[TIAL]

So it's the Brit awards tomorrow. I thought I'd do a little poll to see who CM.net thinks should win the Radio 1 listener's category that has been pushed for the last week.
Also, if you can be arsed, put your predictions to the test and see if you can predict the results. Prizes of respect and eternal admiration go to the winner. So select the one you THINK will win:

Best British male
Ian Brown
James Morrison
The Streets
Paul Weller
Will Young

Best British female
Adele
Beth Rowley
Duffy
Estelle
MIA

Best British group
Coldplay
Elbow
Girls Aloud
Radiohead
Take That

Best British live act
Coldplay
Elbow
Iron Maiden
Scouting For Girls
The Verve

Best British single
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Dizzee Rascal/Calvin Harris/Chrome - Dance Wiv Me
Duffy - Mercy
Estelle Ft Kanye West - American Boy
Girls Aloud - The Promise
Leona Lewis - Better in Time
Scouting for Girls - Heartbeat
X Factor Finalists - Hero

Best British Album
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
Duffy - Rockferry
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Radiohead - In Rainbows
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

Best British breakthrough act
Adele
Duffy
Last Shadow Puppets
Scouting For Girls
The Ting Tings

Best international album
AC/DC - Black Ice
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Killers - Day & Age
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

Best international male
Beck
Neil Diamond
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Seasick Steve

Best international female
Beyonce
Gabriella Cilmi
Katy Perry
Pink
Santogold

Best international group
AC/DC
Fleet Foxes
Killers
Kings of Leon
MGMT

[Yudster]

So it's the Brit awards tomorrow. I thought I'd do a little poll to see who CM.net thinks should win the Radio 1 listener's category that has been pushed for the last week.
Also, if you can be arsed, put your predictions to the test and see if you can predict the results. Prizes of respect and eternal admiration go to the winner. So select the one you THINK will win:

Best British male
James Morrison


Best British female
Duffy


Best British group
Girls Aloud


Best British live act
Coldplay


Best British single
Adele - Chasing Pavements


Best British Album
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

Best British breakthrough act
The Ting Tings

Best international album
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night


Best international male
Neil Diamond


Best international female
Gabriella Cilmi


Best international group
Kings of Leon

[TIAL]

I'll get the ball rolling...

Best British male
James Morrison

Best British female
Adele

Best British group
Coldplay

Best British live act
Coldplay

Best British single
Girls Aloud - The Promise

Best British Album
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

Best British breakthrough act
The Ting Tings

Best international album
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

Best international male
Seasick Steve (OK, a little hopeful this one, but you never know!)

Best international female
Pink

Best international group
Kings of Leon

[MK Chris]

Best British male
James Morrison

Best British female
Adele

Best British group
Take That

Best British live act
Coldplay

Best British single
Duffy - Mercy

Best British Album
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends

Best British breakthrough act
Duffy

Best international album
Killers - Day & Age

Best international male
Jay-Z

Best international female
Katy Perry

Best international group
Kings of Leon

[Bruvva]

Best British male
Paul Weller

Best British female
Duffy

Best British group
Coldplay

Best British live act
Scouting For Girls

Best British single
Duffy - Mercy

Best British Album
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

Best British breakthrough act
Duffy

Best international album
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

Best international male
Jay-Z

Best international female
Katy Perry

Best international group
Kings of Leon

It should be pointed out that the above does not necessarily indicate my taste in music or mean I approve of the aforementioned artists (*glares at scouting for girls*).

[Boboff]

Best British male

Will Young

Best British female

Duffy


Best British group
Coldplay


Best British live act
Coldplay


Best British single
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

Girls Aloud - The Promise

Best British Album
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends


Best British breakthrough act

The Ting Tings

Best international album

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

Best international male

Kanye West

Best international female
Beyonce

Best international group

MGMT

Deffo!

[TIAL]

That makes me really sad that I couldn't recall half of the music done by most of these in the last year.

Don't worry - it's hardly a measure of good taste!

[Munki Bhoy]

Wow, this will suck...

