At any rate, the nominees for the 2011 BRITs were announced today, and as usual there were a few eyebrow-raising choices. For instance, Lip-syncing hag Cheryl Cole is up for British Female Solo Artist and British Single (for "Promise This," which made Chart Rigger's Worst Singles Of 2010 list).
Thankfully there were also nods for Take That (British Group and Album Of The Year), Kylie Minogue and Robyn (both International Female Solo Artist) to offset that travesty.
Totally snubbed: Goldfrapp, whose Head First was album of the year in 2010 in my opinion, and Susan Boyle, who has moved more records worldwide in the past year-and-a-half than Take That and Cheryl Cole combined.
THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2011 BRIT AWARDS:
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 And Sons
Rumer
Tinie Tempah
The xx
British Group
Biffy Clyro
Gorillaz
Mumford And Sons
Take That
The xx
British Single
Alexandra Burke feat. Pitbull, "All Night Long" (snooze)
Cheryl Cole, "Parachute" (scam!!!!)
Florence And The Machine, "You've Got The Love" (sure, why not?)
Matt Cardle, "When We Collide" (zzzzzz)
Olly Murs, "Please Don't Let Me Go" (zzzzzzz)
Plan B, "She Said" (okay)
Scouting For Girls, "This Ain't A Love Song" (can't remember it)
Taio Cruz, "Dynamite" (should win)
Tinie Tempah, "Pass Out" (will win)
The Wanted, "All Time Low" (puh-lease)
MasterCard British Album of the Year
Mumford And 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
Critics' Choice
Jessie J
British Producer
Ethan Johns
John Leckie
Markus Dravs
Mike Pela
Stuart Price
