There’s no writers’ strike in music, so the back-patting will go on at the Brit Awards on 20 February. The nominations have now been announced, with Arctic Monkeys, Kate Nash and Kaiser Chiefs among them.
This year’s nomination round-up, however, is dominated by pop acts – the highest scorers being Leona Lewis, Take That and V Festival-cancelling Mika, each with four nods. Big Day Out-bound Kate Nash picked up three noms, as did Mark Ronson, Kaiser Chiefs and the Arctic Monkeys.
Having won best album and best group in last year’s Brits, the Arctic Monkeys are tipped to score again with Favourite Worst Nightmare. Never mind that they didn’t show up to the 2007 ceremony.
The best live act category is a tight field – giving the grand operatics of Muse a run alongside the Arctic Monkeys, Klaxons, Kaiser Chiefs and, naturally, Take That.
Here’s an abridged run-down of the categories:
British Male Solo Artist
Jamie T /Virgin/Emi Music
Mark Ronson /Columbia/Sony Bmg Music
Mika /Casablanca/Island/Universal Music
Newton Faulkner /Ugly Truth/Sony Bmg Music
Richard Hawley /Mute/Emi Music
British Female Solo Artist
Bat For Lashes /Echo/Emimusic
Kate Nash /Fiction/Universal Music
Kt Tunstall /Relentless/Emimusic
Leona Lewis /Syco Music/Sony Bmg Music
Pj Harvey /Island/Universal Music
British Group
Arctic Monkeys /Domino Recordings/Domino Recordings
Editors /Kitchenware/Sonybmg Music
Girls Aloud /Polydor/Universal Music
Kaiser Chiefs /B Unique/Polydor/B Unique/Universal
Take That /Polydor/Universal Music
Mastercard British Album
Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
/Domino Recordings/Domino Recordings
Leona Lewis – Spirit Syco Music/Sony Bmg Music
Mark Ronson – Version /Columbia/Sony Bmg Music
Mika – Life In Cartoon Motion /Casablanca/Island/Universal Music
Take That – Beautiful World /Polydor/Universal Music
British Breakthrough Act
Top Five Selected By The Academy. Winner Chosen By Radio 1 Listeners
Bat For Lashes /Echo/Emimusic
Kate Nash /Fiction/Universal Music
Klaxons /Rinse/Universal Music
Leona Lewis Syco Music/Sony Bmg Music
Mika /Casablanca/Island/Universal Music
British Live Act
Nominees Chosen By A Panel Of Experts In Association With The Live Music Forum. Winner Chosen By Radio 2 Listeners.
Arctic Monkeys /Domino Recordings/Domino Recordings
Kaiser Chiefs /B Unique/Polydor/B Unique/Universal
Klaxons /Rinse/Universal Music
Muse /Helium 3/Warner Bros/Warner Music
Take That /Polydor/Universal Music
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