Brit nominees

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Hollow back-slapping maybe, but it's still our best approximation to a music industry compass. It's time for the

British Male Solo Artist
Ian Brown
James "More reasons" Morrisons
Paul Weller
The Streets
Will "Horse Love" Young

British Female Solo Artist
Adele
Beth Rowley
Duffy
Estelle
MIA

British Breakthrough Act
Adele
Duffy
Last Shadow Puppets
Scouting For Girls
The Ting Tings

British Group
Coldplay
Elbow
Girls Aloud
Radiohead
Take That

British Live Act
Coldplay
Elbow
Iron Maiden
Scouting For Girls
The Verve

British Single
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Dizzee Rascal/Chrome/Calvin Harris - Dance Wiv Me
Duffy - Mercy

British Album
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Duffy - Rawkferry \m/
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Radiohead - In Rainbows
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

International Album
AC/DC - Black Ice
Fleet Foxes - We're Twee Motherfvckers
Killers - Day & Age
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

International Male Solo Artist
Beck (again)
Neil Diamond
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Seasick Steve (who has released a Ting Tings answer record called "I Started Out With Nothin and i Still Got Most of it Left" = awesome)

International Female Solo Artist
Beyoncé
Gabriella Cilmi
Katy Perry
Pink
Santogold

International Group
(exactly the same as Int. album nominations)

Critics' Choice (Florence and The Machine)
Outstanding Contribution To Music (Pet Shop Boys)

(the Brits themselves are live on ITV on 18th Feb)

Comments

Who I think should win/deserves to win

[genie22.livejournal.com]

British Male Solo Artist
The Streets/Kano

British Female Solo Artist
Estelle/MIA (both)

British Breakthrough Act
The Ting Tings/NDubz

British Group
Girls Aloud (I agree)

British Live Act
Iron Maiden/Dizzee

British Single
Definitely Dizzee 'Dance Wiv Me'

British Album
Quite a few contenders - I'm undecided here - MIA/Radiohead/Taio Cruz

International Group/Album
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night

International Male Solo Artist
Kanye West - no contest

International Female Solo Artist
Katy Perry - easily