Brit Awards Announce 2007 Nominees
The best of BMI's U.K. songwriters and artists topped the list of nominees for the 2007 Brit Awards. Winners of Britain's most prestigious music awards will be announced Wednesday, Feb. 14 during a live ceremony airing on British television network ITV 1.
Lily Allen | Corinne Bailey Rae | Snow Patrol |
Newcomer Lily Allen leads the BMI nominees with a total of four, including British Female Solo Artist, MasterCard British Album, British Single Shortlist and British Breakthrough Act. She will compete against another new voice, three-time nominee Corinne Bailey Rae, in all but the album category.
Also taking home three nods were rock outfit Snow Patrol, whose smash "Chasing Cars" made the single shortlist, and neo-soul duo Gnarls Barkley, who is up for a trio of international awards.
Gnarls Barkley | Amy Winehouse | Kasabian |
Double mentions went to 22-year-old singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse, Brit-pop quartet Kasabian and post-punk rockers Razorlight. Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker is looking to win the British Male Solo Artist trophy, while BMI "Pick of the Month" featured artists The Feeling will vie for the British Single Brit Award with their hit "Fill My Little World."
Razorlight | Jarvis Cocker | The Feeling |
Established in 1977, the Brit Awards is a charity event that donates all proceeds to the British Record Industry Trust, better known as the Brit Trust, an organization that encourages the exploration and pursuit of the educational, cultural and therapeutic benefits of music. The Brit Awards is one of the U.K.'s most exciting, most talked about and most successful music events, and is considered the equivalent of the Grammys.
BMI's 2007 Brit Awards Nominees:
British Male Solo Artist
Jarvis Cocker (PRS)
British Female Solo Artist
Amy Winehouse (PRS)
Corinne Bailey Rae (PRS)
Lily Allen (PRS)
Nerina Pallot (PRS)
British Group
Kasabian (PRS)
Razorlight (PRS)
Snow Patrol (PRS)
MasterCard British Album
Amy Winehouse (PRS)
Back to Black
Lily Allen (PRS)
Alright, Still
Snow Patrol (PRS)
Eyes Open
British Single Shortlist
"Put Your Records On"
Corrine Bailey Rae (PRS)
"Fill My Little World"
The Feeling (PRS)
"A Moment Like This"
Written by Jorgen Elofsson and John Reid
"Smile"
Lily Allen (PRS)
"America"
Razorlight (PRS)
"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker"
Sandi Thom (PRS)
"Chasing Cars"
Snow Patrol (PRS)
"All Time Love"
Written by Jamie Hartman (PRS)
British Breakthrough Act
Corrine Bailey Rae (PRS)
The Fratellis (PRS)
Lily Allen (PRS)
British Live Act
Guillemots (PRS)
Kasabian (PRS)
International Female Solo Artist
Cat Power
Christina Aguilera
Pink
International Group
The Flaming Lips
Gnarls Barkley
Red Hot Chili Peppers
International Album
Gnarls Barkley
St Elsewhere
International Breakthrough Act
Gnarls Barkley
Orson
The Raconteurs
Wolfmother (APRA)
Outstanding Contribution to Music
Oasis (PRS)
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