Franz Ferdinand Snares UK&#39;s Mercury Music Prize
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Scottish alternative rock act Franz Ferdinand has won Britain&#39;s coveted Mercury Prize for its eponymous debut album. The annual music-industry award, recognizing the UK
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Bookmakers were betting on a champagne-fuelled stunt hitting the Brit Awards when music industry moguls gather for their big night of the year on Wednesday.
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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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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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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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The Arctic Monkeys are favourites to win this year's Mercury Prize at a London ceremony.
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Arctic Monkeys, the band that attracted a massive following on the Internet before they had even released a single, have won the prestigious Mercury Prize for their debut album.
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Mark Ronson, Adele, Natasha Khan and the Hoosiers discuss the state of UK music at the launch of the Brit awards 2008
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Organisers of the Brit Awards have to add extra songs to the best single category after a mistake.
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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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Glasgow rockers Franz Ferdinand lead the list of nominees for the NME Awards,  voted for by the public.
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Brit Award winners Franz Ferdinand and Keane are to perform at Teenage Cancer Trust concerts.
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David Bowie and Coldplay make a list of 25 artists in the running for the best song award at the Brits.
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Indie rockers The Zutons could spring a surprise at Tuesday's Mercury Music Prize awards, having risen from little-known outsiders to become one of the surprise favorites.
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Outkast are continuing to dominate prize-giving ceremonies across the world, scooping three honours at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome last night.
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The triumph of Franz Ferdinand in this year&#39;s Mercury Music Prize will help bring rock music to a new audience, according to music critics.
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There were a few surprises among the  winners at this year's Classic FM Gramophone Awards, which take  place in early October in London and are arguably the most  prestigious honors in the classical music industry.