There aren't many award ceremonies that really capture my attention, but if I'm going to take an interest in any, the Mercury Prize and the Brits will be the ones. I like music; I like British-ness; and I like James Corden, who happens to be presenting. And since the meeting I had scheduled for tonight got cancelled, I'll definitely be watching on ITV from 8pm.
To get myself in the mood, I thought I'd take a look at the nominees and choose who I'd most like to win (in bold) and who I think is most likely to win (in italics).
Here goes...
British Breakthrough Act
- Alt-J
- Ben Howard
- Jake Bugg
- Jessie Ware
- Rita Ora
British Female Solo Artist
- Amy Winehouse
- Bat for Lashes
- Emeli Sande
- Jessie Ware
- Paloma Faith
British Group
- Alt-J
- Mumford and Sons
- Muse
- One Direction
- The XX
British Live Act
- Coldplay
- Mumford and Sons
- Muse
- Rolling Stones
- The Vaccines
British Male Solo Artist
- Ben Howard
- Calvin Harris
- Olly Murs
- Plan B
- Richard Hawley
British Single
- Adele – ‘Skyfall’
- Alex Clare – ‘Too Close’
- Coldplay & Rihanna – ‘Princess of China’
- DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora – ‘Hot Right Now’
- Emeli Sande – ‘Next to Me’
- Florence + The Machine – ‘Spectrum (Say My Name)’
- James Arthur – ‘Impossible’
- Jessie J – ‘Domino’
- Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande – ‘Beneath Your Beautiful’
- Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida – ‘Troublemaker’
- Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah – ‘RIP’
- Rizzle Kicks – ‘Mama Do the Hump’
- Robbie Williams – ‘Candy’
- Rudimental feat. John Newman – ‘Feel the Love’
- Stooshe – ‘Black Heart’
International Female Solo
- Alicia Keys
- Cat Power
- Lana Del Rey
- Rihanna
- Taylor Swift
International Group
- Alabama Shakes
- The Black Keys
- FUN.
- The Killers
- The Script
International Male Solo Artist
- Bruce Springsteen
- Frank Ocean
- Gotye
- Jack White
- Michael Buble
Mastercard British Album of the Year
- Alt-J – ‘An Awesome Wave’
- Emeli Sande – ‘Our Version of Events’
- Mumford and Sons – ‘Babel’
- Paloma Faith – ‘Fall to Grace’
- Plan B – ‘Ill Manors’
BRITs Global Success Award
Surely this is bound to go to Adele?
Now all we can really do is wait and see! (And, let's face it, it's hardly a lengthy wait.) In the meantime, I made a Spotify playlist full of nominees for you to check out:
Will you be watching? Who will you be rooting for?
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