The BRIT Awards 2010 - What A Farce!

Why throw Animal Collective or Friendly Fires into categories when we already know they stand no chance of winning because the public vote will inevitably exclude them?

The reason the Mercury Music Prize is so exciting is because you genuinely don’t know who’s going to win until Jools Holland puts you out of your misery. The reason for that expectation is the judging panel.

If you let the public decide of course JLS will romp home! But I’m sick and tired of the once enamoured BRITS being lowered to a popularity contest. Peter Kay described JLS best in saying “Here they are: the act that finished second in the fifth season of X-Factor.” At what stage in the past year did JLS achieve anything bar mass popularity?

Florence and the Machine’s album may have sold by the shed load and recently topped the charts but what about all those less than flattering reviews it received on release – do the critics still have any say?

The criticism goes on: Robbie Williams seemed like a lazy choice for the outstanding contribution award, Lady GaGa underwhelmed when expected to steal the show, Cheryl Cole danced fantastically whilst miming her face off and the highlight was two U.S. artists singing an ode to New York – I thought it was the BRITS??

So leave it to Liam Gallagher to finally make something about the BRITS 2010 memorable. After swearing on stage and lobbing his award into the crowd, he proceeded to ask for Class A drugs on ITV2. At least that was less predictable than the award winners.

The Brit Awards winners: