BRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS

Australia’s Empire Of The Sun and Daniel Merriweather are among the nominees announced overnight for the 2010 Annual Brit Awards. UK songstress Pixie Lott picked up three nominations, as does Lady Gaga, whose single ‘Bad Romance’ recently topped the British single charts and boy band JLS.
Awards will be handed out at the 30th Annual Brit Awards, to be held at Earls Court in London on Tuesday February 16.

BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Bat For Lashes
Florence And The Machine
Leona Lewis
Lily Allen
Pixie Lott

BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Calvin Harris
Dizzee Rascal
Mika
Paolo Nutini
Robbie Williams

BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Florence And The Machine
Friendly Fires
JLS
La Roux
Pixie Lott

BRITISH GROUP
Doves
Friendly Fires
JLS
Kasabian
Muse

BRITISH SINGLE
Alesha Dixon – ‘Breathe Slow’
Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida – ‘Bad Boys’
Cheryl Cole – ‘Fight For This Love’
Joe McElderry – ‘The Climb’
JLS – ‘Beat Again’
La Roux – ‘In For The Kill’
Lily Allen – ‘The Fear’
Pixie Lott – ‘Mama Do’
Taio Cruz – ‘Break Your Heart’
Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz – ‘Number 1’

BRITISH ALBUM
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue ‘N Cheek
Florence And The Machine – Lungs
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up

INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Lady GaGa
Ladyhawke
Norah Jones
Rihanna
Shakira

INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Bruce Springsteen
Eminem
Jay-Z
Michael Buble
Seasick Steve

INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Animal Collective
Daniel Merriweather
Empire Of The Sun
Lady GaGa
Taylor Swift

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Empire Of The Sun – Walking On Dream
Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
Lady GaGa – The Fame

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