Sydney, AU (Sony BMG
Music Entertainment) - The nominees for the 2006 Brit Awards have just been announced, and the very fabulous
Franz Ferdinand have been nominated for three awards. The guys, who took home two Brits last year, are up for Best Band, Best Live Act and Best Rock Act. Fellow nominees include Katie Melua, Natasha Bedingfield,
Kelly Clarkson and John Legend.
"We're really chuffed to be nominated this year," Franz frontman told NME.com. "It seems like only yesterday that we won at the Brits, but we're excited to be nominated again."
Franz were nominated for five awards last year, and scored the gongs for Best Rock Act and Best British Group. Fingers crossed they can repeat that success this year when the Brit Awards ceremony takes place on February 15 in London!
Franz fans will also want to note Sunday, January 15 in their diaries - it's the day the band release their debut live DVD! Just the thing to get you in shape for dancing like a maniac at the Big Day Out!
Here are all the nominees for the 2006 Brit Awards...
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Antony And The Johnsons
Ian Brown
James Blunt
Robbie Williams
Will Young
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Charlotte Church
Kate Bush
Katie Melua
KT Tunstall
Natasha Bedingfield
BRITISH GROUP
Coldplay
Franz Ferdinand
Gorillaz
Hard-Fi
Kaiser Chiefs
BRITISH ALBUM
Coldplay - X&Y
Gorillaz - Demon Days
James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
Kate Bush - Aerial
BRITISH SINGLE
Coldplay - Speed Of Sound
James Blunt - You're Beautiful
Shayne Ward - That's My Goal
Sugababes - Push The Button
Tony Christie ft Peter Kaye - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Arctic Monkeys
James Blunt
Kaiser Chiefs
KT Tunstall
The Magic Numbers
BRITISH URBAN ACT
Craig David
Dizzee Rascal
Kano
Lemar
Ms Dynamite
BRITISH ROCK ACT
Franz Ferdinand
Hard Fi
Kaiser Chiefs
Kasabian
Oasis
BRITISH LIVE ACT
Coldplay
Kaiser Chiefs
Franz Ferdinand
KT Tunstall
Oasis
POP ACT
James Blunt
Katie Melua
Kelly Clarkson
Madonna
Westlife
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Beck
Bruce Springsteen
Jack Johnson
John Legend
Kanye West
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Bjork
Kelly Clarkson
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Missy Elliot
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Arcade Fire
Black Eyed Peas
Green Day
U2
White Stripes
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Green Day - American Idiot
Kanye West - Late Registration
Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Arcade Fire
Daniel Powter
Jack Johnson
John Legend
Pussycat Dolls
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC
Paul Weller
