Music: U2, multi-Brit Award winners
February 3, 2009
The BRIT Awards 2009 with MasterCard categories were:
• MasterCard British Album – Voted for by The Academy
• British Male Solo Artist – Voted for by The Academy
• British Female Solo Artist – Voted for by The Academy
• British Group – Voted for by The Academy
• British Single – final five nominees voted for by UK Commercial Radio station and The Sun Bizarre column readers. Winner voted for live on the night by public phone vote.
• British Breakthrough Act – Top five selected by The Academy. Winner chosen by BBC Radio 1 listeners.
• British Live Act – Top five selected by a specialist panel. Winner chosen by BBC Radio 2 listeners.
• International Male Solo Artist – Voted for by The Academy
• International Female Solo Artist – Voted for by The Academy
• International Group – Voted for by The Academy
• International Album – Voted for by The Academy
• British Producer Award – voted for by the Music Producers Guild and awarded on February 12th at Cafe de Paris, MPG Awards.
• Critic’s Choice – Florence & The Machine – Voted for by a team of experts made up of music critics from national newspapers, major music magazines and music websites as well as heads of music at major radio and TV stations.
• The Outstanding Contribution to Music Award –Pet Shop Boys – gift of the BPI Council
Pet Shop Boys will be receiving the esteemed Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the BRIT Awards 2009 with MasterCard, Florence & The Machine will also collect the Critic’s Choice Award, at the show on 18 February, 2009 at London’s Earls Court broadcast live on ITV1.