Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Brits Uninspiring
So, the Brit Awards nominations have been announced and, perhaps as expected, they're not exactly earth-shatteringly exciting. Girls Aloud get a single nomination for Best Pop, alongside Natasha Bedingfield, McFly, Westlife and, ummm, Avril Lavigne, while Bedingfield II also finds herself up against Jamelia, Joss Stone and the now traditional space fillers of Amy Winehouse and PJ Harvey for Best British Female and Joss, Keane, The Zutons and Franz Ferdinand for Best British Breakthrough Artist. She'll also be performing a duet with her brother, Daniel, at the ceremony, which we reckon will be one of the most disturbing, yet hugely compelling TV moments of the year. If we were the betting type, we'd be putting money on it being a slightly reworked version of I Got You, Babe, but as most boy/girl duets aren't exactly suitable to be sung by siblings we feel that no matter what the choice it will be car crash television, and seeing as Daniel has already been involved in one he should really have known better than to get involved.
Along with their Breakthrough nomination, Franz Ferdinand find themselves with another 4 nominations to go with it including, slightly bizarrely, Best Rock which, given that it's voted for by viewers of the Kerrang TV channel, will be going to Muse, no questions asked. They're also up for the new Best Live Act award, which has been brought in to replace the Best Dance Act, proving once again that the organisers have their fingers on the pulse of popular culture, scrapping it just as dance music finds itself in something of a resurgence once again. Also proving that the Brit's organisers don't have a clue is the fact that Jamie Cullum has been nominated for two prizes, neither of which is "Most annoying twat to ever walk the planet", so there's clearly a travesty of justice involved.
Bob Geldof is getting the We'd Better Give Him Something For The Band Aid Re-release prize, otherwise known as the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award. What do you reckon the odds are of him doing the The Great Song of Indifference during his performance?
Along with their Breakthrough nomination, Franz Ferdinand find themselves with another 4 nominations to go with it including, slightly bizarrely, Best Rock which, given that it's voted for by viewers of the Kerrang TV channel, will be going to Muse, no questions asked. They're also up for the new Best Live Act award, which has been brought in to replace the Best Dance Act, proving once again that the organisers have their fingers on the pulse of popular culture, scrapping it just as dance music finds itself in something of a resurgence once again. Also proving that the Brit's organisers don't have a clue is the fact that Jamie Cullum has been nominated for two prizes, neither of which is "Most annoying twat to ever walk the planet", so there's clearly a travesty of justice involved.
Bob Geldof is getting the We'd Better Give Him Something For The Band Aid Re-release prize, otherwise known as the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award. What do you reckon the odds are of him doing the The Great Song of Indifference during his performance?
