Franz lead NME awards shortlist
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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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Rock group Oasis have claimed the top two spots in a poll of the nation's best ever albums on Monday, ahead of iconic albums by The Beatles and Pink Floyd.
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The band Franz Ferdinand of Glasgow, Scotland, has won the annual $35,000 Mercury Music Prize for the best British or Irish music act.
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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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Three British artists are nominated for the Shortlist Prize - the US equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize.
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The Shortlist is finally short. After an initial 73 nominations for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, the 10 finalists have been announced. Among them are Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, quirky chanteuse Nellie McKay and country veteran Loretta Lynn, whose comeback album was produced by the White Stripes' Jack White.
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Indie rockers The Zutons become one of the surprise favourites to win this year's Mercury Music Prize.
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The Arctic Monkeys are the favourites to become the first artists to win the prestigious Mercury Prize twice after the rockers made the 12-strong shortlist Tuesday.
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Welsh rock band the Manic Street Preachers will be honoured at next February's NME Awards.
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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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Scottish art-rockers Franz Ferdinand capped an astonishing 2004 in which they sold two million copies of their debut album by leading the field in nominations for the Brit Awards.
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Brit Award winners Franz Ferdinand and Keane are to perform at Teenage Cancer Trust concerts.
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Arctic Monkeys are nominated for the Mercury Music Prize again, while Amy Winehouse also makes the shortlist.
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Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND have been crowned this year&#39;s (04) winner of Britain&#39;s coveted MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE. The TAKE ME OUT stars&#39; eponymous debut album was the panel&#39;s number one choice at the London
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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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Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Kasabian and The Killers lead the NME awards with four nominations each.
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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.