The Klaxons beat out favourites to take Mercury Prize
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The Klaxons scored a shock upset by winning Britain&#39;s prestigious Mercury Prize on Tuesday, beating out favourites Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.
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Kevin Davies scores the winner against Liverpool to move Bolton into third place.
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Boy band Take That crown their successful comeback by topping the nominations for the 2008 Brit Awards.
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David Bentley gets the winner as Blackburn come from behind to beat struggling Derby.
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Arts & entertainment: How can you possibly choose just one winner from 233 albums? Mercury prize panellist Jude Rogers lifts the lid on the judging process.
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Sebastian Larsson's winner puts Birmingham top of the Championship.
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The Scottish rock band beat rapper Ty, Amy Winehouse and The Zutons to take the prestigious music award. &quot;This is coming in a year when we&#39;re surrounded by such fantastic bands,&quot; frontman Alex Kapranos said.
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The northern city of Manchester unexpectedly won the fight to host Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino on Tuesday, beating off challengers including nearby Blackpool and London's Millennium Dome.Comment
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The four member band won the Â£20,000 pop music prize, which brings with it prestige, ahead of 11 other acts including one-man rap band The Streets for A Grand Don&#39;t Come For Free and Liverpool group The Zutons and their debut album Who Killed .
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Mercurial singer-songwriter Cat Power has become the first woman to win the Shortlist Music Prize, beating out finalists that included Tom Waits and Regina Spektor.
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British bands swept the NME music awards on Thursday, with last year's champions the Arctic Monkeys doing it again in 2007 with two more prizes.
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FRANZ Ferdinand, the achingly fashionable Glasgow foursome, last night confirmed their position as one of Britainâs brightest new talents by taking the Mercury music prize ahead of a strong list of contenders.
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SCOTTISH rockers Franz Ferdinand celebrate after scooping the prestigious Mercury music prize with their debut album. The Glasgow-based four-piece were firm favourites with the bookies to win the honour and walked away with a Â£20,000 cheque last night.
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Leona Lewis wins the live final of X Factor, beating teenager Ray Quinn to a Â£1m recording contract.
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Reformed pop group Take That have the UK number one single and album for the second week running.
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Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand win this year's Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album.
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The Black Eyed Peas beat Celine Dion and James Blunt to the top spot.