BRIT Awards 2017 nominees announced

This year’s Brit Awards nominees have been announced on a shortlist including David Bowie, Radiohead, and a Tribe Called Quest.

Also in the running are Knowles sisters Beyoncé and Solange – who have both been nominated for International Female Artist alongside Rihanna and Sia, Skepta, Skepta, Bon Iver, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Stormzy.

Drake has been nominated twice – for International Male Artist and with Future for International Group.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on February 22nd.

The full list of nominees is:

Best British Album of the Year

The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It

David Bowie – Blackstar

Kano – Made In The Manor

Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate

Skepta – Konnichiwa

 

Best British Female Artist

ANOHNI

Ellie Goulding

Emeli Sandé

Lianne La Havas

NAO

 

Best British Male Artist

Craig David

David Bowie

Kano

Michael Kiwanuka

Skepta

 

Best British Group

The 1975

Bastille

Biffy Clyro

Little Mix

Radiohead

 

Best International Female Artist

Beyoncé

Christine & the Queens

Rihanna

Sia

Solange

 

Best International Male Artist

Bon Iver

Bruno Mars

Drake

Leonard Cohen

The Weeknd

 

Best International Group

A Tribe Called Quest

Drake & Future

Kings of Leon

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Twenty One Pilots

 

Best Breakthrough Artist

Anne-Marie

Blossoms

Rag’n’Bone Man

Skepta

Stormzy

 

British Artist Video of the Year

One Direction – History

Little Mix feat. Sean Paul – Hair

ZAYN – Pillowtalk

Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend

Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go

Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – This Is What You Came For

Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye

Tinie Tempah feat. Zara Larsson – Girls Like

Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car