The Brit Awards Nominees, Announced 16 January 2007

The 2007 Brit Awards will be hosted by Russell Brand and will be broadcast live for the first time since 1989. Now the 1989 Brit Awards has become a legend in television history for a number of reasons and none of them good!!

The Sam Fox and Mick Fleetwood Debacle (1989)

Piss poor preparation, a broken autocue, complete ineptitude and just the plain inexperience of the presenters lead to them continually fluffing their lines, reading each others lines, talking over the top of each other and lots of other basic errors.. Also a pre-recorded message from Michael Jackson was never broadcast. The following is a short bout of painful dialogue which went out live during the ill-fated show featuring Boy George and Radio 1 DJ Gary Davies.

Sam Fox: (with a fixed beaming smile) …and the winner is...

Celebrity (Radio 1 DJ Gary Davies} presenting the award : (looking panicked) aren't you going to read out the nominations first?

Sam Fox: (with a determined look) …here they are … the FOUR TOPS...

At which point Boy George appears from backstage looking self-conscious.

Boy George: (with an apologetic smile) I'm afraid I'm just the one top...”

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However enough of that infamous performance and onto this years Brit Awards (2007), artists confirmed to perform live at the ceremony

• Red Hot Chilli Peppers
• Oasis
• Scissor Sisters
• Snow Patrol
• Amy Winehouse
• Lily Allen
• Take That
• The Killers
• Corrine Bailey Rae

Johnny Depp is amongst those presenting awards as is Robbie Williams who has been asked to present an award to, “Take That” should they win the category, which should be interesting as Robbie Williams has previously shunned all previous attempts to re-unite all the members of Take That.

Matt Willis, formerly of Busted will report from backstage for ITV 2 with Kate Thornton and Fearne Cotton is also lined up to do the obligatory, “Behind The Scene” section of the show along with as many extras that ITV2 can muster. The nominations are as follows,

British Male Solo Artist

• James Morrison
• Jarvis Cocker
• Lemar
• Paolo Nutini
• Thom Yorke

British Female Solo Artist

• Amy Winehouse
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Jamelia
• Lily Allen
• Nerina Pallot

British Group

• Arctic Monkeys
• Kasabian
• Muse
• Razorlight
• Snow Patrol

British Album

• Amy Winehouse Back to Black
• Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
• Lily Allen Alright, Still
• Muse Black Holes And Revelations
• Snow Patrol Eyes Open
  

British Single Shortlist

• Corinne Bailey Rae Put Your Records On
• The Feeling Fill My Little World
• James Morrison You Give Me Something
• The Kooks She Moves In Her Own Way
• Leona Lewis A Moment Like This
• Lily Allen Smile
• Razorlight America
• Sandi Thom I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker
• Snow Patrol Chasing Cars
• Take That Patience
• Will Young All Time Love

British Breakthrough Act

• Corinne Bailey Rae
• The Fratellis
• James Morrison
• The Kooks
• Lily Allen

British Live Act

• George Michael
• Guillemots
• Kasabian
• Muse
• Robbie Williams

International Male Solo Artist

• Beck
• Bob Dylan
• Damien Rice
• Jack Johnson
• Justin Timberlake

International Female Solo Artist

• Beyonce
• Cat Power
• Christina Aguilera
• Nelly Furtado
• Pink

International Group

• The Flaming Lips
• Gnarls Barkley
• The Killers
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Scissor Sisters

International Album

• Bob Dylan Modern Times
• Gnarls Barkley St Elsewhere
• Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSounds
• The Killers Sam's Town
• Scissor Sisters Ta-Dah

International Breakthrough Act

• Gnarls Barkley
• Orson
• The Raconteurs
• Ray Lamontagne
• Wolfmother

Outstanding Contribution To Music: Oasis