Lily Allen suggests The Brits were rigged, ish. Earth's turn said to be 'unaffected'

she didn't win anything not more to do with the fact she's SHIT and has a horrible reedy little voice?

well said

i like it.

distribute the arctic monkeys' stuff in the us, so they're kind of on emi

actually understand WHY anything wins? And what they're actually winning? And why anyone treats the awards with any value or respect or credibility?

but none the less this, combined with that story of her getting £20, 000 from her record company 'to cheer her up' 'cos she didn't get a Mercury nomination, really hacks me off 'cos of the implication she ought to be winning.

Lots of artists, some better than her, some worse, haven't won awards and they don't make a big deal of it. Moreover I believe 2 of the 4 categories she was nominated in (i.e. single and newcomer) are audience-voted so to blame an industry conspiracy ignores the simple fact that other people were more popular with the public at large.

It's reminiscent of the ridiculous outcry when Craig David didn't win despite 6 nomination a few years back. Again there was talk of a conspiracy which ignored the fact that (again) 2 of the 6 categories were audience voted and there was not one of the 6 categories where he was the clear-cut favourite (or even, in some cases, the favourite at all)

The bottom line is Lily Allen's got the prestige (if you feel it is such a thing) of being nominated. This is at least intended as something you earn, rather than have any right to expect.

Lots of acts (many of whom I'd argue to be much better than her) didn't get the oxygen of publicity that one gets from a nomination. So, basically, what the fuck is she whining about?

space!

Poor lily may also have a point. I think she was very unluky not to win Best Breakthrough but so could the majority of them especially the Kooks. but all the catagaries she was nominated for where tough. So there is no shame in not winning anything. Would like to see the Brits Academy re-address the International bias to include a couple more British only catagories.

she has a point anyway......

in 2005 alone, kt tunstall, coldplay, hard-fi, kaiser chiefs, and the magic numbers were all nominated. the year before we got keane, joss stone, snow patrol and the zutons. apart from the brits' nods to stuff like take that, its pretty much the same

but laughed when he said "seeing as we don't get nominated for this sh1t anymore, this'll have to fcking to do". It is all nonsense. That Fratelli's thing is another unwanted finger up the a*se of credible music. In other words, it was wrong.

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suggesting someone is best newcomers encourages people to record again... as said^, disasterous!

something, she wouldn't have had this rant blatantly.

...the "John Power award for silly curly hair" ?

that rehab song is rubish Lilly Allan has made a bigger impact on the brish music scene.
also best break though act was a public vote so lilly can`t say that was rigged however the fact so didnt do a live session on radio like the other breakthough act nomatees however jo whiley had said it was better to vote the frattles as they where only nomanted for that award

Quite UNBELIEVABLE that no-one else has pulled Universal up on this. As a nominee, it's fair enough that Lily is pointing this out...she should have made a bigger deal of it and put £1000 on herself not to win anything, get it on the cover of the tabloids.

Brits once. It was rubs.

Lots of industry types wanking over shit bland music that's manufacturered in one degree or another.

You'll never a million types of noise / postrock / punk / industrial bands on there. It's like fucking TOTP.

Saying that, Lily "massive gob" Allen is a part of that shit elite so she can whine all she wants whilst her career blossoms from the hypocracy she chats about.

I really do dislike her, the media whore that she is. "I hate Madonna" she exclaims. Well done. Brilliant. Yeah, she's well old isn't she. Down with old people Lily.

Fantastic.