DS Forums

 
 

Cowell expected to 'snub' BRITs


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 25-01-2009, 09:42
.Mimi.
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Rochester, England
Posts: 5,383

Simon Cowell is "unlikely" to attend the Brit Awards this year because he fears that his acts are being snubbed by the event's chiefs, a report claims.

The music mogul's decision comes after influential members of The Academy, who pick the winners in most categories each year, privately vowed never to vote in favour of one of his artists, according to The Sun.

An insider told the newspaper: "Certain leading members of The Academy have been saying they never want one of his acts to win. They are influential and could sway other people's votes."

The X Factor finalists' charity song 'Hero' is up for the Best Single award this year, while show winner Alexandra Burke is also in the running with her cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'. The winner will be chosen by a viewer vote.

Cowell criticised the Brits last year after X Factor winner Leona Lewis walked away empty-handed, despite being nominated for four awards.

Speaking at the time, he complained: "You should recognise and celebrate success, not sneer at it, wherever the artist comes from."



why does he think it's his god-given right to have his acts nominated for a Brit? Some of his acts (Alexandra and the finalists) are nominated for Best song (Hallelujah (sadly) and Hero...both covers)
.Mimi. is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 25-01-2009, 10:15
xChErRy-DrOpSx
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: .Cant forget to breathe slow.
Posts: 3,914
I actually agree with him on this one.
xChErRy-DrOpSx is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2009, 11:18
getty
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 3,445
He didn't bother a jot about the Brits until his precious Leona got snubbed.
getty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2009, 19:25
Irishguy123
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 6,292
I think he's right. It was laughable that Leona walked away empty handed. The BRIT awards have zero credibility. I mean, Kylie Minogue won best international female over Rihanna last year. What a joke!
Irishguy123 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2009, 19:59
Biko
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,998
I think he's right. It was laughable that Leona walked away empty handed. The BRIT awards have zero credibility. I mean, Kylie Minogue won best international female over Rihanna last year. What a joke!
who did Leona lose to last year though??

Best Album - Arctic Monkeys "Favourite Worst Nightmare" (That album absolutely rips "Spirit" to pieces

Best Song - Take That "Patience" (miles better song than the overproduced blandness of Bleeding Love)

Best Female - Kate Nash (Kate Nash is nothing special but I would listen to Kate Nash over Leona anyday)

Best Breakthrough - Mika (Again would rather listen to Mika that Leona, even though Klaxons should have won)

so what's the problem? all the acts she lost to are better than her.
Biko is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2009, 20:19
xChErRy-DrOpSx
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: .Cant forget to breathe slow.
Posts: 3,914
who did Leona lose to last year though??

Best Album - Arctic Monkeys "Favourite Worst Nightmare" (That album absolutely rips "Spirit" to pieces

Best Song - Take That "Patience" (miles better song than the overproduced blandness of Bleeding Love)

Best Female - Kate Nash (Kate Nash is nothing special but I would listen to Kate Nash over Leona anyday)

Best Breakthrough - Mika (Again would rather listen to Mika that Leona, even though Klaxons should have won)

so what's the problem? all the acts she lost to are better than her.
She should have won best breakthrough and best female at least that was the biggest pisstake: Kate nash winning!
xChErRy-DrOpSx is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2009, 20:25
Ethereal
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 35,432
who did Leona lose to last year though??

Best Album - Arctic Monkeys "Favourite Worst Nightmare" (That album absolutely rips "Spirit" to pieces

Best Song - Take That "Patience" (miles better song than the overproduced blandness of Bleeding Love)

Best Female - Kate Nash (Kate Nash is nothing special but I would listen to Kate Nash over Leona anyday)

Best Breakthrough - Mika (Again would rather listen to Mika that Leona, even though Klaxons should have won)

so what's the problem? all the acts she lost to are better than her.
In your opinion. I would say that none of those acts are better than her. It was a joke Kate Nash won Best Female frankly.
Ethereal is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2009, 20:27
Helbrown
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 3,322
If his acts were bearable to listen to, they might be in with a chance.
Helbrown is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2009, 20:48
Charisma2
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,317
If his acts were bearable to listen to, they might be in with a chance.
There are a lot of people who think some of them are bearable to listen to.

Simon is not among my favourite people, but on this occasion I totally agree with him. What happened with Leona last year was a travesty IMO.
Charisma2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-01-2009, 23:48
Marguerite
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,246
The best album nomination was a joke. Leona leant her vocals to an album written by the best songwriters money can buy, it wasn't her album, it was theirs.

Mika /Leona matter of choice, but Mika certainly had as big a claim on that award as Leona did and probably more, because once again, he co-wrote his album.

The same for Kate Nash really, not a patch on Leona vocally, but those writing credits will do it every time and that's why Take That took the best single over her too.

