Entertainment 18-02-2005 who: Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand what: Pick up Best Album prize at NME Awards where: LONDON when: Thursday night snippet: The band also won the Best Track award for `Take Me Out` but lost out in the Best Band category to The Libertines. They were not so lucky at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, although they did play live at the ceremony and The Scotsman says the resulting publicity from their nominations is likely to push their album sales past the million mark in the USA. Britain`s Rod Stewart did leave LA with a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album but the night belonged to late Ray Charles, who was posthumously honoured with the Album of the Year and Record of the Year titles. [... more]

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