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Radiohead and Coldplay top MTV video nominations.
Parlophone's Coldplay and Radiohead are leading the charge for UK acts at the 20th annual MTV Video Music Awards, claiming seven of the eight nominations for British acts.
Radiohead's There There is up for best art direction in a video, best editing, best cinematography and special effects. They face competition in all four categories from Missy Elliott at the, event, on August 28 at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Coldplay are up for best group video, best direction and breakthrough, all for The Scientist. The band, whose A Rush Of Blood To The Head album went back up to 20 on the Billboard 200 chart last week and is set to pass the 2m over-the-counter mark in the US this week, were one of the acts lined up to perform at the event.
Capitol UK international director Kevin Brown says, "Performing at the Grammys and VMAs in the same year underlines how big they are in the US and reflects our commitment there."
DreamWorks' US-signed Floetry complete the UK artist contingent, after being shortlisted alongside Coldplay in the breakthrough video category for Floetic.
British directors are also among the nominees, with Jake Nava's Beyonce promo for ...