Last night FabUK and I attended The Brit Awards 2009 launch party and nominations announcement show at the Roundhouse in London, where we watched some great performances from Florence and the Machine, Scouting For Girls and Gabriella Cilmi. The event was hosted by Fearne Cotton who looked absolutely gorgeous in her studded black dress, and kept the audience entertained between filming segments of the televised show. Lovely Florence threw flowers out into the audience before her performance, Scouting For Girls got the crowd jumping around with "She's So Lovely" and I spied the new Skins cast, including Kaya Scodelario, dancing in the audience.

The reason for all the fun was the announcement of the nominations and performers for the night itself, which takes place on February 8 at Earls Court. Duffy and Coldplay led the pack with four nods each, and Chris Martin and the boys, Take That, U2, Kings of Leon, Duffy, Girls Aloud and the Pet Shop Boys will be performing at this year's ceremony. So make sure you check out all the nominations under the cut, and let me know what you think!

To see many more photos of the launch party as well as all of the Brits nominations, just read more MasterCard British Album Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Duffy – Rockferry Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid Radiohead – In Rainbows The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing British Group Coldplay Elbow Girls Aloud Radiohead Take That British Single Adele – "Chasing Pavements" Alexandra Burke – "Hallelujah" Coldplay – "Viva La Vida" Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome – "Dance Wiv Me" Duffy – "Mercy" Estelle ft Kanye West – "American Boy" Girls Aloud – "The Promise" Leona Lewis – "Better in Time" Scouting for Girls – "Heartbeat" The X Factor Finalists – "Hero" British Male Solo Artist Ian Brown James Morrison Paul Weller The Streets Will Young British Female Solo Artist Adele Beth Rowley Duffy Estelle M.I.A. British Breakthrough Act Adele Duffy The Last Shadow Puppets Scouting For Girls The Ting Tings British Live Act Coldplay Elbow Iron Maiden Scouting For Girls The Verve International Album AC / DC – Black Ice Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes The Killers – Day & Age Kings of Leon – Only By The Night MGMT – Oracular Spectacular International Group AC / DC Fleet Foxes The Killers Kings of Leon MGMT International Male Solo Artist Beck Neil Diamond Jay-Z Kanye West Seasick Steve International Female Solo Artist Beyonce Gabriella Cilmi Katy Perry Pink Santogold British Producer of the Year Bernard Butler Brian Eno Steve Mac Outstanding Contribution Award Pet Shop Boys Source