBOW THE SELDOM SEEN
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 DANCE WIV ME
DUFFY MERCY
ESTELLE FT KANYE WEST AMERICAN BOY
GIRLS ALOUD THE PROMISE
LEONA LEWISBETTER 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

Critics' Choice AWARD
WINNER Florence & The Machine

Outstanding Contribution to music
WINNER Pet shop boys

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