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21:33 I haven't been reporting on Kylie's costume changes. Sorry.

21:28 It's time for The Ting Tings and Estelle. Could this be the medley I've been waiting for? Close - it's a mash-up, starting with Shut Up And Let Me Go, which morphs into American Boy. It sort of works, though it feels a little forced, as these things often do. The jump into That's Not My Name isn't so seamless - there isn't a second Estelle song, because she hasn't got one that everyone knows - but this is still the most interesting thing I've seen this evening.

21:27 BEST INTERNATIONAL MALE: KANYE WEST Another absentee, and there's nothing controversial to report from the pre-recorded speech.

21:26 Gok Wan comes out and shamelessly plugs his TV show. He's got the Best International Male statue in his manicured hand.

21:23 CRITICS' CHOICE AWARD: FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE We knew about this one already, but Florence is here to collect her award. She's taller than I thought, and better-spoken.

21:14 Kings of Leon are playing now - they've got the duration of Use Somebody to bring me round. They're a distinctly more impressive unit than U2, but they still sound like they're best suited to soundtracking a big scene in The OC to me. Weak backing vocals in the middle eight let the side down somewhat.

21:12 BEST BRITISH GROUP: ELBOW A victory for the underdog, though they did win the Mercury Prize last year. Coldplay stand up and make a big show of applauding them, just to prove that they're not bitter. Another dreary acceptance speech.

21:10 David Hasselhoff is on to present an award, much to irony-loving students' amusement, one assumes.

21:07 BEST BRITISH LIVE ACT: IRON MAIDEN I knew it - this was a fan-voted award and Iron Maiden's clearly came out in force. They're absent, and those in the hall sound decidedly underwhelmed.

21:05 Simon Pegg cohort Nick Frost comes on to present Best British Live Act, admitting that he doesn't like live music. Well, at least he's being honest.

21:02 Take That descend from space - is the Thunderbird puppet look that they're rocking intentional? I've yet to work out how this relates to Greatest Day, the song they're singing, but maybe it's best not to dwell on these things too much. 

20:59 BEST INTERNATIONAL ALBUM: KINGS OF LEON, ONLY BY THE NIGHT Another one for The Leon, who seem less wowed this time. They thank the whole of England, which is generous, and suggest that it'll be hard for us to get rid of them. Damn.

20:50 Joe Calzaghe comes on in a shiny suit to present Best International Album.

20:52 I was wrong - she only did one song. More backstage filler next to the caravan (don't ask).

20:47 Now Duffy's singing - I sense a medley coming on. She's starting with Warwick Avenue, which is restrained and confident.

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