January 10, 201312 yr I badly want Paloma Faith (if not Ellie Goulding) to get Best British Female, but Sandé has this one in the bag doesn't she?
January 10, 201312 yr I badly want Paloma Faith (if not Ellie Goulding) to get Best British Female, but Sandé has this one in the bag doesn't she? Ellie Goulding isn't even up for Best British Female! :lol:
January 10, 201312 yr Ellie Goulding isn't even up for Best British Female! :lol: You're right, for some reason I thought the list in the opening post was the official one. :blush: RITA FUCKING ORA?! :arrr:
January 10, 201312 yr Think Want British Male Solo Artist - Plan B would be a worthy winner but Calvin has had a stellar year Ben Howard Calvin Harris Olly Murs Plan B Richard Hawley British Female Solo Artist - weak, obvious Sandé win Amy Winehouse Bat For Lashes Emeli Sande Jessie Ware Paloma Faith British Breakthrough Act - wide open Alt-J Ben Howard Jake Bugg Jessie Ware Rita Ora British Group - no competition Alt-J Mumford & Sons Muse One Direction The XX British Live Act - the only one I don't like will probably win, Vaccines are great live but don't have a hope Coldplay Mumford & Sons Muse The Rolling Stones The Vaccines British Single - why is this suddenly fifteen nominees? Adele - "Skyfall" Alex Clare - "Too Close" Coldplay ft. Rihanna - "Princess of China" DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora - "Hot Right Now" Emeli Sandé - "Next to Me" Florence + the Machine - "Spectrum" James Arthur - "Impossible" Jessie J - "Domino" Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé - "Beneath Your Beautiful" Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida - "Troublemaker" Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah - "R.I.P." Rizzle Kicks - "Mama Do the Hump" Robbie Williams - "Candy" Rudimental ft. John Newman - "Feel the Love" Stooshe - "Black Heart" MasterCard British Album - well given Muse aren't nominated this is a no brainer for me Alt-J - An Awesome Wave Emeli Sandé - Our Version of Events Mumford & Sons - Babel Paloma Faith - Fall to Grace Plan B - iLL Manors International Male Solo Artist - I like all of these so not actually that fussed, the Boss deserves it though Bruce Springsteen Frank Ocean Gotye Jack White Michael Bublé International Female Solo Artist - I hope Lana's award last year shows she's a Brits favourite but they do like to go with the trend on this one Alicia Keys Cat Power Lana Del Rey Rihanna Taylor Swift International Group - I like the Black Keys but they didn't even release anything last year, this is wide open really Alabama Shakes The Black Keys fun. The Killers The Script
January 10, 201312 yr I reckon Olly will get best British male - I certainly hope he does, too! Hoping James Arthur will take Best British single :)
January 11, 201312 yr Ben Howard or Richard Hawley for Best Male. (happy for either to get it ) :cheer: Emili Sande for Best Female. Jake Bugg for British Breakthrough. Mumford & Sons for British Group. Rolling Stones for British Live Act. Robbie Williams for British Single. Mumford and Sons' for British Album. Frank Ocean for International Male. Alicia Keys for International Female. Fun for International Group. Adele for most Global Sales.
