Lady Gaga went to the Brit Awards this past Wednesday were she performed with the Pet Shop Boys. Before the performance, the organizers promised for it to be one of the raunchiest shows ever. Considering it’s Gaga, that pretty much goes without saying. The ‘Just Dance’ singer performed her own rendition of ‘Nothing has been Proved’ made famous by Dusty Springfield. The song is about a 1963 political scandal called the Profumo Affair in which a minister was revealed to b e involved in an affair with a showgirl named Christine Keeler. A source said “The organizers wanted a female singer who would really shock to sing this track about the Keeler sex scandal. GaGa is the girl. She will be perfect. Don’t expect many clothes.”
Here are the winners for this year’s Brit Awards, held at London’s Earls Court on 18 February. (Winners in bold)
Best British male
Ian Brown
James Morrison
The Streets
Paul Weller
Will Young
Best British female
Adele
Beth Rowley
Duffy
Estelle
MIA
Best British group
Coldplay
Elbow
Girls Aloud
Radiohead
Take That
Best British live act
Coldplay
Elbow
Iron Maiden
Scouting For Girls
The Verve
Best British single
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
Duffy – Mercy
Girls Aloud – The Promise
Leona Lewis – Better in Time
Scouting for Girls – Heartbeat
Best British Album
Coldplay – Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
Duffy – Rockferry
Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
Radiohead – In Rainbows
The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
Best British breakthrough act
Adele
Duffy
Last Shadow Puppets
Scouting For Girls
The Ting Tings
Best international album
AC/DC – Black Ice
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
Killers – Day & Age
Kings of Leon – Only By The Night
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
Best international male
Beck
Neil Diamond
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Seasick Steve
Best international female
Beyonce
Gabriella Cilmi
Katy Perry
Pink
Santogold
Best international group
AC/DC
Fleet Foxes
Killers
Kings of Leon
MGMT
Nominations for this year’s BRIT Awards have been revealed on January 20 at London’s Roundhouse. Coldplay and Duffy are among those nominated in multiple categories,
2009 BRIT Awards Nominations list:
British Male Solo Artist:
* Ian Brown
* James Morrison
* Paul Weller
* The Streets
* Will Young
British Female Solo Artist:
* Adele
* Beth Rowley
* Duffy
* Estelle
* M.I.A.
British Breakthrough Act:
* Adele
* Duffy
* The Last Shadow Puppets
* Scouting for Girls
* The Ting Tings
British Group:
* Coldplay
* Elbow
* Girls Aloud
* Radiohead
* Take That
British Live Act:
* Coldplay
* Elbow
* Iron Maiden
* Scouting for Girls
* The Verve
British Single:
* Adele’s “Chasing Pavement”
* Alexandra Burke’s “Hallelujah”
* Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida”
* Dizzee Rascal’s “Dance Wiv Me” featuring Harris and Chrome
* Duffy’s “Mercy”
* Estelle’s “American Boy” featuring Kanye West
* Girls Aloud’s “The Promise”
* Leona Lewis’ “Better in Time”
* Scouting for Girls’ “Heartbeat”
* 2008 “The X Factor” Finalists’ “Hero”
MasterCard British Album:
* Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida”
* Duffy’s “Rockferry”
* Elbow’s “The Seldom Seen Kid”
* Radiohead’s “In Rainbows”
* The Ting Tings’ “We Started Nothing”
International Album:
* AC/DC’s “Black Ice”
* Fleet Foxes’ “Fleet Foxes”
* The Killers’ “Day & Age”
* Kings of Leon’s “Only by the Night”
* MGMT’s “Oracular Spectacular”
International Male Solo Artist:
* Beck
* Neil Diamond
* Jay-Z
* Kanye West
* Seasick Steve
International Female Solo Artist:
* Beyonce Knowles
* Gabriella Cilmi
* Katy Perry
* Pink
* Santogold
International Group:
* AC/DC
* Fleet Foxes
* The Killers
* Kings of Leon
* MGMT