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P.J. Harvey has been nominated for both a Brit Award and a Grammy this year

P.J. Harvey has been nominated for both a Brit Award and a Grammy this year. Yeovil's answer to Nick Cave is up for Best British Female Solo Artists at the Brits, and for Best Alternative Album in the Grammies.

Irish music fans can take part in the massive Channel 4/HMV Music Of The Millennium survey, and decide the Best Song, Best Album, Best Band and Best Songwriter of all time. There are 10 categories, and you can pick up a voting form in any branch of HMV, or log on to the Music Of The Millennium website at www.motm.co.uk.

Avast ye swabs! Cruise down to Columbia on Sir John Rogerson's Quay tonight for the launch of The Love Boat, a nautical night of upbeat sounds from the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Boyzone and The Corrs are leading the Irish fight against Internet piracy by signing a petition asking the European Union to protect their copyrights. According to IRMA, the Irish Recorded Music Association, the Irish music industry is losing £3 billion per year to pirates, and this loss is set to increase with the introduction of music downloading tools such as the MP3. Chart-topping boy band 911 will be in Dublin's Virgin Megastore on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m., giving autographs and causing hormone levels to rise dangerously.