Arctic Monkeys up for Mojo awards

Arctic Monkeys' Suck It And See is up for best album at the Mojo awards Sheffield rock band Arctic Monkeys have been nominated in two categories at this year's Mojo honours awards.

The band's Don't Sit Down Because I've Moved Your Chair is up for best song with Suck It And See up for best album.

Meanwhile singer/songwriter Rumer, who played at Glastonbury this year, picked up three nominations for best breakthrough, album and song.

The rock magazine's annual awards party takes place in London on 21 July.

Other nominations included Arcade Fire, who are up for best album and soul singer Aloe Blacc, whose I Need A Dollar is up for best song.

Arcade Fire are also nominated for best live act alongside Foals, while The Vaccines and Miles Kane will challenge Rumer for best breakthrough act.

Mojo magazine's editor Phil Alexander said: "To me, these nominations are a victory for music that is built to last.

"They reflect just how much quality there is out there right now, so much so that each category is too close to call."

Breakthrough act

1. Villagers

2. Miles Kane

3. The Vaccines

4. Josh T Pearson

5. Rumer

Best album

1. Rumer-Seasons Of My Soul

2. John Grant-Queen Of Denmark

3. Arctic Monkeys-Suck It And See

4. Josh T Pearson-The Last Of The Country Gentlemen

5. Arcade Fire - Suburbs

Song of the year

1. John Grant-I Wanna Go To Marz

2. Rumer-Slow

3. Aloe Blacc-I Need A Dollar

4. Grinderman-Heathen Child

5. Arctic Monkeys-Don't Sit Down Because I've Moved Your Chair

Best live act

1. Seasick Steve

2. The Jim Jones Revue

3. Foals

4. John Grant

5. Arcade Fire

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Arctic Monkeys top UK album chart

12 June 2011 Last updated at 17:59 GMT The band's three previous albums topped the UK chart Arctic Monkeys have topped the UK chart with their fourth album Suck It And See, on its first week of release.

The Sheffield band knocked Lady Gaga's Born This Way down to number three with Adele's 21 continuing its top five chart run at number two.

Example has topped the singles charts with Changed The Way You Kiss Me.

Last week's number one - Pitbull's Give Me Everything dropped to number two. Meanwhile Right There by Nicole Scherzinger moved up from 14 to three.

Coldplay's Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall failed to enter the top five, landing at number six.

The Arctic's previous three albums all charted at number one and the band are due to headline this year's V and T in the Park festivals.

They are only the second band in chart history, following Keane, to have had four successive studio albums debut at number one.

Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot said: "British talent is clearly in very good health indeed."

Jacki Evancho, an 11-year-old runner-up on America's Got Talent - entered the album chart at number four with her debut album, which features collaborations with Susan Boyle and Barbra Streisand.

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