[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

British Female Solo Artist
Florence & The Machine

British Album of the Year
Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials

International Female Solo Artist
Beyonce

International Breakthrough Act
Nicki Minaj

idc about the rest

[Black Dagger]

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 Sande
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

British Album of the Year
Adele - 21
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
Ed Sheeran - +
Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

International Male Solo Artist
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
Bruno Mars
David Guetta
Ryan Adams

International Female Solo Artist
Beyonce
Bjork
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

British Producer
Paul Epworth
Flood
Ethan Johns

Outstanding Contribution To Music - Blur
Critics' Choice- Emeli Sande

BOL Who I want to win, certainly not who will win.

[Samuel.]

The Brit awards are a joke anyway.

[Shaun]

Live performances:

Adele is set to make her UK live comeback at the 2012 Brit Awards ceremony.

The announcement was made at the Brits 2012 launch event this evening (January 12) at the Savoy Hotel in Central London. Noel Gallagher, Coldplay, Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran all also confirmed to perform live at the ceremony, which takes place February 21 at London's O2 Arena. It is also rumoured that Adele will sing at the Grammy's ceremony in Los Angeles on February 12.

The '21' singer went under the knife to have vocal chord microsurgery in America last year, in order to stop recurrent bleeding from a benign polyp. Her condition had forced her to cancel all of her remaining live dates of 2011, as she scrapped 10 scheduled dates in North America and six shows in the UK in order to have the surgery.

At the Brits launch event, Jessie J awarded Emeli Sande with the Brits Critics' Choice gong for 2012. Jessie J - who is up for three awards in total - revealed that she will be shaving her head for charity in the coming months. She also said she is working on her second album, an experience which she called "daunting".

Both Emeli Sande and Ed Sheeran performed at the launch event. Sheeran is up for a total of four Brits awards.

Brits 2012 host James Cordon also made an appearance at the Savoy and revealed that he had once stolen a Brit Award belonging to 1990s singer Lisa Stansfield and still had it at home.

[Brother Leon]

The years Tinie & Dizzee cleaned up>>>>>>>>>>>>

[Callum]

Adele performing I hope she performs Set Fire to the Rain so it goes to no. 1 like what happened with SLY, can't believe it didn't even make the top 10.

[IheartBB]

Where is Best International Album?! Don't tell me they've scrapped it? And I thought Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds were a band?..

Anyways, my predictions;

Album
Adele

Male
Ed Sheeran

Female
Adele

Band
Coldplay

Breakthrough
Jessie J

Single
One Direction

Int Male
Bruno Mars

Int Female
Lady Gaga

Int Band
Foo Fighters

Int Breakthrough
Nicki Minaj

But awards are more likely to be awarded to whoever shows up really

[Tom4784]

British Male Solo Artist
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

British Female Solo Artist
Kate Bush

British Breakthrough Act
Anna Calvi

British Group
Arctic Monkeys

British Single
Adele - Someone Like You

British Album of the Year
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

International Male Solo Artist
Bon Iver

International Female Solo Artist
Bjork

International Group
Foo Fighters

International Breakthrough Act
Lana Del Rey

Aside from a few exceptions the nominations are as piss poor as usual. Why do people like Ed Sheeran? I've come across Floral Patterns that are more interesting then him.

[InOne]

Should be a pretty good year this year actually

[Marc]

British Male Solo Artist
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

British Female Solo Artist
Adele

British Breakthrough Act
Ed Sheeran

British Group
Coldplay

British Single
Adele - Someone Like You

British Album of the Year
Adele - 21

International Male Solo Artist
Bruno Mars (I hate myself for saying this, he's such a ******* but his music has done well and he's catchy.. like a STD)

International Female Solo Artist
Rihanna

International Group
Lady Antebellum

International Breakthrough Act
Lana Del Rey (OMFG )

British Producer - IDFC
Paul Epworth
Flood
Ethan Johns

[Marc]

Adele singing I hope her throat is better

[Shaun]

I really enjoyed last year's awards. Arcade Fire surprising everyone and winning two awards, Laura Marling winning best female and the performances

the best year though was the one with the Pet Shop Boys medley (feat. Brandon Flowers and Lady GaGa)... that was phenomenal.

