Brit Awards 2012: The Nominations

The full nominations have been revealed for the 2012 Brit Awards, with Adele and Ed Sheeran set for an award or two at the glitzy music event at London's O2 on Tuesday 21st February 2012. JLS will have to battle it out for British Single of the Year against other new boys on the block - One Direction and The Wanted.

Full list of Brit Award nominations:

BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Ed Sheeran
James Blake
James Morrison
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Professor Green

BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Adele
Florence & The Machine
Jessie J
Kate Bush
Laura Marling

BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Anna Calvi
Ed Sheeran
Emeli Sandé
Jessie J
The Vaccines

BRITISH GROUP
Arctic Monkeys
Chase & Status
Coldplay
Elbow
Kasabian

BRITISH SINGLE
Adele Someone Like You
Ed Sheeran The A Team
Example Changed The Way You Kissed Me
Jessie J Ft B.o.B. Price Tag
JLS Ft Dev She Makes Me Wanna
Military Wives / Gareth Malone Wherever You Are
Olly Murs Ft Rizzle Kicks Heart Skips A Beat
One Direction What Makes You Beautiful
Pixie Lott All About Tonight
The Wanted Glad You Came

MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele 21
Coldplay Mylo Xyloto
Ed Sheeran + Atlantic Records / Warner Music
Florence & The Machine Ceremonials Island

INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
Bruno Mars
David Guetta 
Ryan Adams

INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Beyoncé
Björk
Feist
Lady Gaga
Rihanna

INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Fleet Foxes
Foo Fighters
Jay Z / Kanye West
Lady Antebellum
Maroon 5

INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
Foster The People
Lana Del Rey
Nicki Minaj

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC AWARD
Blur

CRITICS’ CHOICE
1st - Emeli Sandé
2nd - Maverick Sabre
3rd - Michael Kiwanuka

BRITISH PRODUCER
Paul Epworth
Flood
Ethan Johns

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UK Top 40 Christmas Chart 2011

The Military Wives sold a staggering 556,000 copies to claim the Christmas number one spot in the UK singles chart - that was more than the Top 12 combined and became the 60th official Christmas #1. X Factor winners Little Mix, had to settle for number two but can be content with being number one the week before.

1 (144) 2wks Wherever You Are MILITARY WIVES/GARETH MALONE
2 (1) 2wks Cannonball Little Mix
3 (132) 2wks Dominick The Donkey LOU MONTE
4 (NEW) 1wk Forever Yours ALEX DAY
5 (2) 9wks Paradise Coldplay
6 (3) 5wks Dance With Me Tonight Olly Murs
7 (6) 6wks Good Feeling Flo Rida
8 (4) 3wks Dedication To My Ex(Miss That) LLOYD FT ANDRE 3000 / LIL WAYNE
9 (7) 5wks Levels Avicii
10 (5) 12wks We Found Love Rihanna

11 (113) 189wks Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
12 (18) 4wks Mama Do The Hump Rizzle Kicks
13 (13) 60wks Fairytale Of New York The Pogues ft Kirsty Maccoll
14 (9) 15wks Lego House Ed Sheeran
15 (14) 19wks Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5
16 (12) 9wks Earthquake Labrinth feat Tinie Tempah
17 (11) 61wks All I Want For Christmas Mariah Carey
18 (15) 6wks Take Care DRAKE FT RIHANNA
19 (16) 16wks Sexy And I Know It LMFAO
20 (20) 10wks The One That Got Away Katy Perry

21 (24) 15wks What Makes You Beautiful One Direction
22 (35) 5wks You Da One RIHANNA
23 (23) 11wks Love On Top Beyonce
24 (10) 3wks 5 O'Clock T-PAIN / WIZ KHALIFA / LILY ALLEN
25 (43) 18wks Heart Skips a Beat Olly Murs ft Rizzle Kicks
26 (21) 23wks Who You Are Jessie J
27 (NEW) 1wk Driving Home For Christmas Stacey Solomon
28 (25) 10wks Mistletoe Justin Bieber
29 (40) 10wks Video Games Lana Del Rey
30 (32) 30wks Jar of Hearts Christina Perri
31 9(29) 7wks Marry The Night Lady Gaga
32 (26) 8wks It Will Rain Bruno Mars

