If I could fix [Lady GaGa] up with anybody else in the charts right now, Brandon from The Killers has compatibly strange dress sense – could you imagine their combined walk-in wardrobe? Wow.

And whaddaya know, the two of them performed at last night’s Brit Awards honouring pop octogenarians the Pet Shop Boys. Their shared love of wacky stagewear and synthesised keyboard-music brought them together after all.

Now, let’s keep our fingers crossed for a little lycra-clad baby (Lady Flowers?) with feather covered shoulder pads. You read it here first!

Oops. I fell asleep last night and missed the Brit Awards ceremony. If, like me, you missed it and were reading the papers this morning, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the big news of the evening was Katy Perry vomiting backstage. Was she wasted? No, just slightly overworked and under the weather, as she explained:

I’m so sick right now, but they said I should show up because something special might happen. Thank you to everyone at my record label. I work pretty hard because I want to die right now.

The big winners at last night’s Brits were Duffy (mopping up three awards) and Kings Of Leon winning the International Group and Album categories.

Full list of winners and nominees after the jump.

British Male Solo Artist – Paul Weller

Other nominees: Ian Brown, James Morrison, The Streets, Will Young

British Female Solo Artist – Duffy

Other nominees: Adele, Beth Rowley, Estelle, M.I.A.

British Group – Elbow

Other nominees: Coldplay, Girls Aloud, Radiohead, Take That

British Single – Girls Aloud – The Promise

Other nominees: Coldplay – Viva La Vida, Duffy – Mercy, Leona Lewis – Better In Time, Scouting For Girls – Heartbeat.

Seriously? Scouting For Shit got nominated for a Brit Award – reason right there to doubt the integrity of the awards! Good Lord.

British Album – Duffy – Rockferry

Other nominees: Coldplay – Viva La Vida, Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid, Radiohead – In Rainbows, Ting Tings – We Started Nothing

British Live Act – Iron Maiden

Other nominees: Coldplay, Elbow, Scouting For Girls, The Verve

International Male Solo Artist – Kanye West

Other nominees: Beck, Neil Diamond, Jay-Z, Seasick Steve

International Female Solo Artist – Katy Perry

Other nominees: Beyonce Knowles, Gabriella Cilmi, Pink, Santogold

International Group – Kings Of Leon

Other nominees: AC/DC, Fleet Foxes, The Killers, MGMT

International Album – Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night

Other nominees: AC/DC – Black Ice, Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes, The Killers – Day And Age, MGMT – Oracular Spectacular

Critics Choice Award – Florence and the Machine

Outstanding Contribution to Music – Pet Shop Boys

Pundits are predicting a big year for pop acts in this year’s Brit Awards, and the voting so far implies that Take That are on course for the gold. If you haven’t voted yet – now’s your chance!

The list of nominees has been released today, and the awards show will be on 20th February at London’s Earls Court. Here are the 2008 Brits nominees in full:

British Male Solo Artist

• Jamie T
• Mark Ronson
• Mika
• Newton Faulkner
• Richard Hawley

British Female Solo Artist

• Bat For Lashes
• Kate Nash
• KT Tunstall
• Leona Lewis
• PJ Harvey

British 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

British Breakthrough Act

• Bat For Lashes
• Kate Nash
• Klaxons
• Leona Lewis
• Mika

British Live Act

• Arctic Monkeys
• Kaiser Chiefs
• Klaxons
• Muse
• Take That

British 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 and Grace
• Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times
• Kylie Minogue – X

Critic’s Choice Award

• Adele

Outstanding Contribution Award

• ‘Sir’ Paul McCartney

The Brit Awards show will be presented by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, so expect plenty of expletives and fun.