Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Florence And The Machine and Pixie Lott all landed three Brit Awards nominations today. The shindig goes down on February 16, about two and a half weeks after the Grammys. Gone now is the British Live Act category.And though Simon Cowell made out like a bandit with artists such as JLS, Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke and, yes, even Joe McElderry receiving nods, Susan Boyle was completely shut out. Ironically, she had the best-selling album in the U.K. last year.
Below is the full list of nominations—a bit of a ho-hum snooze if you ask me, given last year's spectacular ceremony and lineup. Following that, I posted some of the more exciting wins from the past decade.
The 2010 Brit Awards Nominations:
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Calvin Harris
Dizzee Rascal
Mika
Paolo Nutini
Robbie Williams
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Bat for Lashes
Florence And The Machine
Leona Lewis
Lily Allen
Pixie Lott
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Florence And The Machine
Friendly Fires
JLS
La Roux
Pixie Lott
BRITISH GROUP
Doves
Friendly Fires
JLS
Kasabian
Muse
BRITISH ALBUM
Dizzee Rascal, Tongue 'n’ Cheek
Florence And The Machine, Lungs
Kasabian, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Lily Allen, It’s Not Me, It’s You
Paolo Nutini, Sunny Side Up
BRITISH SINGLE
Alesha Dixon, "Breathe Slow"
Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida, "Bad Boys"
Cheryl Cole, "Fight For This Love"
Joe McElderry, "The Climb"
JLS, "Beat Again"
La Roux, "In For The Kill"
Lily Allen, "The Fear"
Pixie Lott, "Mama Do"
Taio Cruz, "Break Your Heart"
Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz, "Number 1"
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Bruce Springsteen
Eminem
Jay-Z
Michael Bublé
Seasick Steve
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Lady Gaga
Ladyhawke
Norah Jones
Rihanna
Shakira
INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Animal Collective
Daniel Merriweather
Empire of the Sun
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
Empire of the Sun, Walking on a Dream
Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3
Lady Gaga, The Fame
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Pretty Decent Brits Wins From The Past Decade:
2000: Steps (Best Selling Live Act)2001: a1 (British Breakthrough Act)
2002: Kylie Minogue (International Album, International Female)
2003: Sugababes (British Dance Act)
2004: Duran Duran (Outstanding Contribution)
2005: Scissor Sisters (International Breakthrough Act, International Album, International Group)
2006: Green Day (International Album, International Group)
2007: The Killers (International Album, International Group)
2008: Take That (British Single, British Live Act)
2009: Pet Shop Boys (Outstanding Contribution)