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Last night Paolo Nutini was nominated for the prestigious Best British Male award at this years Brit Awards. Paolo's up against impressive competition; Thom Yorke, Jarvis Cocker, Lemar and James Morrison are all also nominated, so please join us in wishing him the very best of luck. The Brit Awards 2007 will be broadcast on ITV from 8pm on Wednesday February 14. Check out <a href="http://www.brits.co.uk" target="_blank">www.brits.co.uk</a> for more information.

Paolo Nutini joins MTV's Freshmen competition this week.

Each week five new music videos go up against each other in a public vote, with the winner getting automatic rotation on MTV.

Vote for Paolo's 'New Shoes' video at the MTV website <a href="http://www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen" target="_blank">here</a>.

Fans in the U.S. can also vote via mobile phone - just text the word FRESHMAN to 22422 (standard messaging rates apply).

Voting begins at 11am on Monday 1/15 and ends at 11:59am on Friday 1/19.

Make us proud.

It with great pleasure that we announce Paolo's upcoming tour of the US and Canada. Get all the details and buy tickets here.

Kicking off in the Windy City of Chicago on January 25, Paolo's tour will take in some of North America's greatest cities.

Paolo will also be appearing on 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien' and 'The Today Show' in New York and EXPN's 'World Cafe Live' in Philadelphia.

Check out the <a href="http://www.paolonutini.com/gigs">Gigs Section</a> for more details and to buy tickets.

Paolo-mania is poised to go transatlantic at the end of this month as the debut album 'These Streets' finally touches down in the Land of the Free on January 30.

If you can't wait that long fear not; pre-order the album now from Skyroo.com and you get your hands on a bonus 4 track live EP as well as access to exclusive audio and video streams.

The tracklisting for the bonus live EP is:

1. 'Jenny Don't Be Hasty'<br>2. 'Last Request'<br>3. 'These Streets'<br>4. 'New Shoes'<br><br><a href="http://www.skyroo.com/paolonutini/" target="_blank" target="_blank">Pre-order your copy now</a>.

It's your one-stop shop for all things Paolo Nutini from t-shirts to records, downloads to gig tickets.

Ladies and Gentlemen we are very proud to announce that the new Paolo Nutini Online Store is now open for business.

You can download each and every track from Paolo's smash hit debut 'These Streets', all the latest tour shirts, all the CDs and 7"s released so far, plus tickets to all Paolo's shows.

So don't cool your heels, <a href="http://paolonutini.trinitystreetdirect.com/">click here</a> to check it out.

Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records, sadly passed away on Thursday December 14. Paolo Nutini adds his voice to the tributes.

Ahmet was personally responsible for giving many important artists - including Paolo - their big break, and he leaves behind him a vast musical legacy.

Atlantic Records have put together a special tribute website to commemorate the great man's life, and the video section features Paolo recalling his first meeting with Ahmet and footage from Paolo's appearance at the Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert during this year's Montreux Jazz Festival.

Head over to the <a href="http://www.atlanticrecords.com/ahmet/" target="_blank">Ahmed Ertegun tribute site</a> and click on the video section to watch the short film.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am for Paolo's next French tour.

Paolo will be playing the following dates:

May 21, 2007 - Aeronef, Lille<br>
May 22, 2007 - Olympic, Nantes<br>
May 24, 2007 - Olympia, Paris<br>
May 25, 2007 - Transbordeur, Lyon<br>
May 26, 2007 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg<br>

Check the tour section tomorrow (December 19) to get tickets.

Paolo Nutini will be playing a very special set at the Radio 1 Christmas Party at Maida Vale Studios on Friday December 22.<br><br>We've got 5 pairs of tickets to give away to you lucky people. All you need to do is answer the following question:<br><br>What is the name of Paolo's latest single?.<br><br>Simply email you answer to <a href="mailto:competitions@atlanticrecords.co.uk">competitions @atlanticrecords.co.uk</a> along with your full name, address and contact telephone number.<br><br>Entries must be recieved by midnight on Monday December 18 and winners will be notified on Tuesday morning with full details. Entrants must be over 18.

VH1.com will host the world premiere of Paolo's 'New Shoes' video on Tuesday December 19.<br><br>Make sure you're among the first to witness Paolo's latest visual treat by checking out <a href="http://www.vh1.com/" target="_blank">VH1.com</a> next week.

On Monday December 18 Paolo will be performing an exclusive show in the Scottish Borders at The Tait Hall, Kelso. The show is part of One Scotland's RoAR (Rock Against Racism) gig series, which aims to raise awareness of issues surrounding racism in Scotland. Paolo believes that initiatives like RoAR are important in tackling racism head on.<br><br>
To win tickets, tune in to Clyde 1, Forth One, Northsound 1, Tay FM, MFR, West FM or Radio Borders this week or visit the <a href="http://www.rockagainstracism.info" target="_blank">RoAR website</a>. The competitions close on Friday December 15. Support this worthy cause and be lucky!