Kaisers lead Brit Award nominations

The Kaiser Chiefs lead this year's Brit Award nominations alongside James Blunt, with five nominations each.

The I Predict a Riot band manged to land nominations in the British Group, MasterCard Album, Breakthrough Act, Live Act and Rock Act categories, giving them the same number of nominations as Franz Ferdinand last year.

Franz Ferdinand only managed three nominations this year, the same as the Scottish KT Tunstall who was nominated in the British Female Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act and British Live Act categories.

Coldplay gained four nominations this year, including best British Album for their latest creation - X & Y.

The full nominations list announced at a launch party tonight is as follows:

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


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