Brit Award Nominations Prove That There’s Still An Audience That Cares About Mika

Brian May-beloved crooner Mika, TV talent show winner Leona Lewis, and the Robbie Williams-less Take That each snagged four nominations for this year’s Brit Awards. Other nominees of note include Bat For Lashes, PJ Harvey, and the NME-beloved Klaxons, but the real throwdown’s going to be in the International Album category, where the Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible squares off against the Eagles’ Long Road Out Of Eden. It’s good against evil! Righteousness against Don Henley! The bright light of the new millennium’s indie hopes against the calculating, money-hungry baby boomer generation! (OK, OK, I’m being a bit hyperbolic. And Kings of Leon are probably going to win that category anyway.) Full list of nominees after the jump.

Male Solo Artist: Jamie T Mark Ronson Mika Newton Faulkner Richard Hawley

Female Solo Artist: Bat For Lashes Kate Nash KT Tunstall Leona Lewis PJ Harvey

Group: Arctic Monkeys Editors Girls Aloud Kaiser Chiefs Take That

British Album: Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare Leona Lewis – Spirit Mark Ronson – Version Mika – Life In Cartoon Motion Take That – Beautiful World

Breakthrough Act: Bat For Lashes Kate Nash Klaxons Leona Lewis Mika

Live Act: Arctic Monkeys Kaiser Chiefs Klaxons Muse Take That

Single: Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love Mika – Grace Kelly Take That – Shine Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby Sugababes – About You Now Mark Ronson ft Amy Winehouse – Valerie Kate Nash – Foundations The Hoosiers – Worried About Ray James Blunt – 1973 Mutya Buena – Real Girl

International Male Solo Artist: Bruce Springsteen Kanye West Michael Buble Rufus Wainwright Timbaland

International Female Solo Artist: Alicia Keys Bjork Feist Kylie Minogue Rihanna

International Group: Arcade Fire Eagles Foo Fighters Kings Of Leon White Stripes

International Album: Arcade Fire – Neon Bible Eagles – Long Road Out Of Eden Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times Kylie Minogue – X

Critics’ Choice Award: Adele

Outstanding Contribution To Music: Sir Paul McCartney

Pop goes the Brits: Take That, Leona Lewis and Mika lead nominations [Guardian]