Kaiser Chiefs lead Brit Award nominations

Kaiser Chiefs, James Blunt and Coldplay are amongst the main nominations for next month’s Brit Awards.

This year’s awards take place at London Earl’s Court on February 15, and will see live appearances from Coldplay, Kaiser Chiefs, James Blunt, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson and KT Tunstall.

Hosted by Chris Evans, the awards have recognised Kaiser Chiefs who are nominated in five categories – the most of any band and only equalled this year by James Blunt. Kaiser Chiefs are nominated in the British Group, MasterCard Album, Breakthrough Act, Live Act and Rock Act categories.

Last year Franz Ferdinand were nominated for five awards, but this year have been nominated in three - Best Band, Best Live Act and Best Rock Act.

Speaking about the nominations, singer Alex Kapranos told NME.COM: “We’re really chuffed to be nominated this year. It seems like only yesterday that we won at the Brits, but we’re excited to be nominated again.”

The success of James Blunt’s album ‘Back To Bedlam’ sees him nominated in the British Male Solo Artist, MasterCard Album, Pop Act, Breakthrough Act and Best Single for ‘You’re Beautiful’. Coldplay, who released ’X&Y’ last year, are nominated four times.

The Outstanding Contribution To Music Award will be presented to Paul Weller. However, he said that any talk of a reunion of The Jam off the back of it is unfounded.

He said: “Let me just nip that in the bud right now. That will never, ever happen. Me and my children would have to be destitute and starving in the gutter before I'd even consider that, and I don't think that'll happen anyway.

"I think it's a great thing that The Jam's music has endured over the years and people still love it and still play it. It still means something to people and a lot of that's because we stopped at the right time, it didn't go on and become embarrassing."

The nominations were announced at a launch party tonight in London (January 11). The full list reads:

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