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Stars get ready for Brit Awards Stars get ready for Brit Awards
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British and international music stars will gather later for the Brit Awards. Lily Allen, Muse, Snow Patrol and Gnarls Barkley lead the field ahead of the music industry's biggest night of the year, the Brit Awards.
UK acts Lily Allen, Muse and Snow Patrol, and US dance duo Gnarls Barkley are all nominated for three awards. The four acts are nominated for three awards at the ceremony, to be held at Earls Court in London.
The reformed Take That are favourites with bookmaker Ladbrokes to win the best British single award, decided by a public vote during the event. "I feel really weird about it. I've never won anything," said Allen, who is up for best female and best album.
The ceremony, at Earls Court in London, will be broadcast live on TV for the first time since 1989. Comedian and presenter Russell Brand hosts. The ceremony will be broadcast live on TV for the first time since 1989. Comedian Russell Brand hosts.
The programme, on ITV1, will be shown with a 30-second delay to enable producers to censor any offensive material.The programme, on ITV1, will be shown with a 30-second delay to enable producers to censor any offensive material.
The broadcast will also be able to switch away from anything controversial to backstage interviews presented by Fearne Cotton, Music Week has reported. But Brand, who is renowned for his risque, livewire act said he would be on his best behaviour.
British Phonographic Industry executive chairman Peter Jamieson told the magazine: "With Oasis receiving an award it adds an edge, as does having Russell Brand as a host." "I have no surprises up my sleeve other than my brilliantly elegant wrists," he told Radio 1.
The last time the awards went out live, in 1989, turned into a famously shambolic night, hosted by Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood.The last time the awards went out live, in 1989, turned into a famously shambolic night, hosted by Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood.
BRIT AWARDS TRIVIA The British Phonographic Industry has given 394 awards since the first show in 1977The British Record Industry Awards were renamed the Brit Awards in 1989Procol Harum were the first band to perform at the event, playing A Whiter Shade of PaleRobbie Williams (pictured) has won a record 15 Brits, including four with Take ThatJamiroquai hold the record for most nominations without a win, having lost out 15 timesBlur won a record four awards in one year in 1995, including best British album for ParklifeThe only recipients of posthumous awards are John Lennon and Freddie Mercury, for outstanding contribution Brit Awards: The shortlist Oasis are to be honoured with an outstanding contribution to music award at the ceremony, where they will also perform. BRIT AWARDS TRIVIA The British Phonographic Industry has given 394 awards since the first show in 1977The British Record Industry Awards were renamed the Brit Awards in 1989Procol Harum were the first band to perform at the event, playing A Whiter Shade of PaleRobbie Williams (pictured) has won a record 15 Brits, including four with Take ThatJamiroquai hold the record for most nominations without a win, having lost out 15 timesBlur won a record four awards in one year in 1995, including best British album for ParklifeThe only recipients of posthumous awards are John Lennon and Freddie Mercury, for outstanding contribution Brit Awards: The shortlist "Technology has moved on since '89," said British Phonographic Industry executive chairman Peter Jamieson.
Amy Winehouse, Corrine Bailey Rae, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snow Patrol, Scissor Sisters and Take That will be among the other acts giving performances. "If things go wrong on stage we can switch to backstage, we have video inserts, we have all sorts of things.
It has been reported that the event will be divided between two "love" and "hate"-themed stage, reflecting its timing on Valentine's Day. "Hopefully we're going to need to use none of them."
US pop band Scissor Sisters will kick off proceedings at 2000 BST with a performance of their number one hit I Don't Feel Like Dancing.
Amy Winehouse, Corrine Bailey Rae, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol will be among the other acts taking to the stage.
The whole event is themed around love and hate, with Oasis performing on the "hate" stage and Take That taking helm on the "love" stage.
The after-show party will reportedly continue the theme, allowing guests to get married or divorced.The after-show party will reportedly continue the theme, allowing guests to get married or divorced.
The best British single will be decided by a text message vote during the evening. "We're straddling an equilibrium between yin and yang," said Brand. "Conceptually, it's quite challenging."
The reformed Take That are favourites with bookmaker Ladbrokes to win the best British single award, decided by a public vote during the event.
Earlier rounds of text voting by commercial radio listeners have narrowed down 11 songs to the final five: The Feeling's Fill My Little World: Razorlight's America; Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol; Take That's Patience; Will Young - All Time Love.Earlier rounds of text voting by commercial radio listeners have narrowed down 11 songs to the final five: The Feeling's Fill My Little World: Razorlight's America; Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol; Take That's Patience; Will Young - All Time Love.
The public has decided a record three further categories.The public has decided a record three further categories.
BBC Radio 1 listeners voted for the best British breakthrough act, Radio 2 listeners for the best British live act, and MTV viewers decided the international breakthrough award.BBC Radio 1 listeners voted for the best British breakthrough act, Radio 2 listeners for the best British live act, and MTV viewers decided the international breakthrough award.
Oasis will be honoured with an outstanding contribution to music award at the ceremony.