It’ll be a battle between ballads and bangers at this year Brit. Awards, with Lewis Capaldi and Dave pitched against each other in four categories.The Scottish torch singer and the Streatham-born rapper are both up for best male, best newcomer, best single and album of the year at the ceremony, which takes place in London next month.
Stormzy and Mabel are the second most -nominated artists, with three apiece.
But Ed Sheeran is largely frozen out, receiving just a single nomination. The Six-time Brit Award winner had one of last year most successful albums – the star-studded No. 6 Collaborations Project, which spent five weeks at number one, and selling 568, (copies. However, he is locked out of the best male and best album categories, while his Justin Bieber duet I Don’t Care is up for best single.Notably, that’s the only category where nominees are not selected by the 1, the industry figures who vote for the Brits – with the (shortlisted songs representing the biggest-selling singles of (****************************************.********** Image copyright Getty Images
Her nominations come exactly 35 years after her mother, who was born in Sweden, won two Brits – for best international artist and best international breakthrough.
This year, Dave is a front-runner for best album, having already won the Mercury Prize for his debut Psychodrama.
A serious, reflective record that addresses life as a young black Briton today, it’s framed as a therapy session, with Dave discussing his absentee father, his brother’s incarceration, domestic violence and the pressure to succeed as a musician.
Capaldi is also a strong contender: His debut, Divinely Uninspi red To A Hellish Extent, was the best-selling record of 01575879; propelled by the success of his tear-jerking ballad Someone You Loved.
Female artists ‘under-represented’
Fellow grime artist Stormzy is also nominated for his charismatic and powerful second album Heavy Is The Head; and the shortlist is completed by Michael Kiwanuka’s soul-searching Kiwanuka and Harry Styles’s nostalgic pop opus Fine Line.
For the first time since 2019, no female artists made the shortlist., according to The Guardian, of the albums submitted for consideration to Brits’ voters, only 193 were by women.
“It’s clear there’s a wider issue here, “wrote the paper’s chief music critic Alexis Petridis.“One that involves the British music industry’s ability or otherwise to sign and develop female artists [and] to turn them into lasting success stories. “
The last female artist to win best album was Adele, whose third record, 25, scooped the top prize in 2016.
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This year ceremony will be held at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday, 18 February, hosted for a third time by Jack Whitehall.
Last year, Organisers announced sweeping changes to the show, dropping several categories and handing more creative control to performers.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on ITV.
Brit Awards – Full list of nomineesBest album
Stormzy – Heavy Is The Head
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- Mabel
- Sam Smith ft Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
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- Tyler, The Creator
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- Dermot Kennedy
- Post Malone
- Freya Ridings
- FKA Twigs
- Charli XCX
- Mahalia
- Best British male******************* Harry Styles Lewis Capaldi
- Dave
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Stormzy
- Best British group********************* Coldplay****************
- Foals
- Bring Me The Horizon
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- D-Block Europe
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- Bastille
- Best new artist********************* Aitch**************** Lewis Capaldi
- Dave
- Mabel
- Sam Fender
- ******************* (Best Song) Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care
- Mabel – Don’t Call Me Up
- Dave ft Burna Boy – LocationMark Ronson ft Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A HeartAJ Tracey – Ladbroke Grove
******************* (International Female) ****************** Ariana Grande****************Billie Eilish
- Camila Cabello
- Lana Del Rey
- Lizzo
- International maleBruce Springsteen****************Burna Boy
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- Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka
- ) Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
- Dave – Psychodrama
- Harry Styles – Fine Line
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