Entertainment 07-01-2005 who: New York rock band The Bravery what: Named 2005`s "next big thing" when: Friday snippet: The "electro-rock group" came out top in the BBC`s Sound of 2005 survey of 110 impartial critics and broadcasters. London indie band Bloc Party came second, followed by British rapper Kano. Elsewhere, The Mirror says that The Brit Awards will celebrate their 25th anniversary by naming the Best Song of the last quarter-Century but reporter Hazel Cottrell is fuming that Will Young has been nominated alongside acknowledged pop superstars David Bowie, Queen, The Clash, Elton John, Sting and The Jam. [... more]

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