Arctic Monkeys win Mercury music prize
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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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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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It&#39;s time to finally put the Big Country jokes to rest--Scottish rock is officially back. Glasgow&#39;s own Franz Ferdinand captured the UK&#39;s top music prize, the Mercury Music Prize, Tuesday
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Amy Winehouse is named best female at both the Mobo Awards and the Vodafone Live Music Awards.
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Franz Ferdinand have won this year&#39;s Mercury Music Prize. The Glasgow four piece emerged victorious over the likes of The Streets, The Zutons, Amy Winehouse and Jamelia, to take the prestigious title, and
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The Arctic Monkeys were celebrating Tuesday after the indie rockers from Sheffield received a record seven NME Award nominations, including best album and best track.
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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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Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand are 9-4 favourites to win the prestigious Mercury Music Prize on Tuesday.
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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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Glastonbury, the world's biggest green field arts and music festival, opened on Friday with a record 177,500 people braving rain to hear British rockers Arctic Monkeys, Icelander Bjork and the haunting sound of Canadian band Arcade Fire.
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Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand's Mercury Prize in will bring rock music to a new audience, critics say.
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Sheffield band the Arctic Monkeys was  nominated in a record seven categories for the NME music awards  on Tuesday, while Amy Winehouse, critically acclaimed but in  rehab for drug problems, was largely frozen out.
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Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Kasabian and The Killers lead the NME awards with four nominations each.
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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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Rock band Muse are named best British band at the NME Awards, while the Arctic Monkeys pick up two prizes.
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The Dixie Chicks came away with five awards at Sunday night's Grammys, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers with four and Mary J. Blige with three
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Other winners at the songwriting celebration include Elton John, Madonna and newlywed Amy Winehouse.