Scots rockers Ferdinand win Mercury Prize
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The Mercury Music Prize, the record industry's equivalent of the literary world's Booker prize, was won last night by Franz Ferdinand, a four-piece rock band from Glasgow.
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Infectious rockers the Arctic Monkeys &#151; who released Britain's fastest-selling debut album after building a cult Internet following &#151; have won the prestigious Mercury music prize, beating a diverse field of musicians.
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Yusuf Islam, the singer formerly called Cat Stevens, wins substantial libel damages from two UK newspapers.
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The four-piece group picked up the Mercury Music Prize for Best British Album Of The Year, just after being awarded GQ magazineâs Band Of The Year.
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(andPOP) - Last year all they had to their credit was a lot of buzz, but now the members of Franz Ferdinand are legitimate rock stars, after they won the Mercury Music Prize yesterday.
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Sir Paul McCartney is to receive an outstanding contribution to music prize at next year's Brit Awards.
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Franz Ferdinand led the way on Monday  when nominations were announced for the Brit Awards,  celebrating their 25th anniversary as the UK record industry  Oscars.
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US rock star Bob Dylan wins Spain's Prince of Asturias Arts Award - one of the country's most prestigious honours.
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Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand are 9-4 favourites to win the prestigious Mercury Music Prize on Tuesday.
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Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand have won the Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album. The Glasgow band saw of competition from bands including The Streets, Jamelia and The Zutons to claim the award for best album of the year.
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Robbie Williams, the Rolling Stones and Queen are inducted into the UK's first Hall of Fame for music.
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Franz Ferdinand and Keane are expected to be among the acts shortlisted for Brit Awards on Monday.
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The Mercury Music Prize, the record industry&#39;s equivalent of the literary world&#39;s Booker prize, was won last night by Franz Ferdinand, a four-piece rock band from Glasgow.
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Alex Kapranos from band de jour, Franz Ferdinand, has been talking exclusively to Xfm Online about how it feels to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, and giving away the prize money.
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British rock band the Arctic Monkeys and their Las Vegas counterparts The Killers triumphed on Wednesday at the Brit Awards, the UK music industry's biggest night of the year.
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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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Rock band Franz Ferdinand lead the nominations for the 2005 Brit Awards, to be held next month.