Brits and misses: a lesson in playing it safe

Last year, the pop underground stormed the charts, but you wouldn't know it from today's Brits nominations. What a missed opportunity, says Caroline SullivanIt's normal to feel disappointed by the Brits nominations, which have a way of including every landfill-indie outfit and reality TV android you hoped you'd never have to look at again. But this year's list is particularly dispiriting. The eligibility rules mean that the nominations will ­always err on the side of conservatism (artists nee...

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