[GypsyGoth]

British Female Solo Artist
Florence & The Machine

British Single
Adele - Someone Like You

British Album of the Year
Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials

International Female Solo Artist
Lady Gaga

International Breakthrough Act
Lana Del Rey

[Samuel.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I really enjoyed last year's awards. Arcade Fire surprising everyone and winning two awards, Laura Marling winning best female and the performances

the best year though was the one with the Pet Shop Boys medley (feat. Brandon Flowers and Lady GaGa)... that was phenomenal.

Brandon Flowers' outfit that year

[Jords]

British Male Solo Artist
Professor Green

British Female Solo Artist
Florence & The Machine

British Breakthrough Act
The Vaccines

British Group
Coldplay

British Single
Ed Sheeran - The A Team

British Album of the Year
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

International Male Solo Artist
David Guetta

International Female Solo Artist
Rihanna

International Group
Maroon 5

International Breakthrough Act
Lana Del Rey

British Producer
N/A

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I really enjoyed last year's awards. Arcade Fire surprising everyone and winning two awards, Laura Marling winning best female and the performances

the best year though was the one with the Pet Shop Boys medley (feat. Brandon Flowers and Lady GaGa)... that was phenomenal.

This... <3. I think I cried when I found out they won two brit awards and the main Grammy in the space of 24 hours.

So sad .

[Stu]

It was depressing because of how awful, unmemorable and shamelessly pretentious The Suburbs was.

I don't know, man. It sounded like I should have loved it but it felt like I was missing some thing in my brain that would enable me to enjoy it. I'm not sure if I should blame myself or the band. I just found it so unengaging.

In retrospect Neon Bible is a load of **** as well. Funeral is Arcade Fire. They hit it perfect on the first go.

[Jordan.]

British Male Solo Artist - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
British Female Solo Artist - Adele
British Breakthrough Act - Jessie J
British Group - Coldplay
British Single - Adele - Someone Like You
British Album of the Year - Adele - 21
International Male Solo Artist - Bruno Mars
International Female Solo Artist - Lady Gaga
International Group - Jay Z / Kanye West
International Breakthrough Act - Lana Del Rey
British Producer - Paul Epworth

[Saph]

Most of these nominees are nobodies. Our music must be completely awful if s**t like The Military Wives are nominated for best single

[FaLaLaLand]

Are they doing the same as last year where the critics decide or whatever they did, emphasis on music wasn't it? Hence why Laura Marling and Arcade Fire won and stuff?

Hope so.

Lana Del Rey needs to win also. How Nicki Minaj is a breakthrough act is beyond me.

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Jonnii

Are they doing the same as last year where the critics decide or whatever they did, emphasis on music wasn't it? Hence why Laura Marling and Arcade Fire won and stuff?

Hope so.

Lana Del Rey needs to win also. How Nicki Minaj is a breakthrough act is beyond me.

what a fabulous 48 hours was, the recognition Arcade Fire got in those hours almost made my 2011 perfect.

[Jords]

I didnt like The Suburbs first play but I didnt give it my full attention. The actual suburb-theme put me off a bit Im not sure why. But then I remember hearing Ready To Start and thinking WHO SINGS THIS? And it turned out Arcade Fire which probed me to play the album again and its good, really good

[Z]

In Ed Sheeran's defence, he worked very hard to build up a following by touring the country all the time and sleeping on couches, I think I read somewhere that he didn't have a permanent residence for quite some time (not sure if this is still the case) and I think his songwriting is simple but that's part of the charm. I was trying to get people to listen to the few songs of his I'd heard quite a long time before The A Team hit radios and in that time got a bit sick of him myself, I don't think his music is made for repetitive listening like the generic Pitbull ft. Nicki Minaj-esque dance dross that we get every week it seems...

They never really get it right. As much as I love to bitch about them, I do think it's a shame that The Saturdays didn't even get so much as a nomination when their equally **** peers The Wanted, JLS etc are all getting nominations for just as shoddy efforts.

[Shaun]

I think the singles are the top 10 selling singles of the year, I may be wrong though

[Callum]

Tonight 8PM ITV1

Only performer I'm looking forward to really is Adele. I hope she performs Set Fire to the Rain and it gets her another #1 over here.