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LIVE BLOG: Brit Awards 2009
Follow British music's big night
Ben Rogerson, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 4:04 pm UTC
The Brit Awards 2009 ceremony is almost upon us, and MusicRadar is covering 'the music event of the year' live.
We can expect to see performances from Coldplay, Duffy, Estelle and the Ting Tings, Girls Aloud, Kings Of Leon, Take That and U2, while Pet Shop Boys will take to the stage after receiving an Outstanding Contribution To Music Award.
There are plenty of other gongs to be handed out, too – check out MusicRadar's predictions to find out who we think will win them.
The show starts at 8pm GMT, and we'll be bringing you updates both here and on Twitter. Will Coldplay sweep the board, or could Duffy or even – gulp – Scouting For Girls steal the headlines?
Check back soon to find out.
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22:02 That's The Brits 2009 finished. I'm not sure how the papers are going to spin any controversy out of that - Coldplay not winning anything was probably the only big shock - but I'm sure they'll try. Thanks for reading.
21:57 After a song with a name that escapes me, we're into West End Girls. Flowers and Gaga are both on the stage now (I'll leave it to tomorrow's tabloids to describe the latter's outfit for you).
21:54 Lady Gaga is on for a brief What Have I Done To Deserve This?, and by the sound of things, she's not miming. And then it is Brandon Flowers! He is performing after all: helping out on It's A Sin and sounding pretty good.
21:50 Suburbia gets things started, and I think Neil Tennant is miming. Then it's the new single, which segues into Always On My Mind, and then Go West. They're certainly rattling off the hits. They didn't actually write the last two, but never mind.
21:47 Scratch that - it seems Flowers will just be introducing Pet Shop Boys, and he does it while wearing a jacket that makes it look like he's being attacked from behind by a headless bear (find a picture and you'll see what I mean). Pet Shop Boys' brief acceptance speech is via the big screen, and then it's into their performance.
21:44 Now we can look forward to The Pet Shop Boys and Lady Gaga... and we've just been told that Brandon Flowers will be performing, too. So The Killers aren't here, but their frontman is.
21:39 BEST BRITISH ALBUM: DUFFY, ROCKFERRY They have been snubbed - Coldplay will leave with nothing. Jones plays up the Welsh angle as he hands over the award and, at last, Duffy shows some emotion.
21:38 Tom Jones is on to present Best British Album. This is the big one. Will Coldplay be snubbed again?
21:34 BEST BRITISH SINGLE: GIRLS ALOUD, THE PROMISE A popular win, this. Girls Aloud have released some cracking singles over the years, so even if this wasn't their best, few would begrudge them their first Brit.