January 11, 201312 yr Best British Male Calvin Harris WANT Plan B Richard Hawley Olly Murs Ben Howard THINK Calvin Harris has been amazing all year so he really deserves this! But I think the critics will choose Ben :( Best British Female Emeli Sandé THINK Paloma Faith Bat For Lashes Jessie Ware Amy Winehouse Where is Ellie Goulding? :angry: I'm not putting a want for this category as Emeli is the best on this list by default :( To be honest I wouldn't mind Jessie Ware getting a shock win even if she only has 1 good song whereas Emeli has a few. Best British Group Mumford and Sons THINK The xx Muse WANT One Direction Alt-J Muse have impressed me this year with Madness and Follow Me, but the Mumfords easily have the win. Best Live Act Mumford and Sons Coldplay THINK Muse The Vaccines The Rolling Stones Can't really comment on this one as I haven't seen their live performances, but I think Coldplay have this with their massive tour and everything. Best International Group The Black Keys The Script Alabama Shakes Fun WANT THINK The Killers It has to be Fun, based on this year's efforts. The Killers aren't as good as the used to be :( Runaway was good, but their other singles not so much. Best International Male Jack White Gotye Michael Bublé THINK Frank Ocean WANT Bruce Springsteen Buble will win as people really love him :manson: But Frank deserves it more. Best International Female Rihanna WANT THINK Alicia Keys Cat Power Lana Del Rey Taylor Swift It's Rihanna. Need I say more? Mastercard British Album of the Year Alt-J - An Awesome Wave Emeli Sandé - Our Version of Events THINK Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace Plan B - iLL Manors Mumford and Sons - Babel Obviously Emeli will get it. To be honest I don't want any of them to get it, I would say Plan B because his music isn't boring, but this era has unimpressed me - the title track aside. Best British Single Adele - 'Skyfall' Alex Clare - 'Too Close' Coldplay and Rihanna - 'Princess of China' DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora - 'Hot Right Now' Emeli Sandé - 'Next To Me' Florence + the Machine - 'Spectrum' WANT James Arthur - 'Impossible' Jessie J - 'Domino' Rizzle Kicks - 'Mama Do the Hump' Labrinth and Emeli Sandé - 'Beneath Your Beautiful' Robbie Williams - 'Candy' Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida - 'Troublemaker' THINK Rita Ora feat. Tine Tempah - 'RIP' Stooshe - 'Black Heart' Rudimental feat. John Newman - 'Feel the Love' Florence & Calvin's Spectrum is amazing, but the teens will be voting for Olly. Best British Breakthrough Jake Bugg THINK Jessie Ware Alt-J Ben Howard Rita Ora WANT Jake's got loads of hype, but Alt-J or Ben could win too - it's hard to predict. Edited January 11, 201312 yr by 2013 Thermometer
January 11, 201312 yr I badly want Paloma Faith (if not Ellie Goulding) to get Best British Female, but Sandé has this one in the bag doesn't she? I think she would come second out of that list. I'm thinking Emeli Sande may have a slightly less chance of winning this award than she does for Album of the Year, however still quite ahead of everyone else.
January 11, 201312 yr Sorry, but I actually find the fact that Ellie Goulding and Nicki Minaj haven't been nominated as a bit of a disturbance. I don't really know what the criteria is to be nominated?
January 11, 201312 yr Sorry, but I actually find the fact that Ellie Goulding and Nicki Minaj haven't been nominated as a bit of a disturbance. I don't really know what the criteria is to be nominated? Releasing decent songs. I realise this rules out about half of those who have been nominated, but I'll take Cat Power over Nicki any day. The nomination for Winehouse is a complete joke however, and Ellie would have been just as worthy a nominee as any of the others.
