Congrats to Empire of the Sun for snagging two BRIT Awards nominations. The Aussie electro-pop outfit is up for International Album and International Newcomer titles.
The band’s massive debut album Walking on a Dream is up again Merriweather Post Pavillion from Animal Collective, The E.N.D. from Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga’s The Fame, and Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3.
For best newcomer they’re up against countryman Daniel Merriweather, Animal Collective, Lady Gaga, and Taylor Swift.
“The dream was the king for this record and it is becoming wilder and wilder as the sandman keeps cooking. This is a great honour, we are walking on a dream,” Luke Steele said in a statement.
I’d kind of like to see Empire of the Sun take home the album award, leaving the newcomer title to Daniel Merriweather. It’d be great to see two Aussies take home gongs. Although with such stiff competition, it isn’t going to be easy.
The 2010 BRIT Awards will be held at Earl’s Court, London on February 16.
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