Best British male
James Morrison

Best British female
Adele

Best British group
Take That

Best British live act
Coldplay

Best British single
Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

Best British Album
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends

Best British breakthrough act
Adele

Best international album
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

Best international male
Kanye West

Best international female
Beyonce

Best international group
Kings of Leon

Oh, I voted Ting Tings in the poll. But I still think Adele will get it.

[TIAL]

I voted Ting Tings in the poll.

I'm still not sure what I think about the Ting Tings. I really like their new one (We Walk), but the rest of their stuff I don't really identify with.
I voted for Last Shadow Puppets, I think their whole album is consistently good.

[Munki Bhoy]

I can't stand the Arctic Monkeys. I don't see what the difference between them and the Last Shadow Puppets is. You can tell who the strongest influence in both bands is.

[TIAL]

I don't see what the difference between them and the Last Shadow Puppets is. You can tell who the strongest influence in both bands is.

I agree with that, but then I love the Arctic Monkeys, so my whole perspective is different

I reckon the Radio 1 audience will prefer the Ting Tings over Duffy.
-gets ready to eat his words tomorrow night-

[Bonanzoid]

If Scouting for Girls win the R1 voting category, someone's gonna get killed.

[pjordan2000]

Right i think the following

Best British male
James Morrison

Best British female
Duffy

Best British group
Take That

Best British live act
Coldplay

Best British single
Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Best British Album
The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing

Best British breakthrough act
The Ting Tings

Best international album
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night

Best international male
Kanye West

Best international female
Katy Perry

Best international group
Killers

[Munki Bhoy]

Just flicked over from the Villa game... did I miss anything good?

So far I'm confused as to what's happened to the previously really hot Natalie Imbruglia, and wondering why Fearne Cotton is standing outside a caravan.

[TIAL]

So here are the results of the predictions:

Bruvva - 6
Charlalottie - 5
pjordan2000 - 4
Yuds - 3
TIAL - 3
Topher - 3
Boboff - 3
Munki Bhoy - 3

Pet Shop Boys are up next, bet Dave's not too pleased.

[Munki Bhoy]

Three awards for Duffy. Sigh. I don't get it, I really don't. Why is warbling (pitch bending, whatever you want to call it) so praised as good singing?

[tricks008]

Anyone else think that Dave looks like one of the Pet Shop Boys (the one in the pink wig) or am i on my own on that one?

[TIAL]

That Diet Coke advert with Duffy in was ridiculous.

[le_moribond]

What a poor show. Cordon and Horne were embarrassing and not at all funny (what was with the Craig David 'jokes'?), the audience sounded extremely bored and apart from KoL, nothing stood out from the live performances for me.

[MK Chris]

Actually I don't mind Duffy, I think she can sing - her music's not necessarily for me, but I do think she can sing.

*Waits for Yudwuk to shoot me down in flames with her technical singing knowledge.*

[TIAL]

Not sure what I thought about the presenters - they were certainly a safe pair of hands but they both continuously remind me of a couple of school kids who've been let up on stage.

At least Elbow got a look-in. It was about time.

[le_moribond]

Not sure what I thought about the presenters - they were certainly a safe pair of hands but they both continuously remind me of a couple of school kids who've been let up on stage.

At least Elbow got a look-in. It was about time.

Yep. Iron Maiden too haha. Two highlights of the show by far.

[Zoot]

Did I read that right - did the mighty Iron Maiden win an award????

[Johnny 1989]

I wanted Seasick Steve to win best international artist, I knew he wouldn't though unfortunately, not mainstream enough

[Andy B]

Yup. Best Live Show. Although they dropped the word Best from all the awards so they won an award for Live Show. Another boring Brits yeah then. The one 2 years ago when Scissor Sisters opened up was great. This year, like so many, was embarrasing.

I don't get how they keep changing the awards. Last year Adele won the Brits School award which didn't make an appearance this year. Was it just the Adele award.

Kylie looked like she'd not been primed on any of Cordon's material so looked lost. She was really fit though although bad knees. I'd still do her though. She's on my list.

Why I insist on watching it every year I don't know. I'm just hoping for more random antics but they put a stop to that. Why not just get Noel Edmonds back if it's gonna go back to being dull. Get everyone tanked up and abandon cue cards. Make the ceremony last 3 hours if need be, just get some bloody excitement.

Oh and Take That were miming.