The Brits
The Brits are taking place tonight (or probably right now – damn time difference), so I just thought I’d remind you of who’s in the running and what’s what.
First up, we have the performances. There’s been talk that Lady Gaga will be bounced to later in the broadcast because producers became irritated with her constant set changes, but we’ll have to wait and see. They’re probably hoping for the same thunder Gaga gave the Grammys last month.
Lady Gaga – “Dance in the Dark”/”Telephone”
Cheryl Cole – “Fight For This Love”
Kasabian – “Fire”/”Vlad the Impaler”
JLS – “Everybody In Love”/”Beat Again”
Florence + the Machine & Dizzee Rascal – “You’ve Got the Dirtee Love”
Lily Allen – “The Fear”
Jay-Z, Mr Hudson & Alicia Keys – “Young Forever”/”Empire State of Mind”
Robbie Williams – “Let Me Entertain You”/”Supreme”/”Millennium”/”Feel”/”Everything Changes”/”Angels”/”Rock DJ”
Then we have the actual nominees (my preferences in italics)
British Female Solo Artist
Bat for Lashes
Florence & the Machine
Leona Lewis
Lily Allen
Pixie Lott
British Male Solo Artist
Calvin Harris
Dizzee Rascal
Mika
Paolo Nutini
Robbie Williams
British Breakthrough Act
Florence & the Machine
Friendly Fires
JLS
La Roux
Pixie Lott
British Group
Doves
Friendly Fires
JLS
Kasabian
Muse
MasterCard British Album
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n’Cheek
Florence & the Machine – Lungs
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
British Single
Alesha Dixon – Breathe Slow
Alexandra Burke Ft Flo Rida – Bad Boys
Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love
Joe McElderry – The Climb
JLS – Beat Again
La Roux – In For The Kill
Lily Allen – The Fear
Pixie Lott – Mama Do
Taio Cruz – Break Your Heart
Tinchy Stryder Ft N-Dubz – Number 1
Critics’ Choice
Ellie Goulding
Delphic
Marina & The Diamonds
BRITs Album of 30 Years
Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
Dido – No Angel
Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
Duffy – Rockferry
Keane – Hopes & Fears
Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
Phil Collins – No Jacket Required
Sade – Diamond Life
The Verve – Urban Hymns
Travis – The Man Who
Now keep in mind, I’m picking the Coldplay record out of the records listed. That being said, that list is a steaming pile. Phil Collins, Duffy & Keane really made records worthy of being nominated as Best British Album of the last 30 years?! Really???
The BRITs Hits 30
Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive/How Deep is Your Love
Bros. – I Owe you Nothing
Coldplay – Clocks
Eurythmics & Stevie Wonder – Angel
Girls Aloud – The Promise
Kanye West – Gold Digger
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of my Head
Michael Jackson – Earth Song
Paul McCartney – Live & Let Die
Pet Shop Boys – Go West
Robbie Williams & Tom Jones – The Full Monty Medley
Scissor Sisters – Take Your Mama
Spice Girls – Wannabe/Who Do You Think You Are
Take That – Beatles Medley
The Who – Who Are You
International Female Solo Artist
Lady Gaga
Ladyhawke
Norah Jones
Rihanna
Shakira
International Male Solo Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Eminem
Jay-Z
Michael Buble
Seasick Steve
I take the fifth.
International Album
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Black Eyed Peas – The End
Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
Lady Gaga – The Fame
International Breakthrough Act
Animal Collective
Daniel Merriweather
Empire of the Sun
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
Outstanding Contribution Award
Robbie Williams
Producer of the Year
Paul Epworth
And just to refresh your memory, here we have the greatest moment in BRIT awards history.
Ha ha Liam just picked up the award for best british album of last thirty years and threw it in the crowd get in there !!!!!!!
the albums listed were for the biggest ten albums from the albums of the yaer awards based on sales so they tell us Oh i love Liam !!!!! all over again
I’ll search YouTube for that, I’m sure it will be on there any minute now!
Oh and record sales makes sense for that 30 years award, but Amy Winehouse sold waaaay more copies of Back to Black than Duffy did with Rockferry, so I’m not sure that holds water.
think they also had to win a brit for best album of the year as well then they chose the top ten best sellers for the shortlist who cares anyway as Joy Division Closer was the best british album of the last thirty years clsly followed by anything by radiohead or muse then definatly maybe
LOL!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkPDNoO8ZJU&feature=player_embedded
Wish they had a better shot of him tossing the Brit into the crowd.
I think the most interesting piece of information in that clip is that Noddy is writing the new James Bond theme! Ha.
WHAT A WASTE
Lily Allen, JLS, Robbie Williams
UItter and total crap, Allen has no talent, Williams has lost what bit he ever had and JLS what a joke WHO votes for them – idiots. What has heppend to true music talent. All it is is a share out between the record companies for morer sales. It is not about music anymore. Ross is a fool, Deeli or whatever her name is can’t speak properly as her gob travels all over her face.
BE ASHAMED
Disagree about Lily, Mike. She probably wrote one of the best pop albums of the last year.
Good website,have a pleasant day