Brit Awards 2008 - Latest News

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have been unveiled as the hosts of 2008’s Brit Awards.

The ceremony is set to be held at Earl’s Court on February 20, and will be broadcast live on television for the second year running.

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Leading the way, with an outstanding four nominations each, are record-breaking Syco Music/Sony BMG vocalist Leona Lewis; Island/Universal’s breakthrough sensation Mika; and Polydor’s Take That, on a remarkable lap of honour after their three BRIT Award wins in the 1990s.

The highly-prized British Group award is to be contested by Take That with Arctic Monkeys, who’ll be chasing that title for a second consecutive year and BRITs glory for a third year in a row; the 2006 winners of the title, Kaiser Chiefs; chart-topping indie champions Editors; and pop heroines and chart residents Girls Aloud.

Another hugely prestigious trophy, British Album, has Arctic Monkeys and Take That in competition again, as ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ takes on ‘Beautiful World,’ along with ultra-in-demand producer-DJ-artist Mark Ronson’s ‘Version,’ Mika’s triple platinum debut album ‘Life In Cartoon Motion,’ and Leona Lewis’ first album ‘Spirit,’ which sold 1.55 million copies in the UK in its first seven weeks.

You can see the full list of nominations here :
Brit Awards 2008 Nominees

The acts announced today performing live at The BRIT Awards 2008 are:

KAISER CHIEFS After picking up three awards at The BRIT Awards with MasterCard 2006 and nominated for a further three at this year’s event, the Kaisers return for what is bound to be a show-stopping performance.

KYLIE One of the most exciting pop acts in the World, Kylie Minogue made a comeback in 2007 with her tenth studio album X, an electro odyssey that further confirmed Kylie’s status as the Queen of Pop.

LEONA LEWIS Leona’s record breaking single Bleeding Love was the biggest single of 2007, her debut album Spirit matched the success becoming the fastest selling debut album ever. A superstar in the making; 2008 will be Leona Lewis’ year.

MARK RONSON Scoring three nominations at this year’s BRIT Awards alongside Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs, Mark Ronson’s second album Version garnered major success in 2007 debuting at number two in the UK charts.

MIKA Like Take That and Leona Lewis, Mika is nominated for a mighty four awards at this year’s BRITs. A truly breakthrough artist for 2007, he stormed the UK charts with his chart topping debut album Life In Cartoon Motion.

RIHANNA Her record breaking hit single Umbrella stayed at the top of the UK charts for a stunning 10 weeks, this year Rihanna is nominated in the International Female Solo Artist category.

The previously announced winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award, Sir PAUL McCARTNEY will also be taking to The BRITs stage for a very special performance.

The BRIT Awards will be broadcast LIVE on ITV1.

source brits.co.uk