Minggu (28/12/2008).
Coldplay dan Duffy Nominator Teratas BRIT Awards 2009

Inggris [NME - 20/1]: Coldplay dan Duffy diumumkan sebagai dua nominator terbanyak untuk ajang BRIT Awards 2009. Keduanya dinominasikan sebagai “British Album” dan “British Single”. Coldplay dinominasikan untuk kategori “British Group” dan “British Live Act”. Sementara, Duffy dinominasikan untuk kategori “British Female Solo Artist” dan “British Breaktrough Act”.

Elbow “The Seldom Seen Kid”, Radiohead ‘In Rainbows’ dan The Ting Tings’ ‘We Started Nothing’ juga dinominasikan untuk kategori British Album. Sementara, predikat Outstanding Contribution Award akan jatuh ke tangan Pet Shop Boys.

Gelaran anugarah musik BRIT Awards 2009 dijadwalkan akan dilangsungkan  pada 18 February di Earl’s Court London, dan akan dimeriahkan oleh Kylie Minogue, James Corden dan Mathew Home.

Sementara itu, Florence And The Machine telah diumumkan sebagai peraih Critics Choice Award, melangkahi Little Boots dan White Lies.

Selengkapnya, berikut para nominator BRIT Awards 2009:
MasterCard 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’

British Group
Coldplay
Elbow
Girls Aloud
Radiohead
Take That

British Single
Adele – ‘Chasing Pavements’
Alexandra Burke – ‘Hallelujah’
Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida’
Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and 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’
The X Factor Finalists – ‘Hero’

British Male Solo Artist
Ian Brown
James Morrison
Paul Weller
The Streets
Will Young

British Female Solo Artist
Adele
Beth Rowley
Duffy
Estelle
M.I.A.

British Breakthrough Act
Adele
Duffy
The Last Shadow Puppets
Scouting For Girls
The Ting Tings

British Live Act
Coldplay
Elbow
Iron Maiden
Scouting For Girls
The Verve

International Album
AC / DC – ‘Black Ice’
Fleet Foxes – ‘Fleet Foxes’
The Killers – ‘Day & Age’
Kings of Leon – ‘Only By The Night’
MGMT – ‘Oracular Spectacular’

International Group
AC / DC
Fleet Foxes
The Killers
Kings of Leon
MGMT

International Male Solo Artist
Beck
Neil Diamond
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Seasick Steve

International Female Solo Artist
Beyonce
Gabriella Cilmi
Katy Perry
Pink
Santogold

British Producer of the Year
Bernard Butler
Brian Eno
Steve Mac

Outstanding Contribution Award
Pet Shop Boys