British acts top Grammy nominations

3:39pm Thursday 4th December 2008

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British talent dominated the nominations for record of the year at the US Grammy Awards.

Coldplay, who earned a total of seven nominations, will compete with fellow Britons Adele, Leona Lewis, Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and MIA for the major honour at the awards show next year.

The British rock band, Radiohead, and Plant will also face each other in the album of the year category while Welsh singer Duffy, who shot to number one with her catchy single, Mercy, and fellow British soul singer Adele were among those nominated for best new artist.

Coldplay were only outdone by Rap's most ubiquitous and successful artist Lil Wayne, who won a leading eight nominations.

In the coveted record of the year category, Coldplay was nominated for Viva La Vida, or Death and All His Friends - its first album in three years and a huge hit.

It will be up against Adele for Chasing Pavement, MIA for Paper Planes, Leona Lewis for Bleeding Love, and Plant and Alison Krauss for Please Read the Letter.

For the album of the year honour, Grammy favourites Coldplay will take on Radiohead's groundbreaking album In Rainbows, which sold not in stores but on a pay-what-you-think-it-is-worth basis through the band's website.

It was an instant viral sensation, and also shook up the already beleaguered recording industry, which is struggling with its traditional business model. But the band later released the album via a record label.

Krauss and Plant's Raising Sand will also vie for the title. Plant linked up with Grammy darling and bluegrass artist Krauss for a CD that pushed both in different musical directions.

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III and Ne-Yo's Year of the Gentleman will also compete for best album.