Sam Smith leads Brit 2015 nominations
By Josh Haggis
Sam Smith leads this year’s Brit Awards nominations with a total of five nods.
The openly gay singer’s nominations include Best British Male, Breakthrough Artist and Best Album for his critically acclaimed debut album In The Lonely Hour.
Smith, who’s also been nominated for Best British Single and Best Video, was the only artist to have sold over one million copies of an album in both the US and the UK in 2014. Find out more here.
Ariana Grande appears to have been snubbed in the Best International Female category, leaving heavyweights Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Lana Del Rey as the main contenders to take home the prize on the night.
Meanwhile, Ella Henderson – who won Attitude’s Breakthrough Artist award in 2014 – has been nominated for Best British Female and Best British Single for her Ryan Tedder-penned smash hit Ghost.
Check out the full list of nominations below:
Best British Solo Male:
Damon Albarn
Ed Sheeran
George Ezra
Paulo Nutini
Sam Smith
British Solo Female:
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
Critics’ Choice winner:
James Bay
British Single:
Calvin Harris – “Summer”
Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynne – “Rather Be”
Duke Dumont ft Jax Jones – “I Got U”
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Ella Henderson – “Ghost”
George Ezra – “Budapest”
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Route 94 ft Jess Glynne – “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
Royal Blood – Royal Blood
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
British producer of the Year:
Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory
Flood
Jake Gosling
Paul Epworth
British artist video of the year:
Calvin Harris – “Summer”
Charlie XCX – “Boom Clap”
Duke Dumont ft Jax Jones – “I Got U”
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
One Direction – “You & 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:
Beck
Hozier
Jack White
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
International Female Solo:
Beyonce
Lana Del Rey
Sia
St Vincent
Taylor Swift
International Group:
5 Seconds of Summer
The Black Keys
First Aid Kit
Foo Fighters
The War on Drugs
The Brit Awards 2015 will take place in London on February 25.
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