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Arcade Fire, Cee Lo Green, Mumford & Sons Win BRIT Awards

It's already been a huge week for Arcade Fire in light of the album of the year Grammy Award they picked up on Sunday night, but now Britain thinks they're kind of alright, too.The Montreal indie rockers took home two BRIT Awards last night. They won the best international album award for last year's The Suburbs, and were also named best...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 17, 2011

Braids have announced some new North American dates in support of their Native Speaker debut album, which comes out tomorrow. They'll tour with Columbia, S.C. chillwaver Toro Y Moi in March. —FacebookCould this be a new era in Arcade Fire's history? One where they say "yes" to things? They're confirmed to perform at this year's BRIT Awards on Feb...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 14, 2011

The Dears have announced their first batch of dates in support of their upcoming Degeneration Street album, which comes out Feb. 15. They'll play gigs in Victoria, B.C., Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles before hitting up South By Southwest in Austin, Texas in March. —thedears.org Diamond Rings has announced some dates with PS I...
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BRIT Awards Performances: Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Florence + The Machine, Dizzee Rascal

British people apparently think the Spice Girls are better performances than anyone else, and also decided Oasis' (What's The Story) Morning Glory? was the best album of the last 30 years. But they also enjoy Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, Jay-Z, Florence + The Machine and Dizzee Rascal, who all picked up BRIT Awards on Tuesday (Feb. 16) night. They also...
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Oasis Album Declared Best Of Past 30 Years At BRIT Awards

Lady Gaga took home more BRIT Awards than any other performer on Tuesday (Feb. 16) night, winning in all three of the categories in which she was nominated. Gaga garnered awards for best international female solo artist, best international album and best international breakthrough act. Her performance at the ceremony at London, England's Earls...
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Lily Allen, Animal Collective, Lady Gaga Up For BRIT Awards

Lily Allen, Florence + The Machine and La Roux lead the list of nominees for this year's BRIT Awards. Those up for this year's prizes includes many of those on last year's Mercury Prize short list, like Friendly Fires, Bat For Lashes and Kasabian. International nominees include Lady Gaga, Animal Collective, Michael Buble, Rihanna and Jay-Z....
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Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters And Take That Each Win Two Brit Awards

Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters and Take That each won two Brit Awards at London's Earl's Court arena on Wednesday night, where all four Canadian nominees were shut out. Arctic Monkeys were named best British group for the second straight year, and Favourite Worst Nightmare gave them their second top British album award. This was the first time...
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Arcade Fire, Feist, Rufus Wainwright And Michael Buble Nominated For Brit Awards

Arcade Fire, Feist, Michael Buble and Rufus Wainwright received nominations in the international categories for the Brit Awards on Tuesday. Arcade Fire were nominated for best international group and album for Neon Bible. Feist is up for best international female, while Buble and Wainwright are up for the identical prize for men. This year's...
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Nelly Furtado Reps Canada At Brit Awards

The Arctic Monkeys, Take That and a Portuguese girl from one of the colonies were among those with big smiles on their faces at Wednesday's Brit Awards ceremony at Earls Court in London. Nelly Furtado happily accepted her trophy for best international female solo artist and called the Brit experience "thrilling" on her website. She...
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Kaiser Chiefs Take Over Brit Awards

When Paris Hilton presented the best international album prize to Green Day at the 2006 Brit Awards, many must have loved the irony of hearing the heiress scream out "American Idiot!" However, there was no irony in sight when the Kaiser Chiefs picked up three awards, making them the co-big winners of the night. The Chiefs, whose...
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