Brit award 2011 nominations

Fri 14th Jan, 2011 in International News

The Brit Awards nominations have been announced, with Biffy Clyro, Gorillaz, Mumford & Sons, Take That and The XX on the short list for the title of Best British Group.

Mumford & Sons, The XX and upcoming Big Day Out visitor Plan B all received multiple nominations, but rapper Tinie Tempah leads the pack with four nominations including Best Male Solo Artist.

Though the Brits will undoubtedly make the ARIAs look even more shambolic, there’s some national pride to be found in the nominations with The Temper Trap and Kylie fly the flag for Australia with nominations in the International Breakthrough Act and International Female Solo Act catogories.

The strangest grouping of nominations the battle for Breakthrough international act sees five albums veterans The National fighting off competition from The Temper Trap, the cast of Glee, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber.

The full list of nominees are:

British Male Solo Artist:
Mark Ronson
Paul Weller
Plan B
Robert Plant
Tinie Tempah

British Female Solo Artist:
Cheryl Cole
Ellie Goulding
Laura Marling
Paloma Faith
Rumer

British Breakthrough Act:
Ellie Goulding
Mumford & Sons
Rumer
Tinie Tempah
The XX

British Group:
Biffy Clyro
Gorillaz
Mumford & Sons
Take That
The XX

British Single:
Alexandra Burke ft Pitbull – All Night Long
Cheryl Cole – Parachute
Florence & The Machine – You’ve Got The Love
Matt Cardle – When We Collide
Olly Murs – Please Don’t Let Me Go
Plan B – She Said
Scouting For Girls – This Ain’t A Love Song
Taio Cruz – Dynamite
Tinie Tempah – Pass Out
The Wanted – All Time Low

British Album of the Year:
Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
Plan B – The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Take That – Progress
Tinie Tempah – Disc-Overy
The XX – XX

International Male Solo Artist:
Bruce Springsteen
Cee Lo Green
David Guetta
Eminem
Kanye West

International Female Solo Artist:
Alicia Keys
Katy Perry
Kylie Minogue
Rihanna
Robyn

International Breakthrough Act:
Bruno Mars
Glee Cast
Justin Bieber
The National
The Temper Trap

International Group:
Arcade Fire
Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
The Script
Vampire Weekend

International Album:
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer
Eminem – Recovery
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
Kings of Leon – Come Around Sundown

British Producer:
Ethan Johns (Laura Marling, Tom Jones)
John Leckie (The Coral)
Markus Dravs (Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire)
Mike Pela (Sade)
Stuart Price (Scissor Sisters, Kylie, Take That, Duffy)