Idolator

Brian May-beloved crooner Mika, TV talent show winner Leona Lewis, and the Robbie Williams-less Take That each snagged four nominations for this year's Brit Awards. Other nominees of note include Bat For Lashes, PJ Harvey, and the NME-beloved Klaxons, but the real throwdown's going to be in the International Album category, where the Arcade Fire's Neon Bible squares off against the Eagles' Long Road Out Of Eden. It's good against evil! Righteousness against Don Henley! The bright light of the new millennium's indie hopes against the calculating, money-hungry baby boomer generation! (OK, OK, I'm being a bit hyperbolic. And Kings of Leon are probably going to win that category anyway.) Full list of nominees after the jump.

Male Solo Artist:
Jamie T
Mark Ronson
Mika
Newton Faulkner
Richard Hawley

Female Solo Artist:
Bat For Lashes
Kate Nash
KT Tunstall
Leona Lewis
PJ Harvey

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

Breakthrough Act:
Bat For Lashes
Kate Nash
Klaxons
Leona Lewis
Mika

Live Act:
Arctic Monkeys
Kaiser Chiefs
Klaxons
Muse
Take That

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 & Grace
Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
Kylie Minogue - X

Critics' Choice Award:
Adele

Outstanding Contribution To Music:
Sir Paul McCartney

Pop goes the Brits: Take That, Leona Lewis and Mika lead nominations [Guardian]