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The latter record alone spawned three US Dance Chart No 1s, and saw the band nominated in the Best Electronic/Dance Album category at the 49th Grammy Awards – not bad for a pair of decidedly late starters.

Royal Blood were the only British rock band nominated at this year's awards, leading Serge Pizzorno of Kasabian to complain about what he called "a conspiracy", adding: "They're trying to shut rock'n'roll out".

"When I was little and obsessed with watching my VHS of the Brits 1994 with Björk, M People and Gabrielle, I never dreamed I would one day be in a band nominated for one Brit award, let alone two," she said.

Of the legion of dance bands nominated this year, only the Chemical Brothers - Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons - won anything.

The Sheffield rock band were nominated in eight categories, and took home the majority at tonight's ceremony, including best British band, best live band and best album.

The band were nominated for four Meteor Music Awards – "Hope for 2006" in 2005, "Best New Band" in 2006, as well as "Best Irish Band" and "Best Irish Album" in 2008.

Rush was eligible for nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame beginning in 1998; the band was nominated for entry in 2012 and their induction was announced on December 11 , 2012

Damon Albarn's "virtual" band Gorillaz, nominated in six categories, were also snubbed.

The band was nominated for three Grammy awards in recent years.

"Fellow Workers," a 1999 album with Ms. DiFranco and her band, was nominated for the Grammy Award for best contemporary folk album.

The band was nominated for a 2006 Grammy as best new artist, but Ms. Hall left, saying that she wanted to concentrate on her songwriting.