The official nominees for the biggest night in UK music, the 35th BRIT Awards have been announced!
How did 2014 chart-toppers One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, 5 Seconds of Summer and Taylor Swift fare in the nominations? Check out the contenders in the British and international categories below:
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
1) Damon Albarn
2) Ed Sheeran
3) George Ezra
4) Paolo Nutini
5) Sam Smith
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
1) Ella Henderson
2) FKA Twigs
3) Jessie Ware
4) Lily Allen
5) Paloma Faith
BRITISH GROUP
1) Alt-J
2) Clean Bandit
3) Coldplay
4) One Direction
5) Royal Blood
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
1) Chvrches
2) FKA Twigs
3) George Ezra
4) Royal Blood
5) Sam Smith
CRITICS’ CHOICE
1) James Bay – WINNER!
2) George The Poet
3) Years & Years
BRITISH SINGLE
1) Calvin Harris – "Summer"'
2) Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – "Rather Be"
3) Duke Dumont F Jax Jones – "I Got U"
4) Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
5) Ella Henderson – "Ghost George"
6) Ezra – "Budapest"
7) Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"
8) Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne – "My Love"
9) Sam Smith – "Stay With Me"
10) Sigma – "Nobody To Love"
BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1) Alt-J – This Is All Yours
2) Ed Sheeran – X
3) George Ezra – Wanted On Voyage
4) Royal Blood – Royal Blood
5) Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
BRITISH PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
1) Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory
2) Flood
3) Jake Gosling
4) Paul Epworth
BRITISH ARTIST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
1) Calvin Harris – "Summer"
2) Charli XCX – "Boom Clap"
3) Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones – "I Got U"
4) Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
5) Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"
6) One Direction – "You & I"
7) Rita Ora – "I Will Never Let You Down"
8) Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne – "My Love"
9) Sam Smith – "Stay With Me"
10) Sigma – "Nobody To Love"
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
1) Beck
2) Hozier
3) Jack White
4) John Legend
5) Pharrell Williams
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
1) Beyonce
2) Lana Del Rey
3) Sia
4) St Vincent
5) Taylor Swift
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
1) 5 Seconds of Summer
2) Black Keys
3) First Aid Kit
4) Foo Fighters
5) The War On Drugs
The 35th BRIT Awards will fall on February 25th!
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