To be honest, it didn't do Leona any harm at all not winning,he career has flourished despite the Brits, just like evryone elses does that never gets to win.
Marguerite is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 01:47
C14E
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 30,110
The best album nomination was a joke. Leona leant her vocals to an album written by the best songwriters money can buy, it wasn't her album, it was theirs.
The Brits is not an awards ceremony for songwriters or producers. It was her album. Either that or Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Elton John etc. have never released albums and should never be regarded as "best album" contenders.

Mika /Leona matter of choice, but Mika certainly had as big a claim on that award as Leona did and probably more, because once again, he co-wrote his album.
If writing is such a big deal, why weren't the co-writers of the album honoured? Perhaps The Brits needs to think what it is actually about.

The same for Kate Nash really, not a patch on Leona vocally, but those writing credits will do it every time and that's why Take That took the best single over her too.
If they're marking Kate Nash up on the grounds of songwriting, then there is a serious problem...

"And I use mouthwash
Sometimes I floss
I got a family
And I drink lots of tea"

And once again, where were John Shanks and Steve Robson from the Take That line-up? And Mark Ronson winning British Male Solo Artist for a covers album kinda sums it up. It's more about having he right image than anything Cowell has ever done.

Cowell is quite entitled not to show up at The Brits. I daresay he has better things to be getting on with. The only reason he wants to win one anyway is to stick up 2 fingers to the snobs in the music business in a more public way, not because he actually values the awards (it's all about record sales... and who actually puts any value on these awards?).

Leona could have a writing credit on every single song on her next album and she probably won't win. Does it matter at all? Not one bit. Just ask The Darkness.
C14E is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 01:47
Catalina
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 230
Lol - Simon Cowell is going to snub the Brits?! Oh my God, this is the end of British music as we know it! /sarcasm

I've always thought the Brits weren't exactly the best representation of music, but that thought has been shared by many of the music press anyway. Don't take it so seriously!. Last years Brits, Leona had had only one hit so it's not that bad that she didn't win any awards! There were better acts in her categories. I thought I remember Cowell saying at the time that it would "be good for her" not to win everything from the outset, because she had to earn her way in the business.
Catalina is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 08:00
thms
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 56,818
i've always snubbed the brits.. they are the worst awards imho
thms is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 08:49
Gill P
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 15,748
i've always snubbed the brits.. they are the worst awards imho
Me too, but we don't get a thread on DS or our names in the papers!
Gill P is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 09:11
Puterkid
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,931
Will Young has much more reason to feel snubbed than Leona. He's up for fourth time for Best British Male this year, but watch him lose again

Re. Leona, I was shocked she didn't win best breakthrough, as that has nothing to do with the Brits committee, but is a public vote. Same with the single, although was not surprised about that one, as TT have a huge fanbase. She didn't have a chance for the ones the committee vote for, as indeed, members are very likely to snub those perceived to be 'manufactured acts' whether they are or not. That's an issue for another thread
Puterkid is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 09:51
Marguerite
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,246
Leona is in good company anyway.

Lily Allen in 2007, Craig David with 6 nominations, wasn't it? and no wins and Radiohead and JayKay have about 15or16 each and have never won a thing.

And of course there's always the notable omissions from nominations every year.

Probably the only thing interesting about the whole shebang is the controversy the decisions throw up.
Marguerite is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 11:41
mickeybloke
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,492
havent watched the brits since bananarama danced the stage with 50 lads singing love in the first degree.....
mickeybloke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 13:23
alienghost
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,442
I don't even like the Brits, but Lily Allen lost out to Amy Winehouse, and Amy Winehouse went on to have the biggest selling album of the year, so I'd say they got that one right.

In any case, they are just awards and no act has a "right" to win them. If they decide to go with someone else, whether it's decided by the academy or the public vote that's just the way it is.
alienghost is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 16:56
speigel
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,560
Good, we don't need his pretenious over produced, talentless formulated artists either. His acts have no place at the Brits or any other awards ceremony.
speigel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 17:12
cnbcwatcher
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: At college, in L.A.'s office
Posts: 54,221
Probably a good thing really. His acts have no place in the BRIT awards or anywhere. I thought the nominations for this year weren't the best anyway. How come The Saturdays were not nominated for any awards? Is it because they're too new? I'm not watching this year and I haven't watched since the year Liberty X won two BRITs.
cnbcwatcher is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 26-01-2009, 17:18
ags_rule
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 7,408
I'll be watching this year just in the vain hope that Iron Maiden win best live act, and AC/DC best international group.

AC/DC will probably lose out to Kings Of Leon, and while I disagree with that, it's not a complete travesty. What will be a complete travesty is when Coldplay pick up best live act instead of Iron Maiden.
ags_rule is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 14:38.