Coldplay and Duffy lead the field for tonightโ€™s (February 18) BRIT Awards, with both artists shortlisted in four categories each, including Best Album and Best Single.

Elbow are also in contention for two BRITs, one for Best Album and for Best British Group, hoping to follow up their Mercury Musoc Prize win for โ€˜The Seldom Seen Kidโ€™ album.

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If confirmation were needed of a heavy rock return to the mainstream, AC/DC and Iron Maiden have also both been shortlisted. AC/DC are up for two awards, Best International Album for Black Ice and for Best International Group. Whilst Iron Maiden are up for Best Live Act, for their Somewhere Back In Time Tour which kicked off last year.

Kings Of Leon, Girls Aloud, Take That, Coldplay, Duffy and U2 are to perform at this yearโ€™s BRIT Awards.

Presenting the ceremony will be Kylie Minogue appearing alongside James Corden and Matthew Horne.

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Pet Shop Boys are to receive the 2009 Lifetime Achievement award, whilst Florence And The Machine are named this yearโ€™s Criticโ€™s Choice.

The whole ceremony is being broadcast live on ITV1 from 8pm.

The full list of nominees for the BRIT Awards 2009 is:

MasterCard British Album

Coldplay โ€“ โ€˜Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friendsโ€™

Duffy โ€“ โ€˜Rockferryโ€™

Elbow โ€“ โ€˜The Seldom Seen Kidโ€™

Radiohead โ€“ โ€˜In Rainbowsโ€™

The Ting Tings โ€“ โ€˜We Started Nothingโ€™

British Group

Coldplay

Elbow

Girls Aloud

Radiohead

Take That

British Single

Adele โ€“ โ€˜Chasing Pavementsโ€™

Alexandra Burke โ€“ โ€˜Hallelujahโ€™

Coldplay โ€“ โ€˜Viva La Vidaโ€™

Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome โ€“ โ€˜Dance Wiv Meโ€™

Duffy โ€“ โ€˜Mercyโ€™

Estelle ft Kanye West โ€“ โ€˜American Boyโ€™

Girls Aloud โ€“ โ€˜The Promiseโ€™

Leona Lewis โ€“ โ€˜Better in Timeโ€™

Scouting for Girls โ€“ โ€˜Heartbeatโ€™

โ€˜The X Factorโ€™ Finalists โ€“ โ€˜Heroโ€™

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 โ€“ โ€˜Black Iceโ€™

Fleet Foxes โ€“ โ€˜Fleet Foxesโ€™

The Killers โ€“ โ€˜Day & Ageโ€™

Kings of Leon โ€“ โ€˜Only By The Nightโ€™

MGMT โ€“ โ€˜Oracular Spectacularโ€™

International Group

AC/DC

Fleet Foxes

The Killers

Kings Of Leon

MGMT

International Male Solo Artist

Beck

Neil Diamond

Jay-Z

Kanye West

Seasick Steve

International Female Solo Artist

Beyonce

Gabriella Cilmi

Katy Perry

Pink

Santogold

British Producer of the Year

Bernard Butler

Brian Eno

Steve Mac

Outstanding Contribution Award

Pet Shop Boys