Ms Dynamite and The Streets have dominated the shortlist for this year's Brit Awards, as the music industry acknowledged the spread of the country's rap and hip-hop scene from a niche market into the mainstream.
The pair are nominated for four prizes each at Britain's most high profile music ceremony, on Feb 20.
The Streets, aka Mike Skinner, and Ms Dynamite, aka Niomi Daley, go head to head for best album, urban act and breakthrough artist. The former's debut album, Original Pirate Material, blending rap, garage and hip-hop was favourite for the Mercury Music Prize in the autumn, but lost out to Ms Dynamite's A Little Deeper, which she describes as "soulful r'n'b with a hip-hop flava".
The huge impact of reality television shows on the single charts is acknowledged in the category for best single. Four of the five songs were recorded by singers from the televised talent contests.
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