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Dizzee Rascal and Florence Welch on stage at the 2010 Brit Awards. (© SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters/Corbis)

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It's debatable whether most musicians will care much about the 2011 Brit Awards, which take place at London's O2 tonight, but they do at least represent one of the few occasions on which a mainstream UK television channel gives over a primetime slot to music that isn't bound up in some kind of reality show format.

So, let's take a moment to consider the nominees. We've listed them all below and bolded up our predicted winner (which isn't necessarily who we think should win). We'll check our score tomorrow.

British Male Solo Artist:

Mark Ronson
Paul Weller
Plan B
Robert Plant
Tinie Tempah

British Female Solo Artist:

Cheryl Cole
Ellie Goulding
Laura Marling
Paloma Faith
Rumer

British Breakthrough Act:

Ellie Goulding
Mumford & Sons
Rumer
Tinie Tempah
The XX

British Group:

Biffy Clyro
Gorillaz
Mumford & Sons
Take That
The XX

British Single

Alexandra Burke ft Pitbull - All Night Long
Cheryl Cole - Parachute
Florence & The Machine - You've Got The Love
Matt Cardle - When We Collide
Olly Murs - Please Don't Let Me Go
Plan B - She Said
Scouting For Girls - This Ain't A Love Song
Taio Cruz - Dynamite
Tinie Tempah - Pass Out
The Wanted - All Time Low

MasterCard British Album of the Year

Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
Plan B - The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Take That - Progress
Tinie Tempah - Disc-Overy
The XX - XX

NEXT: International Male/Female/Breakthrough/Group/Album, Critics' Choice and British Producer

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