Cool Britannia

2009 Brit Award Nominees:

Best Album: Duffy (Rockferry), Coldplay (Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends),  Elbow (The Seldom Seen Kid), Radiohead (In Rainbows), The Ting Tings (We Started Nothing)
Best Female Solo: Duffy, Adele, Beth Rowley, Estelle and M.I.A.
Best Breakthrough Act: Duffy, The Last Shadow Puppets, Adele, The Ting Tings, Scouting For Girls
Best single: Duffy (Mercy), Coldplay (Viva La Vida),
Best Live Act: Coldplay, Elbow, The Verve, Scouting For Girls, Iron Maiden
Best Group: Elbow, Coldplay, Girls Aloud, Radiohead, Take That
British Male: Ian Brown, Paul Weller, James Morrison, The Streets, Will Young
British Single: Adele  - ‘Chasing Pavements’, Alexandra Burke - ‘Hallelujah’, Coldplay - ‘Viva La Vida’, Dizzee Rascal - ‘Dance Wiv Me’, Duffy - ‘Mercy’, Estelle feat Kanye West - ‘American Boy’, Girls Aloud - ‘The Promise’, Leona Lewis - ‘Better In Time’, Scouting For Girls - ‘Heartbeat’, X Factor Finalists - ‘Hero’
International Male Solo Artist: Beck, Neil Diamond, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Seasick Steve
International Female Solo Artist: Beyonce Knowles, Gabriella Cilmi, Katy Perry, Pink, Santogold
International Group: AC/DC, Fleet Foxes, The Killers, Kings Of Leon, MGMT
International album: AC/DC – ‘Black Ice’, Fleet Foxes – ‘Fleet Foxes’, The Killers – ‘Day and Age’, Kings of Leon – ‘Only By The Night’, MGMT – ‘Oracular Spectacular’
British Producer of the Year: Bernard Butler, Brian Eno, Steve Mac
Outstanding Contribution to Music: The Pet Shop Boys
The Critic’s Choice: Florence and The Machine

The Courteeners are running into problems with their label. Lead singer, Liam Fray is in huge disagreement with their label over the direction of their new album. 

The sophomore follow-up to “St. Jude” is promised to have a new sound, but the label is looking for a specific style.

“There’s nothing wrong with St Jude but this time I want things to evolve,” Fray told the Daily Star. “I’ve got nine songs at least. Some sound in my head like singles, but they probably won’t to the label’s ears. They want Snow Patrol songs.”

Fray promises fans will find “Bojangles,” “Revolver,” and “Three Months” on the new album. “Bojangles” and “Revolver” have been performed live. “Three Months” is “about how three months is the point in a relationship where you can tell if it’s got a future or not.” Fray told the Star.