Joss Stone, Scissor Sisters bag glory at Brit awards
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Fresh talent grabbed centre stage at the 25th Brit Awards with British teen star Joss Stone and radical US dance act Scissor Sisters bagging a string of honours, while household names such as Robbie Williams and Bob Geldof also got a taste of the action.
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Mika heads the UK singles and albums charts despite a boost in sales for acts seen performing at the Brit Awards.
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Art-rockers Franz Ferdinand from the Scottish city of Glasgow have won Britain's prestigious Mercury Music Prize with their eponymous debut album.
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The hip-hip duo took top honors Wednesday as the recording industry handed out its first awards for music sold through Internet-music services like Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.
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The much coveted award was given to Scotland&#39;s art-rock band Franz Ferdinand for their 2004 self-titled album. The four-piece was in the top running for the Prize, along with the Streets and the Zutons.
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Mark Ronson, Adele, Natasha Khan and the Hoosiers discuss the state of UK music at the launch of the Brit awards 2008
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A gracious monarch and a charismatic dictator took the top prizes Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards.
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The cream of the UK's hip-hop and garage scene is honoured at an awards ceremony in London.
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JK Rowling, Arctic Monkeys and UK film This is England are among the winners at the South Bank Show awards.
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US pop group Scissor Sisters achieve a UK double, topping the album and singles charts.
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The Arctic Monkeys, who shot to fame on   the Internet and broke all records with their debut, won the   coveted Mercury Prize on Tuesday for the Best British album of   the year.
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The Brits went pop on Monday with Lebanese singer Mika, boy band Take That and reality TV star Leona Lewis taking the lead when nominations were announced for an industry struggling to adapt to the digital age.
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Belle & Sebastian are named the best Scottish band of all time, beating Brit nominees Franz Ferdinand.
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Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand have won the prestigious British Mercury Music Prize, which just happens to come with a cash award of $35,000 USD.
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New York band Scissor Sisters win a gig of the year award for their performance at this year's V Festival.
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The Mercury Music Prize, the record industry&#39;s equivalent of the literary world&#39;s Booker prize, was won last night by Franz Ferdinand, a four-piece rock band from Glasgow.
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The stars turn out in force to honour the UK's top teachers at a lavish awards ceremony.