BRIT AWARDS 2016 - Nominations revealed

The BRIT Awards 2016 will take place on February 24th , to be broadcast live on ITV. Presented once again by Ant n Dec , the star studded ceremony will feature performances from Adele , Coldplay , Justin Bieber , Little Mix , The Weeknd , Jess Glynne , James Bay as well as a tribute to the late David Bowie.

The nominations were announced in London this evening. As expected Adele leads the way with 4 nominations for British Female , Album , Single & Video for the record breaking Hello.
James Bay ,  last years Critics Choice winner , looks et for more glory. Hes up for 4 gongs including British Breakthrough.

Jess Glynne , Years and Years and Calvin Harris have nabbed three nominations apiece. Other heavily nominated acts include Little Mix with Black Magic shortlisted for British Single & Video,

The full nominations for the BRIT Awards 2016 , are

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 SINGLEAdele - 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 - 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 YEARAdele - 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

As ever , its a mixed bag when it comes to the nominations. Adele looks set to sweep the board and James Bay , Little Mix , Coldplay , Justin Bieber, Years and Years and One Direction should all walk away with a BRIT,

Elsewhere , there were snubs for Noel Gallaghers High Fkying Birds , Taylor Swift , Rudimental , Disclosure , Mumford And Sons , Everything , Everything and Jamie Lawson

Amy Winehouse getting a posthumous nomination is baffling and seems a token nod based on the success of the Amy movie.

The BRIT Awards take place on February 24th