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2011 Brits ring (some) changes
Joseph's overhaul of the 1000-member voting academy - which this year included actual musicians for the first time in addition to the usual gaggle of record industry types - may have had some effect.
Folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling (pictured) accepted the award for best British female solo artist whilst fellow folkies Mumford and Sons picked up Best British Album award for their debut Sigh No More,
Current Dig Music featured artists Plan B got the gong for best British male solo artist while the BBC's Sound of 2011 winner Jessie J took home the prize for best newcomer.
Some things never change though...manufactured Boy Band-turned-rebuilt-middle-aged-bloke-band Take That were named best British Group, and of course Justin Bieber won something too.
2011 Winners:
British male solo artist
Plan B
British female solo artist
Laura Marling
British breakthrough act
Tinie Tempah
British group
Take That
British single
Pass Out by Tinie Tempah
British album of the year
Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons
International male solo artist
Cee Lo Green
International female solo artist
Rihanna
International breakthrough act
Justin Bieber
International group
Arcade Fire
International album
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Critics' Choice
Jessie J
Source: The Guardian 
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Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990) is an English folk musician from Eversley, Hampshire. Marling became prominent with the London folk scene, she has also toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim, and her second album I Speak Because I Can were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, and 2010 respectively. She won Best...
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