33 (NEW) 1wk Last Christmas The Cast of The Only Way Is Essex
34 (28) 28wks Last Christmas WHAM!
35 (34) 5wks Nothing's Real But Love Rebecca Ferguson
36 (53) 23wks Driving Home For Christmas Chris Rea
37 (36) 7wks Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Slow Moving Millie
38 (31) 28wks I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday Wizzard
39 (30) 8wks Fight For You Jason Derulo
40 (37) 32wks Merry Xmas Everybody Slade

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MOBO Awards 2010: The Winners

Here is the list of winners from the 2010 MOBO Awards, and it appears that JLS and Tinie Tempah were the big winners at this year's MOBO Awards held in Liverpool, England. 

Best Newcomer - Tinie Tempah
Best UK R&B / Soul Act - Plan B
Best UK Hip Hop / Grime Act - Professor Green
Best International Act - Eminem
Best Reggae Act - Gyptian
Best Album - JLS, 'JLS'
Best Video - Tinie Tempah feat Labrinth – Frisky
Best UK Act - JLS
Best Song - NDubz feat. Mr Hudson – Playing With Fire
Best African Act - K’Naan
Best Jazz Act - Empirical
Best Gospel Act - Guvna B
Lifetime Achievement - Billy Ocean
BeMOBO - Merseyside Dance Initiative



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NME Awards 2010 Nominations

Here are the nominations for the NME Awards, which will take place in London on February 24 at the Brixton O2 Academy. Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian have six nominations each, could this be Kasabian's year? (Find out the winners of the NME Awards 2009: HERE)

Best British Band:
Arctic Monkeys
Biffy Clyro
Kasabian
Muse
Oasis

Best International Band:
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Paramore
Vampire Weekend
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Best Solo Artist:
Dizzee Rascal
Florence And The Machine
Jamie T
Julian Casablancas
Lady GaGa

Best New Band:
The Big Pink
Bombay Bicycle Club
Mumford & Sons
The xx
La Roux

Best Live Band:
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian
Muse
Radiohead
Them Crooked Vultures

Best Album:
Arctic Monkeys – Humbug
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Muse – The Resistance
The Cribs – Ignore The Ignorant
The Horrors – Primary Colours

Best Track:
Animal Collective – 'My Girls'
Arctic Monkeys – 'Crying Lightning'
Florence And The Machine – 'Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)'
Jamie T – 'Sticks N' Stones'
The Big Pink – 'Dominos'

Best Video:
Arctic Monkeys – 'Cornerstone '
Biffy Clyro – 'The Captain'
Kasabian – 'Fire'
The Maccabees – 'Can You Give It'
Oasis – 'Falling Down'

Best Live Event:
Blur at Hyde Park
Jay-Z at Alexandra Palace
Muse at Teignmouth
Oasis at Heaton Park
The Dead Weather at Shoreditch Church

Best Festival:
Download
Glastonbury
Reading And Leeds Festivals
T In The Park
V Festival

Best Dancefloor Filler:
Dizzee Rascal And Armand Van Helden – 'Bonkers'
Florence And The Machine – 'You've Got The Love'
La Roux – 'In For The Kill' (Skream Remix)
Lady GaGa – 'Poker Face'
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 'Zero'

Best TV Show:
The Inbetweeners
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Peep Show
Skins
True Blood

Best Film:
(500) Days Of Summer
In The Loop
Inglourious Basterds
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Where The Wild Things Are

Best DVD:
Kings of Leon – Live At The The O2 Arena
Flight Of The Conchords – Complete HBO Second Season
The Killers – Live From The Royal Albert Hall
The Mighty Boosh – Future Sailors
Nirvana – Live At Reading

Giving It Back Fan Award:
Kasabian and Noel Fielding for free 'Vlad The Impaler' video
Danger Mouse for leaking 'Dark Night Of The Soul'
Lily Allen for her Twitter ticket treasure hunt
Arctic Monkeys for their Oxfam golden tickets
Vampire Weekend for giving away 'Horchata' from the album Contra

