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MTV nods for Coldplay and Duffy | |
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British acts Coldplay and Duffy have received three nominations apiece at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards, to be held in Liverpool on 6 November. | |
Both are up for album of the year and "most addictive track". Coldplay also get a nod for act of 2008, while Duffy is up for the new act prize. | |
Singer Britney Spears is up for two prizes following her success at the Video Music Awards earlier this month. | |
R&B star Beyonce is the only performer confirmed for the show so far. | |
The singer, nominated for a prize in the ultimate urban category, will launch her third solo album at the event at Liverpool's Echo Arena. | |
Other British acts in contention include Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis, also nominated for the act of the year prize. | |
'Show-stopping' | |
Lewis's debut disc Spirit is up for the album of the year prize as well, as is American stars Alicia Keys and Spears. | |
Spears's other nomination comes in the Act of 2008 category, an award for which chart-topping singer Rihanna is also shortlisted. | |
Beyonce will perform a week ahead of the release of her untitled third album Katy Perry's controversial number one I Kissed A Girl is among the other songs in line for the most addictive track prize. | |
Other nominees are All Summer Long, Kid Rock's 21st Century interpretation of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama and Pink's So What. | |
Other categories include best rock act and the Headliner prize for live music, with metal acts Linkin' Park and Metallica shortlisted for both. | |
Forty artists have also been nominated for the best act ever award, with frontrunners including the Beatles, Madonna and Take That. | |
Music fans have until 2 November to vote via the MTV Europe Music Awards website. | |
Richard Godfrey, MTV's senior vice president, promised the ceremony would feature performances from "some of the biggest names in music today". | |
"I am confident the bill will live up to our promise that the MTV Europe Music Awards will be the best gig in Europe this year," he added. | |
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