016 BRIT Awards: And the Nominees Are…

Over the past year, the UK music scene has been insane, and now the 2016 BRIT Awards has released the list of distinguished hopefuls.
As could be expected, Adele has scored four nods including British Female Solo Artist, British Single, MasterCard British Album of the Year and British Artist Video of the Year.
Furthermore, James Bay, One Direction, Little Mix, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Calvin Harris are all up for trophies. The 2016 BRIT Awards will take place at London’s O2 Arena on February 24th.
Here’s the list of nominees-


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
BRITISH GROUP
Blur
Coldplay
Foals
One Direction
Years & Years
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Catfish and the Bottlemen
James Bay
Jess Glynne
Wolf Alice
Years & Years
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 and the Calm
Jamie XX In Colour
BRITISH PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Charlie Andrew
Mark Ronson
Mike Crossey
Tom Dalgety
BRITISH ARTIST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele Hello
Calvin Harris & Disciples How Deep Is Your Love
Ed Sheeran Photograph
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
Björk
Courtney Barnett
Lana Del Rey
Meghan Trainor
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Alabama Shakes
Eagles of Death Metal
Major Lazer
Tame Impala
U2

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