Brit Nominations

Pop makes a big noise this year

14 Jan 08 - The emphasis is on pop at this year’s Brit Awards. Take That, Mika and Leona Lewis are all leading the field after the nominations were announced at a special bash in London.

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All have four nominations apiece and will go head-to-head in the Best British Album and Best British Single categories.

More success is on the cards for the Arctic Monkeys though who along with Mark Ronson, Kaiser Chiefs and Kate Nash have 3 nominations.  Last year Alex Turner and co won Best British Group and Best Single – this time they will have to pit their wits against comeback merchants Take That who have proven they still have what it takes to come up trumps at the biggest awards bash of the year in the UK. Last year they won Best British Single with Patience and are bidding to do it again with Shine.

X Factor winner Leona will do battle for the Best British Female crown with Kate Nash, KT Tunstall, PJ Harvey and Bat For Lashes who admitted to 6 music that she was overwhelmed:

"I am very proud it seems like there was a lot of ongoing support, I am feeling very overwhelmed, and hopefully it's not going to be too frightening when I write the next album."

Richard Hawley, who missed out on a Mercury Prize in the past to Arctic Monkeys, is now in the running for Best British male, as is Mika, Jamie T, Mark Ronson and Newton Faulkner

Amy Winehouse has one nomination - her cover of the Zutons' Valerie with producer Mark Ronson is in the running for Best British Single. 

The nominations were announced by Kelly Osbourne at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London.

Brit Awards 2008 nominations

British male solo artist
Jamie T, Mark Ronson, Mika, Newton Faulkner, Richard Hawley

British album
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare, Leona Lewis - Spirit, Mark Ronson - Version, Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion, Take That - Beautiful World

British female solo artist
Bat For Lashes, Kate Nash, KT Tunstall, Leona Lewis, PJ Harvey

British group
Arctic Monkeys, Editors, Girls Aloud, Kaiser Chiefs, Take That

British Breakthrough
Bat For Lashes, Kate Nash, Klaxons, Leona Lewis, Mika
British live act: Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Klaxons, Muse, Take That

British single
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love, Mika - Grace Kelly, Take That - Shine, Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby, Sugababes - About You Now, Mark Ronson Ft Amy Winehouse - Valerie, Kate Nash - Foundations, The Hoosiers - Worried About Ray, James Blunt-1973, Mutya Buena - Real Girl

International male solo artist
Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West, Michael Buble, Rufus Wainwright, Timbaland

International female solo artist
Alicia Keys, Bjork, Feist, Kylie Minogue, Rhianna

International group
Arcade Fire, The Eagles, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes

International album
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible, The Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden, Foo Fighters - Echoes Silence Patience & Grace, Kings of Leon - Because of the Times, Kylie Minogue - X

Outstanding contribution to music
Sir Paul McCartney

Critics Choice 2008
Adele



Adrian Larkin