On the 24th of February this year, we’ll find out who has won a BRIT Award this year. Or more likely, who has won five, as that tends to be the way it goes. The nominations are spectacularly dull this year, as you’ll see below if you can bring yourself to keep reading – the only truly interesting thing is that they have changed some of the names this year…
British Artist Video
- Adele – Hello
- Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
- Calvin Harris & Disciples – How Deep is Your Love
- Jessie J – Flashlight
- Little Mix – Black Magic
- Naughty Boy feat. Beyonce & Arrow Benjamin – Runnin’ (Lose it All)
- One Direction – Drag Me Down
- Ed Sheeran – Photograph
- Sam Smith – Writing’s on the Wall
- Years & Years – King
British Breakthrough Act
- James Bay
- Catfish and the Bottlemen
- Jess Glynne
- Wolf Alice
- Years & Years
That’s the same James Bay who won the Critics’ Choice last year (beating Years & Years), both of whom did pretty well on the charts in 2015, after all.
British Male Solo Artist
- Aphex Twin
- James Bay
- Calvin Harris
- Mark Ronson
- Jamie xx
British Female Solo Artist
- Adele
- Florence + The Machine
- Jess Glynne
- Laura Marling
- Amy Winehouse
British Group
- Blur
- Coldplay
- Foals
- One Direction
- Years & Years
British Producer of the Year
- Charlie Andrew
- Mike Crossey
- Tom Dalgety
- Mark Ronson
British Single
- Adele – Hello
- James Bay – Hold Back the River
- Philip George – Wish You Were Mine
- Jess Glynne – Hold My Hand
- Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
- Little Mix – Black Magic
- Calvin Harris & Disciples – How Deep is Your Love
- Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato – Up
- Ed Sheeran & Rudimental – Bloodstream
- Years & Years – King
Mastercard British Album of the Year
- Adele – 25
- James Bay – Chaos and the Calm
- Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams
- Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
- Jamie xx – In Colour
International Male Solo Artist
- Justin Bieber
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar
- Father John Misty
- The Weeknd
International Female Solo Artist
- Courtney Barnett
- Björk
- Ariana Grande
- Lana del Rey
- Meghan Trainor
Björk, the only non-British female who anybody cares about (seemingly) receives her sixty-third nomination in this category.
International Group
- Alabama Shakes
- Eagles of Death Metal
- Major Lazer
- Tame Impala
- U2
Oh look, U2 rack up their six thousandth nomination in this category. Because so few other foreign groups are popular in the UK, apparently. It’s a shame R.E.M. haven’t been up to much recently.
Critics’ Choice
- Izzy Bizu
- Frances
- Jack Garratt
The winner of which will be Jack Garratt.
Anyway, good luck to Aphex Twin, who is inexplicably nominated for just the third time ever. Other than that, if you care about any of those nominees, you can vote for some of them at the BRIT Awards website.
