The nominees for the 2017 BRIT Awards have been unveiled tonight in a ceremony broadcast on ITV, with performances from Craig David, Christine and the Queens, Calum Scott and Critics’ Choice Winner Rag’n’Bone Man.
David Bowie has received two posthumous nominations for British Male Solo Artist and Mastercard Album of the Year, while Dork cover stars The 1975, Kano, Michael Kiwanuka, Calvin Harris, James Arthur, Clean Bandit, Jonas Blue, Tinie Tempah and Coldplay have also received two nods each.
Other notable nominees include Biffy Clyro and Radiohead for British Group, Blossoms for British Breakthrough Act, and Twenty One Pilots for International Group. The full list of nominees is as follows:
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Craig David
David Bowie
Kano
Michael Kiwanuka
Skepta
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Anohni
Ellie Goulding
Emeli Sandé
Lianne La Havas
Nao
BRITISH GROUP
The 1975
Bastille
Biffy Clyro
Little Mix
Radiohead
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Anne-Marie
Blossoms
Rag’n’Bone Man
Skepta
Stormzy
CRITICS’ CHOICE
Rag’n’Bone Man
BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The 1975 I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
David Bowie – Blackstar
Kano – Made In the Manor
Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate
Skepta – Konnichiwa
BRITISH SINGLE
Adele – Send My Love
Calvin Harris Ft Rihanna – This Is What You Came For
Clean Bandit Ft Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye
Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend
James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
Jonas Blue & Dakota – Fast Car
Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex
Tinie Tempah Ft Zara Larsson – Girls Like
Zayn – Pillowtalk
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Bon Iver
Bruno Mars
Drake
Leonard Cohen
The Weeknd
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Beyoncé
Christine and the Queens
Rihanna
Sia
Solange
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
A Tribe Called Quest
Drake & Future
Kings of Leon
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Twenty One Pilots
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Calvin Harris Ft Rihanna – This is What You Came Foe
Clean Bandit Ft Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye
Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend
James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
Jonas Blue & Dakota – Fast Car
Little Mix ft Sean Paul – Hair
One Direction – History
Tinie Tempah Ft Zara Larsson – Girls Like
Zayn – Pillowtalk
David Bowie has received two posthumous nominations for British Male Solo Artist and Mastercard Album of the Year, while Dork cover stars The 1975, Kano, Michael Kiwanuka, Calvin Harris, James Arthur, Clean Bandit, Jonas Blue, Tinie Tempah and Coldplay have also received two nods each.
Other notable nominees include Biffy Clyro and Radiohead for British Group, Blossoms for British Breakthrough Act, and Twenty One Pilots for International Group. The full list of nominees is as follows:
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Craig David
David Bowie
Kano
Michael Kiwanuka
Skepta
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Anohni
Ellie Goulding
Emeli Sandé
Lianne La Havas
Nao
BRITISH GROUP
The 1975
Bastille
Biffy Clyro
Little Mix
Radiohead
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Anne-Marie
Blossoms
Rag’n’Bone Man
Skepta
Stormzy
CRITICS’ CHOICE
Rag’n’Bone Man
BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The 1975 I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
David Bowie – Blackstar
Kano – Made In the Manor
Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate
Skepta – Konnichiwa
BRITISH SINGLE
Adele – Send My Love
Calvin Harris Ft Rihanna – This Is What You Came For
Clean Bandit Ft Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye
Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend
James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
Jonas Blue & Dakota – Fast Car
Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex
Tinie Tempah Ft Zara Larsson – Girls Like
Zayn – Pillowtalk
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Bon Iver
Bruno Mars
Drake
Leonard Cohen
The Weeknd
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Beyoncé
Christine and the Queens
Rihanna
Sia
Solange
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
A Tribe Called Quest
Drake & Future
Kings of Leon
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Twenty One Pilots
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
Calvin Harris Ft Rihanna – This is What You Came Foe
Clean Bandit Ft Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye
Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend
James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
Jonas Blue & Dakota – Fast Car
Little Mix ft Sean Paul – Hair
One Direction – History
Tinie Tempah Ft Zara Larsson – Girls Like
Zayn – Pillowtalk
