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A flurry of suspicious Paul Weller-related bets were placed over the weekend

February 16, 2009 | 6 Comments
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Bookmakers including William Hill, Ladbrokes and Paddy Power have stopped taking bets on the BRIT Awards amid fears that information about which artists are set to win awards has been leaked.

The move comes after a flurry of bets were placed on Paul Weller to win the British Solo Male Artist award at various William Hill shops yesterday (February 15).

Each bet was around £50.

Because they were placed at different branches of William Hill, they are virtually untraceable, reports The Telegraph.

Weller has now been made favourite to win the category. His odds have been slashed from 5/1 as an outsider to 1/5 as the favourite. The other nominees are The Streets, Ian Brown, James Morrison and Will Young.

A jury of 1,000 music industry figures are asked to judge the non-public categories at the BRIT Awards by voting online. Their votes are counted and verified by an official body.

A BRIT Awards spokesman said "Every precaution is taken to keep results under lock and key."

The BRIT Awards take place this Wednesday (February 18) at Earls Court in London.

Paul Weller tickets:

Date / Time	Artist	Venue	Town/City	Buy
Nov 25, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Assembly Rooms	Derby	[Sold Out]
Nov 26, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Norwich U.e.a.	Norwich	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Nov 26, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Norwich Arts Centre	Norwich	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Nov 26, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Norwich U.e.a.	Norwich	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Nov 28, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Preston Guildhall	Preston	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Nov 29, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Barrowland	Glasgow	[Sold Out]
Nov 29, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Barrowland	Glasgow	[Sold Out]
Nov 30, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Caird Hall	Dundee	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seetickets
Nov 30, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Caird Hall	Dundee	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 02, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Victoria Halls - Halifax	Halifax	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 02, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Victoria Halls - Halifax	Halifax	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 03, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Carlisle Sands Centre	Carlisle	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 04, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	The Spa Royal Hall	Bridlington	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 04, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	The Spa Royal Hall		Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seetickets
Dec 06, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	St George's Hall	Bradford	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 06, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	St George's Hall	Bradford	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 07, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Venue Cymru	Llandudno	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 07, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Venue Cymru	Llandudno	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 08, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Guildhall	Portsmouth	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave
Dec 08, 2009 19:30	Paul Weller	Guildhall	Portsmouth	Buy Paul Weller tickets from Seatwave

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luketherifle

Feb 16, 2009

He deserves to win..Great album

lipgloss

Feb 16, 2009

well the only other nominee on that list worthy of the award is the brown one, but his last album was crap so i guess the modfather would be my bet too!

ArcticMonkey

Feb 17, 2009

Just because they're not classed as "cool", it doesn't mean James Morrison & Will Young aren't worthy of winning the award. James Morrison's record sales speak for themselves, not to mention the fact that he has an amazing voice, puts on a fantastic live show, and is a rare British talent. The same goes for Will who is the only person to break free from a reality show title, and has quite easily proven himself as a credible artist. It's the kind of ignorant people that don't bother to take the time to listen to these kinds of artists & write them off as "cheesy pop" that are what's wrong with the arrogance of music fans today. I'd say every one of the nominations for Best Male is worthy this year!