Franz Ferdinand and The Darkness are representing the Brits at this year's MTV Video Music Awards each getting two mentions when the nominations were read out by Usher and Missy Elliott in Miami yesterday. So no surprise there then.
Actually no surprises all round really. As expected Jay-Z, Beyonce and OutKast dominated. Jay-Z took six nominations in total, while Beyonce and OutKast got five nominations each, as did No Doubt.
The awards themselves will take place in Miami on 29 Aug. Organisers have said most of the stars attending the event - which will include Usher, Jessica Simpson, Kanye West, Jet, Hoobastank and Yellowcard - will arrive by boat. With that in mind Usher told the press at the nominations event about the boat he plans to use: "There's going to be a lot of muscle out there. So I'm going to have to have a sexy one".
Elsewhere in the nomination lists, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Steriogram, The White Stripes and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs all scored four nominations, Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, D12, Jet and Modest Mouse were all nominated three times, while Christina Aguilera, Hoobastank, Jessica Simpson, Maroon 5, Missy Elliott and Yellowcard are also up for two awards each.
Nominations for the big prize of the night - Video Of The Year - go to Jay Z for '99 Problems', Outkast for 'Hey Ya!', Usher for 'Yeah!', Britney for 'Toxic' and D12 for 'My Band'. Nominations for Breakthrough Video Of The Year include Franz Ferdinand for 'Take Me Out', Modest Mouse for 'Float On', Kanye West for 'All Falls Down', New Found Glory for 'All Downhill From Here', The White Stripes for 'The Hardest Button to Button' and Steriogram for 'Walkie Talkie Man'.