January 11, 201312 yr Releasing decent songs. I realise this rules out about half of those who have been nominated, but I'll take Cat Power over Nicki any day. The nomination for Winehouse is a complete joke however, and Ellie would have been just as worthy a nominee as any of the others. It's all down to critical acclaim and sales but I bet that more people have heard of Grimes than Cat Power anyway. And I agree with you about the Winehouse nomination, completely and utterly pointless. Edited January 11, 201312 yr by G_R_I_E_F
January 13, 201312 yr British Single - why is this suddenly fifteen nominees? In about 2006 there were fewer nominees and there was a fuss about other songs selling just as many as the nominated one. Consequently they added another lot of songs but Will Young still won it with Your Game! :D
January 13, 201312 yr Calvin Harris deserves best male I'd say, seven top 10 hits from '18 Months'! Great era for him, and he's represented us on a worldwide scale. Not sure he'll win though, it'll be tough for him. Edited January 13, 201312 yr by Karma
January 14, 201312 yr First time I think that they've got it pretty much spot on for the "Best British Single" award. Well, it's not down to "them", this category is defined by the biggest selling/most played British songs of the year, they don't pick the singles themselves. British Male Solo Artist : Sad not to see Michael Kiwanuka on it, sure it hasn't be a "success", but his album in incredible. I pick Calvin for this one but i'm not really convinced and I wouldn't mind Plan B or Ben Howard winning it. Ben Howard Calvin Harris Olly Murs Plan B Richard Hawley British Female Solo Artist : I'm such a loon for Amy's music, but this is a joke. It doesn't make sense at all nominating her at all, awfully embarassing for the Brits. Anyway, I want Jessie Ware winning it; but I wouldn't mind Bat For Lashes or Paloma Faith actually. No Emeli please though. Amy Winehouse Bat For Lashes Emeli Sande Jessie Ware Paloma Faith British Breakthrough Act : This is a tough cookie, but I will go for... Jessie Ware. Alt-J would be a close second, they're just as good but I've listened to Jessie a lot more this year. Alt-J Ben Howard Jake Bugg Jessie Ware Rita Ora British Group : Such a hard category again, I wouldn't mind any of those winning actually (except maybe One Direction, although I like them). But I will go for Alt J, basically cause they HAVE TO win one Brit. Alt-J Mumford & Sons Muse One Direction The XX British Live Act : The Vaccines, cause I love them, haha. Mumford & Sons could walk it aswell if only for their "I will wait" epic live video. Coldplay Mumford & Sons Muse The Rolling Stones The Vaccines British Single : Here is my 5 favourites out of the list, as I guess they will "shortlist" it before the event. I went for "Skyfall", but "Spectrum" is a close second. I can't get over "Call my name" not being in it, she was so close to make into that list and with no boyband in it she could have walked it. Oh well. Adele - "Skyfall" Alex Clare - "Too Close" Florence + the Machine - "Spectrum" Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé - "Beneath Your Beautiful" Robbie Williams - "Candy" MasterCard British Album : Anything but Emeli, but she will easily win it. Alt-J, M&S or Plan B are my favs, but I will go for Alt-J. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave Emeli Sandé - Our Version of Events Mumford & Sons - Babel Paloma Faith - Fall to Grace Plan B - iLL Manors International Male Solo Artist : FRANK OCEAN WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST HESITATION. Bruce Springsteen Frank Ocean Gotye Jack White Michael Bublé International Female Solo Artist : Tough cookie but Lana's album and reedition are the best out of this list. Alicia Keys Cat Power Lana Del Rey Rihanna Taylor Swift International Group : Odd choices, but I go for The Black Keys. Alabama Shakes The Black Keys fun. The Killers The Script The nominations are quite very good overall, but as usual they will go for the obvious "meh" winners.
January 15, 201312 yr In about 2006 there were fewer nominees and there was a fuss about other songs selling just as many as the nominated one. Consequently they added another lot of songs but Will Young still won it with Your Game! :D And, how come the same fuss wasn't made about albums that sold more than those that were nominated?
January 15, 201312 yr As much as I want Olly to win one he probably won't get any again because everyone clearly still has a grudge against him after last year. And no one on the panel will vote for him cause they're such pretentious pro-Adele snobs.
January 15, 201312 yr As much as I want Olly to win one he probably won't get any again because everyone clearly still has a grudge against him after last year. And no one on the panel will vote for him cause they're such pretentious pro-Adele snobs. Do I sense some bitterness in this post? :o :kink: The Brit Awards panel usually vote for the best artists, just because you think that Olly is good, it doesn't mean that everyone else will. He should be happy and grateful that he's even nominated to be honest.
January 15, 201312 yr But without wishing to go off topic the criticism that was thrown at him after he performed last year really upset him - it was covered in his 'Life on Murs' documentary. I'm not being biased here but he gets more flack than anybody who's been launched from 'The X Factor'. One Direction have it easy, nothing they do gets criticized despite they fact they don't write their own songs or have any say in what they're about. Olly's actually in it for the music and yet he's written off at every turn by people who think he's not 'cool'. He's worked bloody hard this year and produced an even better album. Why shouldn't he get the recognition? Edited January 15, 201312 yr by ThePensmith
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