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  "description": "As I write this I am watching the Brits which seems to have grown huge over the past few years but this year has brought in a massive amount of American stars.",
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  "publishedAt": "2004-02-17T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "As I write this I am watching the Brits which seems to have grown huge over the past few years but this year has brought in a massive amount of American stars. Obviously the UK is the place to be. \n\nSo the Highlights:  \nThe Darkness winning Best British and also Best Rock Act though Paula and I were routing for Muse for the best Rock act.\n\nBest on stage performance was Muse with a great rendition of Hysteria, which is a pity as that means tickets are going to be harder to obtain to see them again in the future.\n\nHowever best onstage performance was The Darkness!! Very difficult to choose between them\n\nThe Darkness winning Best Album of the year for Permission to Land.\n\nKerry McFadden saying she had farted when she came up to give an award. lol!\n\nAnd the Lowlights:  \n50c - the man who put the c in rap. Apparently he was shot nine times as a kid in the US - don't they sell guns with 10 shots? Rubbish stage performance with a very dubious video intro pretending that HM Customs/Government forces were giving them a hard time about coming into the country and 50c and his crew turned over the table and escaped from authority to run onto stage as if they had just got there and were on the run. They is so bad n' mean.   \nAnd he just dissed the Brits - came up on stage to get his award and kissed Alicia Keys and said \"thats better than the award\". Not funny Mr 1/2 dollar. :(\n\nBusted just won best British Breakthrough artist - shame it wasn't through the ice. Not surprising really as it was voted by the kiddie radio one listeners. Us XFM listeners would have voted for the Darkness.\n\nDuran Duran. Never liked them. Never will. They had the stage presence of a collapsed blancmange waiting at a bus stop. And they played sooo many duff notes!!",
  "title": "The Brits 2004"
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