The UK music industry is set to pat itself on the back at tomorrow's Brit Awards 2012 ceremony, and to mark the occasion, music analytics company Musicmetric has revealed who would win each of the awards based on illegal filesharing figures.
In many cases, the winners- which show which artists/albums/songs have been torrented most by UK users over the past year - will probably be in line with those of The Brits, but some other results are slightly surprising.
Here are the 'Pirate Brit' awards results in full:
Best Male
1. Ed Sheeran
2. James Morrison
3. James Blake
4. Professor Green
5. Noel Gallagher
Best Female
1. Adele
2. Jessie J
3. Florence & the Machine
4. Laura Marling
5. Kate Bush
British Breakthrough
1. Jessie J
2. Ed Sheeran
3. The Vaccines
4. Emeli Sande
5. Anna Calvi
British Album
1. Adele - 21
2. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
3. Florence - Ceremonials
4. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
British Group
1. Coldplay
2. Chase & Status
3. Arctic monkeys
4. Kasabian
5. Elbow
International Male
1. Bruno Mars
2. David Guetta
3. Aloe Blacc
4. Bon Iver
5. Ryan Adams
International Female
1. Rihanna
2. Lady GaGa
3. Beyonce
4. Bjork
5. Feist
International Group
1. Foo Fighters
2. Lady Antebellum
3. Maroon 5
4. Fleet Foxes
5. Jay Z and Kanye West
International Breakthrough
1. Nicki Minaj
2. Foster The People
3. Lana Del Ray
4. Aloe Blacc
5. Bon Iver
British Single
1. Adele - Someone Like You
2. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
3. Jessie J - Price Tag
4. Ed Sheeran - The A Team
5. Olly Murs - Heart Skips a Beat
6. JLS - You Make Me Wanna
7. Example - Changed the Way you Kissed Me
8. Military Wives - Wherever You Are
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