Complete list of 2012 BRIT Award winners

2012 BRIT Awards

On Tuesday night (February 21), the 2012 BRIT Awards have named the year’s big winners during an exciting O2 Arena ceremony in London, England. Taking home the top prize of Best British album and a total of two trophies was Adele, while other big winners included the Coldplay as Best British group, Ed Sheernan as Best British Male/British Breakthrough Act and One Direction landing Best Single for their track titled "What Makes You Beautiful". With viewers being led through the crowning of category picks by host James Corden, fans were also treated to dazzling performances by the likes of Coldplay, Rihanna, Florence + The Machine, Bruno Mars, Adele and closing act Blur. Remembering the fallen music icons, the ceremony featured tributes to Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse (watch below) while Emeli Sande nabbed Critics' Choice honors. For a full rundown of the night's triumphs, the complete list of 2012 BRIT Award winners is as follows: British Male Solo Artist WINNER: Ed Sheeran James Blake James Morrison Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds Professor Green British Female Solo Artist WINNER: Adele Florence and the Machine Jessie J Kate Bush Laura Marling British Breakthrough Act Anna Calvi WINNER: Ed Sheeran Emeli Sande Jessie J The Vaccines British Group Arctic Monkeys Chase & Status WINNER: Coldplay Elbow Kasabian British Single Adele - Someone Like You Ed Sheeran - A Team Example - Changed the Way You Kiss Me Jessie J featuring VOB - Price Tag JLS featuring Dev - She Makes Me Wanna Military Wise/Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks - Heart Skips A Beat WINNER: One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful Pixie Lott - All About Tonight The Wanted - Glad you Came? Mastercard British Album of the Year WINNER: Adele - 21 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto Ed Sheeran - +, Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials P J Harvey - Let England Shake International Male Solo Artist Aloe Blacc Bon Iver WINNER: Bruno Mars David Guetta Ryan Adams International Female Solo Artist Beyonce Bjork Feist Lady Gaga WINNER: Rihanna International Group Fleet Foxes WINNER: Foo Fighters Jay-Z and Kanye West Lady Antebellum Maroon 5 International Breakthrough Act Aloe Blacc Bon Iver Foster The People WINNER: Lana Del Rey Nicki Minaj British Producer Paul Epworth Flood Ethan Johns Outstanding Contribution Award - Blur Critics Choice Award - Emeli Sande [gallery=823]

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Jesse McCartney Doesn't Seem "Out of Words" In New Song

After a four-year hiatus, Jesse McCartney finally debuted his new song "Out of Words" from the upcoming album Have it All.

The "Beautiful Soul" singer surprised his Twitter followers with a free download of the song last Wednesday after explaining, "This Out of Words track leaked a few days ago," adding, " ya can't fight the internet."

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Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber Tumble For Olympic Gymnasts On Twitter

Taylor Swift, Ryan Seacrest and other celebs tweet to celebrate U.S. gold medalists.
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<P>Now that the Summer Olympics are in full swing, it seems as though the entire world has been caught up in watching their country's best athletes go for gold. We've definitely caught the Olympics fever here at MTV News and have been hard-pressed to pull our eyes away from all the action, and we're not alone. Thanks to a slew of enthusiastic tweets from our favorite celebrities, it's obvious the fever has spread to the likes of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Pink, particularly after the U.S. gymnastics team won their gold medal Tuesday evening (July 31).</P><P>"Those girls are tearing the floor up for the USA! #Olympics," Lady Gaga tweeted. "Woohoo! Gold for the ladies! Just want to squeeze them! So much talent and beauty. Did u seem all holding hands? There's no 'I' in team."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Olympics 2012: What's On Team USA's Music Playlist?" id="vid:819232" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>Gaga's support eventually made its way directly to 16-year-old team member McKayla Maroney, who thanked the Mother Monster for her kind words, which resulted in more excitement from Gaga herself.</P><P>"@mckaylamaroney tweeted at me!" Gaga responded. "Why didn't anybody tell me!!! DEAD. You were brilliant give all the girls a kiss for me."</P><P>Vote now for your favorite summertime smashes in our Summer Jam Games!</P><P>Fellow singers Pink and Justin Bieber are also on the women's gymnastics team's bandwagon.</P><P>"Congrats to the USA women's gymnastics team on their win," Pink wrote. "You competed hard!!!!!! Well done."</P><P>"Heard @FranklinMissy is a fan of mine. now im a fan of hers too. CONGRATS on winning GOLD! #muchlove," Bieber https://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/230212769889280000" target="_blank">tweeted, before sending the entire team some love. "CONGRATS to @McKaylaMaroney @jordynmarie2013 @kyla_ross96 @Aly_Raisman @gabrielledoug on your GOLD MEDAL. #BeliebersWinGOLD #Proud ..."</P><P>The celebrity love didn't stop there, Taylor Swift also issued tweets of congratulations to the fab five.</P><P>"CONGRATS @Aly_Raisman and all of the fab five on your incredible win!!!" Swift tweeted. "So blown away by @FranklinMissy! I was so happy to see you win, girl :)"</P><P>Finally, the up close and personal fever award goes to Ryan Seacrest, who has extra special access to the athletes thanks to his reporting gig with NBC. Seacrest showed his support for the ladies by trying to join them in their group splits.</P><P>"Doing the splits is easy, standing back up...not so much," Seacrest tweeted, along with a hilarious photo for proof.</P><P><b>Forget the Olympics: Vote now in MTV's Summer Jam Games! Polls are open and will close at midnight ET Sunday (August 5). Guide your favorites to golden glory, and help spread the word via Twitter, using the hashtag #SummerJamGames.</b></P>

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<P>Simon Cowell is clearly feeling better &#8212; after missing "The X Factor" auditions in Kansas City, Missouri, due to a bout of bronchitis &#8212; and he's talking Britney Spears.</P><P>Cameramen from X17 caught up with Cowell while he was riding in his town car in Beverly Hills, and they found the oft-testy reality-show judge and music executive to be in a particularly good mood. Cowell addressed a variety of tabloid rumors regarding Spears &#8212; namely that she's had some issues on set and that she's shaping up to be one of the tougher judges.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Britney Spears Explains Why She Wanted To Be A Part Of 'X Factor'" id="vid:769620" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>When a cameraman asked whether "Britney's too unstable" to judge "X Factor," Cowell responded, "No, she's not unstable. I'm the one who's unstable! She's working out great. All these reports that we've fallen out are nonsense. She's doing a great job."</P><P>Cowell's car then pulls away, but again comes to a stop in traffic, allowing the paparazzi to continue his questioning. Asked whether Spears was his favorite judge, Cowell said, "There's only two girls," referring to Demi Lovato, and went on to jokingly admit that he is his own favorite of all time. "Yeah, I'd say Simon Cowell is a great guy," he quipped. "Very good looking."</P><P>Pressed further about Spears, Cowell offered more praise for the pop singer. "Like I said, she's been amazing. She's really taking time to learn how to do this," he continued. "She's got her confidence up. Once people give her a chance, I think people are really going to get her. It will be a big surprise. She's a tough judge."</P><P>As tough as the famously direct Cowell? "I'm a pussycat," he said playfully as his car pulled away.</P><P>We guess all that talk that Spears has been "incredibly tough" on contestants might not be far from the truth. For her part, Spears responded to those rumors herself, taking to Twitter to say, "It's all tough love ... I promise!"</P><P><i>Share your thoughts about Britney Spears judging "X Factor" in the comments below!</i></P>

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