LONDON, UK (BBC/Radio1) -
Gorillaz lead the way at this year's Brit Awards with six nominations, dotmusic can confirm.
Damon Albarn's virtual hip-hop collective were unveiled as the frontrunners for the coveted awards at Abbey Road Studios this afternoon. The band have been nominated for gongs in high-profile categories such as Best British Group, Best British Album and Best British Dance Act.
Dido, Robbie Williams, and Kylie Minogue were close behind with four nominations each, while Travis, the Strokes, Craig David, and So Solid Crew vie for three awards apiece. Sting will receive this year's Outstanding Contribution to British Music.
The awards will be held Feb. 20 at Earl's Court in London (will be broadcast the following evening in the U.K. by ITV1), and will include performances by Gorillaz, Dido, Minogue, the Strokes, Shaggy, Elton John with Jay Kay of Jamiroquai, and Mis-teeq.
The full list of nominations:
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Aphex Twin
Craig David
Elton John
Ian Brown
Robbie Williams
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Dido
Geri Halliwell
P J Harvey
Sade
Sophie Ellis Bextor
BRITISH GROUP
Gorillaz
Jamiroquai
Radiohead
Stereophonics
Travis
MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM
Craig David "Born To Do It"
Dido "No Angel"
Gorillaz "Gorillaz"
Radiohead "Kid A"
Travis "The Invisible Band"
BRITISH NEWCOMER
Atomic Kitten
Blue
Dido
Elbow
Gorillaz
Mis-Teeq
So Solid Crew
Starsailor
Turin Brakes
Zero 7
BRITISH SINGLE
Atomic Kitten "Whole Again"
Bob the Builder "Mambo No 5"
Daniel Bedingfield "Gotta Get Thru This"
DJ Pied Piper "Do You Really Like It"
Geri Halliwell "It's Raining Men"
Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood"
Hear'Say "Pure And Simple"
Robbie Williams "Eternity/The Road To Mandalay"
S Club 7 "Don�Stop Movin"
So Solid Crew "21 Seconds"
BRITISH VIDEO
Dido "Thank You"
Basement Jaxx "Where�Your Head At"
Coldplay "Trouble"
Elton John "I Want Love"
Fat Boy Slim "Weapon Of Choice"
Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood"
So Solid Crew "21 Seconds"
Robbie & Kylie "Kids"
Robbie Williams "Supreme"
Travis "Sing"
BRITISH DANCE ACT
Basement Jaxx
Craig David
Faithless
Fat Boy Slim
Gorillaz
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Bob Dylan
Dr Dre
Ryan Adams
Shaggy
Wyclef Jean
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Alicia Keys
Anastacia
Bjork
Kylie Minogue
Nelly Furtado
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Daft Punk
Destiny's Child
Limp Bizkit
R.E.M.
The Strokes
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Alicia Keys "Songs In A Minor"
Daft Punk "Discovery"
Destiny's Child "Survivor"
Kylie Minogue "Fever"
The Strokes "Is This It"
INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER
Anastacia
The Avalanches
Linkin Park
Nelly Furtado
The Strokes
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES POP ACT
Blue
Hear'Say
Kylie Minogue
S Club 7
Westlife
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
Sting
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