After the surprise since taking the statuette Grammy Album of the Year, the Canadian band again became the star of the British music night taking two awards for his fledgling career. Arcade Fire, surprise winners of the Grammy Awards last weekend and is still seen by many as an indie band, received two BRIT Awards for Best International Group and Best International Album for his album 'The Suburbs'.
The BRIT Awards, which have long been, for music critics, some awards in the British music industry that is dedicated to reward yourself included presentations cutting acoustic indie artists like Adele and Mumford & Sons, but also recognized mainstream artists like Rihanna, Take That. The evolution in recent times of how the music buying public listens and have forced the British music industry to conduct a reassessment on its own essence, providing a broader platform for local talent to succeed without the investment of major labels.
Mumford & Sons received the coveted Album of the Year 'Sigh No More', ahead of Take That and a Tinie Tempah choice came as a surprise, since the BRIT Awards tend to reward the sales of musical quality. The audience, composed by music industry executives and artists, also enjoyed an explosive medley of Tinie Tempah, which took two awards.
The rapper Plan B was recognized as Best Male, surprising critics who expected a Tempah victory in that category. The boy band Take That, who opened the show with a troupe of dancers dressed as riot police in a reference to the recent protests in the country by the rise in student enrollments, won the award for Best British Group.
Rihanna won the award for Best International and Canadian Justin Bieber won the award for International Breakthrough. Jessie J won the critics 'award while Cee Lo Green was recognized for Best International Artist and closed the ceremony with a performance of his single' Forget you. " 
The BRIT Awards, which have long been, for music critics, some awards in the British music industry that is dedicated to reward yourself included presentations cutting acoustic indie artists like Adele and Mumford & Sons, but also recognized mainstream artists like Rihanna, Take That. The evolution in recent times of how the music buying public listens and have forced the British music industry to conduct a reassessment on its own essence, providing a broader platform for local talent to succeed without the investment of major labels.
Mumford & Sons received the coveted Album of the Year 'Sigh No More', ahead of Take That and a Tinie Tempah choice came as a surprise, since the BRIT Awards tend to reward the sales of musical quality. The audience, composed by music industry executives and artists, also enjoyed an explosive medley of Tinie Tempah, which took two awards.
The rapper Plan B was recognized as Best Male, surprising critics who expected a Tempah victory in that category. The boy band Take That, who opened the show with a troupe of dancers dressed as riot police in a reference to the recent protests in the country by the rise in student enrollments, won the award for Best British Group.
Rihanna won the award for Best International and Canadian Justin Bieber won the award for International Breakthrough. Jessie J won the critics 'award while Cee Lo Green was recognized for Best International Artist and closed the ceremony with a performance of his single' Forget you. "
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