Animal Collective, Bat For Lashes and Florence up for Brit Awards

Animal Collective, Bat For Lashes, Florence + The Machine, as well as a couple more of 'OUR' acts, have been nominated for a variety of Brit awards, some more surprising than others, in truth.

Florence has the most nominations (with three) being nominated for British Female Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act and best British Album for Lungs. Animal Collective, meanwhile, have been nominated for a whole TWO Brit awards. I know, slightly surprising, despite the massive critical and moderate commercial success of Merriweather Post Pavillion. They're up for International Breakthrough Act, which is amusing after ten years in the business, and Best International Album, for the aforementioned Merriweather.

Elsewhere, in the realm of singular nominations, Natasha Khan a.k.a Bat For Lashes is nominated for British Female Solo Artist, Kasabian for British Group along with Doves and Muse and Friendly Fires for British Breakthrough. There are a few more other mildly interesting nominations but I'm not going to write about them, instead look below for the full list.

British male solo artist

• Calvin Harris
• Dizzee Rascal
• Mika
• Paolo Nutini
• Robbie Williams

British female solo artist:

• Bat for Lashes
• Florence & the Machine
• Leona Lewis
• Lily Allen
• Pixie Lott

British breakthrough act:

• Florence & the Machine
• Friendly Fires
• JLS
• La Roux
• Pixie Lott

British group:

• Doves
• Friendly Fires
• JLS
• Kasabian
• Muse

British album:

• Dizzee Rascal - Tongue N'Cheek
• Florence & the Machine - Lungs
• Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
• Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
• Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up

British single:

• Alesha Dixon - Breathe
• Alexandra Burke Ft Flo Rida - Bad Boys
• Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love
• Joe McElderry - The Climb
• JLS - Beat Again
• La Roux - In For The Kill
• Lily Allen - The Fear
• Pixie Lott - Mama Do
• Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
• Tinchy Stryder Ft N-Dubz - Number 1

BRITs performance of 30 years:

• Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive/How Deep is Your Love (1997)
• Bros - I Owe you Nothing (1989)
• Coldplay - Clocks (2003)
• Eurythmics & Stevie Wonder - Angel (1999)
• Girls Aloud - The Promise (2009)
• Kanye West - Gold Digger (2006)
• Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of my Head (2002)
• Michael Jackson - Earth Song (1996)
• Paul McCartney - Live & Let Die (2008)
• Pet Shop Boys - Go West (1994)
• Robbie Williams & Tom Jones - The Full Monty Medley (1998)
• Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama (2005)
• Spice Girls - Wannabe/Who Do You Think You Are (1997)
• Take That - Beatles Medley (1994)
• The Who - Who Are You (1988)

International male solo artist:

• Bruce Springsteen
• Eminem
• Jay-Z
• Michael Buble
• Seasick Steve

International female solo artist:

• Lady GaGa
• Ladyhawke
• Norah Jones
• Rihanna
• Shakira

International breakthrough act:

• Animal Collective
• Daniel Merriweather
• Empire of the Sun
• Lady GaGa
• Taylor Swift

International album:

• Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
• Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.
• Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream
• Jay-Z - The Blueprint
• Lady GaGa - The Fame

BRITs album of 30 Years:

• Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
• Dido - No Angel
• Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
• Duffy - Rockferry
• Keane - Hopes & Fears
• Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
• Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
• Sade - Diamond Life
• The Verve - Urban Hymns
• Travis - The Man Who

British producer:
To be announced at the Music Producers Guild awards on 11 February

• Jim Abbiss
• Paul Epworth
• Ethan Johns
• Steve Lillywhite

Critics' choice:

• Ellie Goulding

Outstanding contribution to music:

• Robbie Williams

So. That's all set to be another interminable award ceremony with some possibly dreadful performances, but on the stage and next to that rostrum thingamy at which they give the awards out. Might not rival Mick Fleetwood and Sam Fox, but you never know, eh?

DiScuss: Anyone care about this? Anyone at all? No, OK then.