The Brit Awards have already
taken shape and earned a place in our diary due to the all-star line-up that
will perform, which includes Adele, Coldplay, Justin Bieber AND Little Mix – but
now, the moment that we have all been waiting for has arrived, the nominations
list is here!
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Adele looks set to take the
limelight this year as she has earned herself four nominations this year. Her
multi-million-selling album ‘25’ is up for ‘Best British Album’, while she has
also been shortlisted for ‘Best British Female / Single / Video.’ The soulful
singer is a hot favourite, especially after her third album sold 2.5 million
copies in the UK in its first six weeks.
Pop trio Years & Years
join the 27-year old singer in the race as they have also been listed in four
categories for ‘British Group’, ‘British Breakthrough Act’, ‘British Single’
and ‘British Artist Video of the Year.’
After the announcement,
singer Olly Alexander said: “It’s really ridiculous. I don’t know what’s
happening. It’s nuts.” Whilst bassist Mikey Goldsworthy added: “It’s too
much pressure. That’s four times the anxiety. Sitting there and waiting for
them to read the card.”
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Last year’s BRITs Critics
Choice Award winner James Bay proves to be some competition for the group as he
is nominated for four awards within three of the same categories, swapping out
‘British Group’ for ‘British Male Solo Artist.’
The ‘Best British Group’
category has been filled with One Direction, Coldplay, Foals and Blur, who have
received their first Brit nomination in 12 years.
The late Amy Winehouse has
received a nomination for ‘Best British Female’ following last year’s release
of the soundtrack to a documentary film about her life.
The ceremony is also set to
pay tribute to David Bowie following his death on Sunday. Geoff Taylor, chief
executive of the BPI, told BBC News it would be “a fitting tribute to someone who’s
an absolute icon of the British music industry,” but remained tight-lipped on
what we should expect, adding: “I’m not going to go into the details – but we
are very focused on honouring his legacy to British music.”
Here is the complete list of
nominations:
British Male Solo Artist
Aphex Twin
Calvin Harris
James Bay
Jamie XX
Mark Ronson
British Female Solo Artist
Adele
Amy Winehouse
Florence & the Machine
Jess Glynne
Laura Marling
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British Group
Blur
Coldplay
Foals
One Direction
Years & Years
British Breakthrough Act
Catfish & the Bottlemen
James Bay
Jess Glynee
Wolf Alice
Years & Years
Critics’ Choice
Jack Garratt
Izzy Bizu
Frances
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British Single
Adele, “Hello”
Calvin Harris &
Disciples, “How Deep Is Your Love”
Ed Sheeran & Rudimental,
“Bloodstream”
Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like
You Do”
James Bay, “Hold Back the
River”
Jess Glynne, “Hold My Hand”
Little Mix, “Black Magic”
Olly Murs ft. Demi Lovato,
“Up”
Philip George, “Wish You Were
Mine”
Years & Years, “King”
MasterCard British Album of
the Year
Adele, “25”
Coldplay, “A Head Full of
Dreams”
Florence & the Machine,
“How Big How Blue How Beautiful”
James Bay, “Chaos & the
Calm”
Jamie XX, “In Colour”
British Producer of the Year
Charlie Andrew
Mark Ronson
Mike Crossey
Tom Dalgety
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British Artist Video of the
Year
Adele, “Hello”
Calvin Harris &
Disciples, “How Deep Is Your Love”
Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like
You Do”
Jessie J, “Flashlight”
Little Mix, “Black Magic”
Naughty Boy Ft. Beyonce,
Arrow Benjamin, “Runnin (Lose It All)”
One Direction, “Drag Me Down”
Sam Smith, “Writing’s on the
Wall”
Years & Years, “King”
International Male Solo
Artist
Drake
Father John Misty
Justin Bieber
Kendrick Lamar
The Weeknd
International Female Solo
Artist
Ariana Grande
Bjork
Courtney Barnett
Lana Del Rey
Meghan Trainor
International Group
Alabama Shakes
Eagles of Death Metal
Major Lazor
Tame Impala
U2
The official BRIT Awards
nominations are based on votes cast by a Voting Academy, which consists of over
1,000 representatives from 15 sectors of the music industry.
Everyone’s favourite hosts
Ant & Dec will return to present the main show, which is being held on
February 24th at London’s O2.
Who do you think will walk
away with a BRIT awards trophy? Let us know on Twitter @YahooCelebUK