Coldplay and Duffy get Novello nods

Coldplay are nominated in three categories at the Ivor Novello awards

Duffy and Coldplay lead the nominations for this year's Ivor Novello awards.

The duo have both been nominated in the categories of Album, Best British Selling Song and PRS For Music.

Dizzee Rascal, Elbow, The Ting Tings, MIA and Gabriella Climi also receive nominations in the awards designed to honour excellence in "British music writing."

The winners are announced in London on 21 May.

Prize winners at last year's awards included Cherry Ghost, Amy Winehouse, Take That and Radiohead.

The full music nominations are:

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG

Dance Wiv Me - Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris

Grounds For Divorce - Elbow

That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings

ALBUM AWARD

Rockferry - Duffy

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay

We Started Nothing - The Ting Tings

BEST BRITISH SELLING SONG

Mercy - Duffy

Paper Planes - MIA

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

PRS FOR MUSIC

Mercy - Duffy

Sweet About Me - Gabriella Cilmi

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

BEST SONG MUSICALLY & LYRICALLY

My Mistakes Were Made For You - Last Shadow Puppets

One Day Like This - Elbow

The Last Of The Melting Snow - The Leisure Society