UK acts await top US album prize
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Franz Ferdinand  and The Streets are among UK acts waiting to hear if they have won a top US album prize.
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For perhaps the first time, two Las Vegas-raised bands have been nominated for Grammy awards on the same day. On Tuesday, &quot;Hot Fuss,&quot; the debut album by the Las Vegas group the Killers, was nominated for best rock album.
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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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Some of the biggest names in music are competing at the Ivor Novello songwriting awards.
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American artists swept the board at the MTV Europe music awards last night, highlighting the global influence of the US television network.
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Rock legends The Who are to receive a lifetime achievement award for live music next month.
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Kelly Clarkson, funk groups the Black Eyed Peas and the Red Hot Chili Peppers and country trio Rascal Flatts each won two prizes at the American Music Awards on Tuesday.
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Irish boy band Westlife were the surprise winners of a high-profile battle to top the album charts on Sunday, beating Oasis, the Beatles and U2 to the top spot.
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Chicago producer-turned rapper Kanye West, Atlanta R&amp;B star Usher, Grammy favorite Alicia Keys, and persistent Stevie Wonder and other commercially successful hitmakers are honored as top Grammy contenders and at the Billboard Awards in Las Vegas.
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Rapper Kanye West, the leading nominee at the Grammy Awards, won three prizes during early proceedings on Sunday, while another top contender, Amy Winehouse, won a pair of statuettes.
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A coalition of top US musicians led by Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt were poised to launch a two-week concert blitz aimed at persuade US voters to oust President George W. Bush.
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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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U.S. artists are expected to dominate  Britain's biggest black music awards on Thursday, with Chicago  rapper Kanye West boosting a record number of nominations.
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The 50th Grammy Awards are to take place, with Kanye West and Amy Winehouse leading the nominations.
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The much coveted award was given to Scotland&#39;s art-rock band Franz Ferdinand for their 2004 self-titled album. The four-piece was in the top running for the Prize, along with the Streets and the Zutons.
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Mary J Blige, James Blunt and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the stars doing battle at the Grammy Awards.
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, whose debut album was one of the most acclaimed releases of the year, lead the field of Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10 categories.