ARCADE FIRE WINS BEST INTERNATIONAL/BEST ALBUM AT THE UK BRITT AWARDS.

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The honours keep piling up for Arcade Fire. Two days after their surprise Grammy win for album of the year, the Montreal band has won two prominent BRIT Awards: best international group and best international album (for their critically-acclaimed effort The Suburbs).The Brit Awards, handed out Tuesday at O2 Arena in London, are the U.K. equivalent to the Grammys.To garner the prize for best international act, Arcade Fire edged out Black Eyed Peas, Vampire Weekend, The Script and Kings of Leon.

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