The Music Fix — Tinie Tempah leads the pack with four noms; Plan B, The XX and Mumford and Sons get three apiece; Take That receive just two nominations. more info
Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - British rapper Tinie Tempah led the field on Thursday at the BRIT awards with four nominations, just ahead of singer-songwriter Plan B, folk rock act Mumford & Sons and London's The XX, who each had three nods.
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Pop Justice — Some waffle about some awards whose shortlists are being announced this evening in the presence of Fearne Cotton and James Corden:
British Male Solo Artist
Example would be a good person to be nominated for this, although he is an example of an indi... more info
NME - In The Office — Kanye ‘Runaway’ West and Jay-Z hooking up together in the south of France was never going to yield modest results, but this first collaboration from the pair makes most of the former’s twisted fantasy look like The xx. Setting a new standard fo... more info
Impose Magazine — Another song from We're New Here, Jamie Smith of The XX's remix of Gil Scott Heron's I'm New Here has been released ahead of the album's February 22 launch date.
"I'll Take Care of U" is somewhat more fleshed out than the previously released track "N... more info