MUMBAI: Rock band Coldplay and Welsh singer Duffy lead the way in the nominations for this year's Brit Awards, with each shortlisted for four awards.

Singer-songwriter Duffy - whose debut album Rockferry has sold nearly 4.5 million copies worldwide - is up for best album, best single for chart-topper Mercy, best female solo artist and best breakthrough act.

Coldplay are up for best album, best live act, best British single and best group.

Also nominated in the best group category are man-band Take That, Radiohead, Girls Aloud and Mercury prize winners Elbow.

The prized best British album category sees Coldplay and Duffy taking on Elbow's The Seldom Seen Kid, Radiohead's In Rainbows and The Ting Tings' We Started Nothing.

In the international category, the same five bands are up for the best group and best album awards: AC/DC, Fleet Foxes, The Killers, Kings of Leon and MGMT.

US superstars Beyonc?©, Pink and Katy Perry, each nominated in the international female solo category, are lined-up to perform at the awards ceremony to be held at London's Earls Court on February 18.

This year's nominees were voted by over 1,000 members from The Brits Voting Academy, made up of music industry insiders and critics.

Performers on the night include U2, Kings of Leon, Duffy, Girls Aloud and the Pet Shop Boys, who will receive an outstanding contribution to music award.

Australian singer Kylie Minogue is billed to co-host the event.

The full list of nominees:

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 featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome - Dance Wiv Me

Duffy - Mercy

Estelle ft Kanye West - 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 - Black Ice

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

The Killers - Day & Age

Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

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 - WINNER