FACTBOX-BRIT Award Nominees In 2009

Rock band Coldplay and Welsh singer Duffy head the field at the 2009 BRITs with four nominations apiece.

Rock band Coldplay and Welsh singer Duffy head the field at the 2009 BRITs, Britain's top pop music awards, with four nominations apiece.

Following are the full nominations for the main categories. The winners are announced Feb. 18.

BRITISH ALBUM

- Coldplay (Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends)

- Duffy (Rockferry)

- Elbow (The Seldom Seen Kid)

- Radiohead (In Rainbows)

- The Ting Tings (We Started Nothing)

BRITISH GROUP

- Coldplay

- Elbow

- Girls Aloud

- Radiohead

- Take That

BRITISH SINGLE

- Adele (Chasing Pavements)

- Alexandra Burke (Hallelujah)

- Coldplay (Viva La Vida)

- Dizzee Rascal (Dance Wiv Me)

- Duffy (Mercy)

- Estelle (American Boy)

- Girls Aloud (The Promise)

- Leona Lewis (Better in Time)

- Scouting For Girls (Heartbeat)

- The X Factor Finalists (Hero)

BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST

- Ian Brown

- James Morrison

- Paul Weller

- The Streets

- Will Young

BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST

- Adele

- Beth Rowley

- Duffy

- Estelle

- M.I.A.

BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT

- Adele

- Duffy

- The Last Shadow Puppets

- Scouting For Girls

- The Ting Tings

BRITISH LIVE ACT

- Coldplay

- Elbow

- Iron Maiden

- Scouting For Girls

- The Verve

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM

- AC/DC

- Fleet Foxes

- The Killers

- Kings of Leon

- MGMT

INTERNATIONAL GROUP

- AC/DC

- Fleet Foxes

- The Killers

- Kings of Leon