The excitement for the annual pop music awards escalates as the nominees have finally been revealed
This year’s Brit Awards will be held at London’s O2 arena on the 25th of February and is bound to be pop music’s biggest night with several great acts already added to the line-up. It is a night where any nominee stands a chance to take home the famous Brit awards statuette, which this year has been re-designed by artist Tracey Emin. The trophy is a light pink colour and has a patchwork rosette pinned to the back as well as inspiring handwriting across the figurine to add a more personal touch to it and inspire the winner.
The ceremony will include live performances by Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Paloma Faith, George Ezra and Royal Blood. James Corden will not be hosting the event this time but will be replaced by comedy duo Ant and Dec who last presented the ceremony 14 years ago. British singer-songwriter Sam Smith is currently leading the way with five award nominations while Ed Sheeran and George Ezra follow with four nominations each.
Sam Smith is currently up for best British male, breakthrough artist, best album, best British single and video of the year. Although unlikely, if you still have not heard of Sam Smith then you are missing out on a heart-rending soulful voice which exposes the depths and darkness of unrequited love. However his “In the Lonely Hour” album is not strictly melancholic, but rather powerful, an open diary that exposes real issues encountered by the artist during a particularly emotional stage of his life.
Another singer-songwriter who outperformed other artists with four nods for this year’s music ceremony is Ed Sheeran. The talented singer, who has topped UK charts several times and has sold out Wembley Stadium shows, has been nominated for best British male solo artist, British album of the year, best British single and video of the year. His nominations are not surprising as his album “X” turned out to be last year’s fastest selling album of the year with over 1,689,000 copies sold in the UK alone.
The past year has not only shown some great UK male contenders but has introduced an outstanding range of young and unique artists. These acts deserve to be recognised and rewarded for their incredible talent, thus if you would like to vote for one of them and show your support for British music then make sure you do so by heading on to the official site of the BRIT Awards 2015.
Here is the full list of this year’s BRIT Award nominees:
British Male Solo Artist
Damon Albarn
Ed Sheeran
George Ezra
Paolo Nutini
Sam Smith
British Female Solo
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
Calvin Harris – Summer
Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynne – Rather Be
Duke Dumont ft Jaxx Jones – I Got You
Ed Sheeran -Thinking Out Loud
Ella Henderson – Ghost
George Ezra – Budapest
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Route 94 ft Jess Glynn – 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
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
Royal Blood – Royal Blood
British Producer of the Year in association with MPG awards
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 ft Jaxx Jones – I Got You
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
One Direction – You and I
Rita Ora – I Will Never Let You Down
Route 94 ft 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
Beyonce
Lana Del Rey
Sia
St. Vincent
Taylor Swift
International Group
5 Seconds of Summer
Black Keys
First Aid Kit
Foo Fighters
War on Drugs
Critics’ Choice
James Bay