Oh how we laughed when the Canadian music industry's main awards event, the Junos, had to extend the number of nominations for best album to six after an administrative error meant Nickleback's album 'The Long Road', which should have qualified for the five album shortlist, had been missed off.
Well, it seems the Brits people aren't immune to admin errors either.
Following the release of the Brit nominations earlier this month someone pointed out that the 2004 chart year consisted of 53 rather than 52 weeks. Because the nominations for Best Single were calculated based on a 52 week year, the final five announced at the nominations party weren't necessarily the five that should have been on the shortlist. To overcome the problem the Brits people have extended the Best Single nomination list to ten rather than five nominees - which is good news for Natasha Bedingfield,
The Streets, Keane, George Michael and the Sugababes who all now appear.
A spokesman for the Brits told reporters: "It has been brought to organisers' attention that the 2004 chart year comprised
53 weeks rather than 52. To avoid any ambiguity, and in the interest of accuracy and fair play, the Brits committee has decided to expand the nominations list to ten. A happy side-effect of this decision is that the British Single nominations now look more exciting than ever."
The new nominees join a shortlist that already included **Band Aid
20, Jamelia, LMC vs. U2, Shapeshifters and Will Young**. The overall winner will be announced at the awards event on 9 Feb.