‘Stay With Me’ singer leads BRIT nominations
The nominations for the 2015 BRIT Awards have been announced and it’s the year of the solo male artists as Sam Smith leads the nominations with five followed closely behind with four each for Ed Sheeran and George Ezra.
The BRITs will take place at the O2, London on Wednesday, 25th February and will be broadcast on ITV.
The nominations in full:
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Damon Albarn
Ed Sheeran
George Ezra
Paolo Nutini
Sam Smith
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Ella Henderson
FKA Twigs
Jessie Ware
Lily Allen
Paloma Faith
BRITISH GROUP
alt-J
Clean Bandit
Coldplay
One Direction
Royal Blood
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Chvrches
FKA Twigs
George Ezra
Royal Blood
Sam Smith
BRITISH SINGLE (based on overall sales and streaming figures)
Calvin Harris – Summer
Clean Bandit feat Jess Glynne – Rather Be
Duke Dumont feat Jax Jones – I Got U
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Ella Henderson – Ghost
George Ezra – Budapest
Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Route 94 feat Jess Glynne – My Love
Sam Smith – Stay With Me
Sigma – Nobody to Love
MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
alt-J – This Is All Yours
Ed Sheeran – X
George Ezra – Wanted on Voyage
Royal Blood – Royal Blood
Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour
BRITISH PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory
Flood
Jake Gosling
Paul Epworth
BRITISH ARTIST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Calvin Harris – Summer
Charli XCX – Boom Clap
Duke Dumont feat Jax Jones – I Got U
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
One Direction – You & I
Rita Ora – I Will Never Let You Down
Route 94 feat Jess Glynne – My Love
Sam Smith – Stay With Me
Sigma – Nobody to Love
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Beck
Hozier
Jack White
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Beyoncé
Lana Del Rey
Sia
St Vincent
Taylor Swift
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
5 Seconds of Summer
The Black Keys
First Aid Kit
Foo Fighters
The War on Drugs
