Justin Bieber's a Winner After All, Thanks to the Brits - E! Online (blog)

<div readability="94.5935970636"> <!-- internal videos / html on top --> <!-- external videos / html on top --> <!-- audio player --> <!-- gallery preview--> <!-- custom polls --> <!-- movie review grade wrapper (can't think of a better way to do this) --> <!-- movie review grade --> <p><strong>Justin Bieber</strong> may be resting easier tonight.</p> <p>The 16-year-old phenom, who admitted to being disappointed by his Grammy loss for Best New Artist on Sunday, salvaged his week by leaving London with the Brit Award for Best International Breakthrough Act.</p> <p>He had to beat <strong>Bruno Mars</strong> and the cast of <em>Glee </em>to get that!</p> <p>And Bieber wasn't the only Grammy refugee to be honored overseas...</p> <!-- internal videos / html on top --> <!-- external videos / html on top --> <!-- audio player --> <!-- gallery preview--> <!-- custom polls --> <!-- movie review grade wrapper (can't think of a better way to do this) --> <!-- movie review grade --> <p><strong>GALLERY: Star sightings at the 2011 Brit Awards<br/></strong></p> <!-- internal videos / html on top --> <!-- external videos / html on top --> <!-- audio player --> <!-- gallery preview--> <!-- custom polls --> <!-- movie review grade wrapper (can't think of a better way to do this) --> <!-- movie review grade --> <p><strong>Rihanna</strong> started out the night in a multicolored, seemingly <strong>Cee Lo Green</strong>-inspired party dress that immediately had us hankering for slushies and cotton candy, and later quickened pulses by performing in a red rose-inspired mini with a dramatic train. The "Only GIrl in the World" singer was subsequently named Best International Female Solo Artist.</p> <p>Cee Lo Green, meanwhile, was named Best International Male Solo Artist, but he was practically unrecognizable, having apparently left the plumage and puppets in the U.S. Instead, he wore a black and white Adidas track suit on the red carpet and a lounge-singer style white dinner jacket onstage. But at least his jacket was trimmed in red.</p> <p>The <strong>Arcade Fire</strong>, still glowing after their Album of the Year Grammy (yet now having to deal with all the "who are <em>they</em>?" remarks from the hoi polloi), was named Best International Group and <em>The Suburbs</em> was deemed Best International Album.</p> <p>"Check it out on Google," frontman <strong>Win Butler</strong> advised whomever is still unacquainted with his band.</p> <p>Homegrown quartet <strong>Mumford &amp; Sons</strong>, which made a triumphant Grammy debut performing with <strong>Bob Dylan</strong> and the <strong>Avett Brothers</strong> but lost out on two awards (<strong>Esperanza Spalding </strong>beat <em>them</em>, too), won Best British Album of the Year for their debut effort, <em>Sigh No More</em>.</p> <p>"We're very honored, very humbled," <strong>Marcus Mumford</strong> said in thanks.</p> <p>The alt-folk rockers lost Best British Group, however, to none other than <strong>Robbie Williams</strong> and fellow '80s dance-pop hitmakers <strong>Take That</strong>. So there!</p> <p>But despite the ocean-crossing star power in the room, perhaps the most exciting gent of the night was 22-year-old rapper <strong>Tinie Tempah</strong>, who won Best British Breakthrough Act and Best Single for "Pass Out," off of his debut album, <em>Disc-Overy</em>. He dedicated his wins to "U.K. music, peace and love."</p> <p>And, subliminally, to <strong>Ringo</strong>.</p> <!-- internal videos / html on top --> <!-- external videos / html on top --> <!-- audio player --> <!-- gallery preview--> <!-- custom polls --> <!-- movie review grade wrapper (can't think of a better way to do this) --> <!-- movie review grade --> <p><strong>WATCH: Justin Bieber talks out his frustrations on <em>Chelsea Lately</em></strong></p> <!-- internal videos / html on top --> <div id="video_blog_96480" class="html_on_top clear video_placeholder swf-wrap" readability="25.3189655172">Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.</div> <!-- external videos / html on top --><!-- audio player --><!-- gallery preview--><!-- custom polls --><!-- movie review grade wrapper (can't think of a better way to do this) --><!-- movie review grade --> </div>