INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Beck - Is he still going?
Eminem - Of course.
Moby - Will fight with Eminem.
Nelly - Please, no.
Bruce Springsteen - Lord! Mercy! No!
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Missy Elliott
Norah Jones
Alicia Keys
Avril Lavigne
P!nk - Will no doubt open the show with 'Get The Party Started' before winning this one.
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Eminem: The Eminem Show
Norah Jones: Come Away with Me
Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor
P!nk: M!ssundaztood
Red Hot Chili Peppers: By The WayThe most definite of definite awards this time around, and Chig's #4 (or was it #5?) album of 2002, but once again swayed by the fact that he hasn't heard the other four.
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Foo Fighters
Nickelback
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Royksopp - a close second, and no complaints here if they win, but they won't.
White Stripes
INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Norah Jones - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Avril Lavigne
Nickelback
Shakira - her album's better than you might think
White Stripes
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC
Tom Jones I'm sticking my neck out here, but I predict the Tom Jones award will be won by...Tom Jones! Besides, there's a new Greatest Hits album to plug, on the Brits label. What a fortunate coincidence.
EXTRA INFORMATION
All categories are voted for by The Academy except:
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Top five selected by the Academy. Winner voted for by Radio One listeners.
BRITISH SINGLE
Top five selling British singles in calendar year are automatically nominated. Winner voted for by UK Commercial Radio listeners.
BRITISH URBAN ACT
Top ten selected by the Academy. Winner voted for by MTV-Base viewers.
POP ACT
Top five selling British or International Pop artists are automatically nominated. Winner voted for by CD:UK viewers and The Sun Bizarre column readers.
Voting for the above categories is also via brits.co.uk and takes place between Tuesday 14th January and Monday 10th Feb.
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
In the gift of the BPI Council.
The Academy comprises 1,000 representatives of the British music industry, including artist managers, retailers, publishers, promoters, producers, DJs, NUS entertainment officers, the media, Musicians' Union representatives, accountants, lawyers, venues as well as past winners, BPI members and other record companies.
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