Damon Albarn nominated for Brit Award 2013

Damon Albarn was nominated just hours ago for a Brit Award 2013, for Best Producer of the year. He produced soul legend Bobby Womack's latest album 'The Bravest Man In The Universe' and also featured in several tracks in the album.

Damon is not unfamiliar with the Brit Awards - having been an iconic musician for more than two decades, he saw Blur being nominated (and winning) for some twenty Brit Awards from years 1995 to 2012. His second band Gorillaz were also nominated for nine Brits in the past.

Blur won the Outstanding Contribution to Music at the Brits in 2012

The British Producer of the Year Nominees are as follows:

• Damon Albarn
• Jake Gosling
• Paul Epworth

Perhaps this year Damon Albarn will once again take the stage for this award in the Brits 2013. Maybe he'll even do another long, lengthy speech thanking everyone he knows. Or perhaps his speech will cut off another famous singer and spark much online fury yet again. Will he win ? Who knows.

Check out the official list of nominees from the official Brit Awards homepage.

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Blur World Tour 2013 - Watch Video

It all started with an interesting phone conversation with the four members of Blur ...

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Damon Albarn designs Fred Perry shirt

Damon Albarn recently designed a personalized t-shirt for UK clothing brand Fred Perry's 60th anniversary showcase. The plain white t-shirt featured a minimalistic design by Damon, with the units digit of the number sixty replaced by the signature Fred Perry logo. Damon also signed his name at the bottom right corner of the t-shirt. 

The frontman has always been a big fan of Fred Perry's style - having been a life-long devotee to the brand, Blur chose Fred Perry's polo shirts and fashion as the band's main uniform during the height of the 'Battle of the Britpop', where Blur were up against Oasis in the battle for the UK Number 1 single of 1995. 

"These Fred Perry shirts are associated with mods" - Damon Albarn on Fred Perry, 1995 

Damon Albarn also wore a navy blue Fred Perry in the huge comeback gig of 2009, where Blur played in front of nearly 70,000 people to mark the band's reformation and return. The gig in Hyde Park is hailed as one of the band's greatest live shows this century. 

Check out our collection of Damon Albarn in Fred Perry throughout the years:

From the Britpop years all the way to 2012, Damon Albarn has always worn Fred Perry shirts through the way. And Damon isn't the only one who is a fan of the brand. The British hype for Fred Perry (dubbed 'British street fashion') has many celebrity and musician fans, and also gave rise to many online fan sites, including the notable "Brits in Fred Perry" blog.

View the other designs, including Terry Hall's one, in the 60 Years Fred Perry gallery here.

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Watch Bobby Womack and Damon Albarn- New Year's Eve Hootenanny

With Kwestral the owl's eerie red eyes peeking behind Bobby Womack and Damon Albarn, the duo recently performed a stunning rendition of Bobby Womack's new song 'Love is Gonna Lift You Up' on New Year's Eve 2012.

Damon Albarn joined soul legend Bobby Womack on stage during Jools Holland's New Year Eve Hootenanny special on December 31st 2012. The Blur singer produced Bobby Womack's new album 'The Bravest Man In The Universe' and features on several tracks including 'The Bravest Man In The Universe', 'Please Forgive My Heart' and 'Deep River'.

Bobby Womack also featured on Damon's 'Plastic Beach' album for Gorillaz 

There's also a story on the owl - Damon Albarn commissioned a UK-based artist to make the bird especially for this special performance. Find out all about the special stage prop here.

The purple stage was filled with Christmas lights and festive decorations as Damon Albarn played on a large grand piano that was covered with a large picture of a countdown timer. The performance was a brilliant one, with both musicians crooning the chorus and filling the room with sound. Watch and enjoy the video below.