BRIT Awards 2008 nominations

The Brit Awards nominations was announced last night. First I heard of it was today after reading Richard's blog. There has been virtually no coverage by the majority of the press. For example while glancing through today's free METRO paper I found no mention of the nominations, not even in the entertainment section. For some reason the dailies are hung-up over a dead princess and what her mother supposedly said to her. Bizarre, but maybe it is because no one takes the Brit Awards seriously any longer, especially when voting is none-democratic and are usually based on commercial rather than critical success.

Here are the list of nominees and like Richard I will be guessing who will win as well as who I think deserves to win. If there are none it means I know nought of all five nominated in their respective group. I don't listen to music as often as I used to, or would have liked to. :(

British Male Solo Artist
Jamie T
Mark Ronson
Mika
Newton Faulkner
Richard Hawley

British Female Solo Artist
Bat For Lashes
Kate Nash - will probably win
KT Tunstall - want to win
Leona Lewis
PJ Harvey

British Group
Arctic Monkeys
Editors - want to win
Girls Aloud
Kaiser Chiefs
Take That - will probably win

British Album
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare - will probably win
Leona Lewis - Spirit
Mark Ronson - Version
Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion
Take That - Beautiful World

British Breakthrough Act
Bat For Lashes
Kate Nash
Klaxons - want to win
Leona Lewis
Mika

British Live Act
Arctic Monkeys - will probably win
Kaiser Chiefs
Klaxons
Muse - want to win
Take That

British Single
Leona Lewis - 'Bleeding Love'
Mika - 'Grace Kelly'
Take That - 'Shine' - will probably win (though I prefer that song from the Stardust trailer)
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 - will probably win
Michael Bublé
Rufus Wainwright
Timbaland

International Female Solo Artist
Alicia Keys
Bjork
Feist
Kylie Minogue - want to win
Rihanna

International Group
Arcade Fire - want to win
Eagles
Foo Fighters
Kings of Leon
White Stripes

International Album
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - want to win
Eagles - Long Road out of Eden
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
Kylie Minogue - X

Some old guy from The Beatles will also be receiving something.