Pot, Kettle, Violin: Nigel Kennedy Slams "Old F4rts" and Classical Brits; "Classical Boyband", Netrebko Sweep Awards

Keffiah-wearing, electric-violin-playing, douche-haired Nigel Kennedy pulled out of tonight's Classical Brits because he wanted to bring some skanks over and the producers said no. Or something.

Andrea Bocelli and Anna Netrebko will be there as planned.

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How do you pronounce WTF with a British accent?

Blake, the ex-choirboys who formed on social networking site Facebook, scooped one of the biggest prizes at the Classical Brits.

The quartet, who consist of 20-somethings Ollie Baines, Stephen Bowman, Jules Knight and Dom Tighe, are only the second act to win Album of the Year for a debut album in the history of the prize.

The classical boyband signed a million-pound, five-album deal with record label Universal last summer.

The singers knew of each other but had never all met before they decided to get together and sing at a house party after chatting online on Facebook. They then contacted ex-Blue manager Daniel Glatman, who negotiated the album deal after hearing their rendition of Moon River.

Blake follow in the footsteps of Sir Paul McCartney, who won the award last year, as well as tenor Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel and Katherine Jenkins.

Anna Netrebko won some other big award, too. She was honored by Annie Lennox. Next year, Frederica Von Stade will host a tribute to opera star Maryah Carey.

Comments

[Miss Johnson From London]

He cannot truthfully say that the Albert Hall is square, either...

[Bill Philin-Ploplis]

Kennedy is kind of so over.