Hero Of The Year:
Beyoncé
Noel Gallagher
Rage Against The Machine
Matt Bellamy
Alex Turner

Villain Of The Year:
Noel Gallagher
Liam Gallagher
Simon Cowell
Kanye West
Lady GaGa

Best Dressed:
Lady GaGa
Liam Gallagher
Noel Fielding
Florence Welch
Karen O

Worst Dressed:
Lady GaGa
Matt Bellamy
Katy Perry
Liam Gallagher
Elly Jackson, La Roux

Worst Album:
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Lady GaGa – The Fame
The Jonas Brothers – Lines Vines Trying Times
U2 – No Line On The Horizon
Arctic Monkeys – Humbug

Worst Band:
Green Day
Oasis
Jonas Brothers
Paramore
JLS

Best Website:
Muse.mu
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Greenday.com

Best Album Artwork:
Muse – The Resistance
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
The Cribs – Ignore The Ignorant
Manic Street Preachers – Journal For Plague Lovers

Best Band Blog:
Muse (Muse.mu and Twitter.com/muse)
Radiohead (Radiohead.com/deadairspace)
Noel Gallagher (Oasisinet.com)
Los Campesinos! (Loscampesinos.com)
Paramore (Paramore.net)

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Brit Awards 2010 Nominations

Here are the Brit Award Nominations in full, JLS are this year's big UK hopefuls with four nominations. Florence and the Machine and Lady GaGa have three nominations each. The Brit Awards take place in London and will be shown on ITV at 8pm on February 16.

British Male Solo Artist:
Calvin Harris

Dizzee Rascal

Mika

Paolo Nutini

Robbie Williams


British Female Solo Artist:
Bat for Lashes

Florence & the Machine

Leona Lewis

Lily Allen

Pixie Lott


British Breakthrough Act:
Florence & the Machine

Friendly Fires

JLS

La Roux

Pixie Lott


British Group:
Doves

Friendly Fires

JLS

Kasabian

Muse


British Album:
Dizzee Rascal - Tongue N'Cheek

Florence & the Machine - Lungs

Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You

Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up


British Single:
Alesha Dixon - Breathe

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


BRITs Performance of 30 Years:
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive/How Deep is Your Love (1997)

Bros - I Owe you Nothing (1989)

Coldplay - Clocks (2003)

Eurythmics & Stevie Wonder - Angel (1999)

Girls Aloud - The Promise (2009)

Kanye West - Gold Digger (2006)

Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of my Head (2002)

Michael Jackson - Earth Song (1996)

Paul McCartney - Live & Let Die (2008)

Pet Shop Boys - Go West (1994)

Robbie Williams & Tom Jones - The Full Monty Medley (1998)

Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama (2005)

Spice Girls - Wannabe/Who Do You Think You Are (1997)

Take That - Beatles Medley I Wanna Hold Your Hand/Hard Day's Night/ She Loves Me (1994)

The Who - Who Are You (1988)


International Male Solo Artist:
Bruce Springsteen

Eminem

Jay-Z

Michael Buble

Seasick Steve


International Female Solo Artist:
Lady GaGa

Ladyhawke

Norah Jones

Rihanna

Shakira


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 a Dream

Jay-Z - The Blueprint

Lady GaGa - The Fame


BRITs Album of 30 Years:
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head

Dido - No Angel

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Duffy - Rockferry

Keane - Hopes & Fears

Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required

Sade - Diamond Life

The Verve - Urban Hymns

Travis - The Man Who


British Producer:

Jim Abbiss

Paul Epworth

Ethan Johns

Steve Lillywhite


Critics' Choice:
Ellie Goulding


Outstanding Contribution To Music:
Robbie Williams

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JLS Fans Crushed As Birmingham Crowds Break Barriers

Watch the video below as crowds broke down fences during the JLS performance in Birmingham. Over 60 fans were injured over 25,000 people surged forward, bringing chaos to the Christmas light switch on. The video captures the moment crowds began breaking free as all control and normality was lost.


Police and security were among those being crushed and seemed powerless as thousands of screaming fans powered forwards towards the stage. Eyewitnesses commented on police being attacked and people being crushed on the floor during the stampede. Several people required hospital treatment after the near riots.

Read the full story HERE.

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