Brit Awards 2013 Nominations Announced
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The BRIT Awards 2013 with Mastercard nominations were announced by Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw in a ceremony today at the Savoy Hotel – with Jessie Ware, Mercury Prize winners Alt J and Emeli Sande receiving more than one nomination.
Among the acts vying for the coveted BRIT statue (designed this year by Damien Hirst), 2012's Critic's Choice Award-winner Emeli Sande emerged as the most likely to take home an gong, appearing in three categories: British Female Solo Artist, British Single and MasterCard British Album of The Year.
One of the most highly contested categories looks set to be The British Female Solo award, with (Stylist favourite) Jessie Ware and Paloma Faith up against Emeli Sandé, who performed at both the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, and the late Amy Winehouse, recognized for her album Lioness: Hidden Treasures which went to Number 1 in the Official UK Album Chart in December 2011.
After stellar performances from Critic’s Choice 2013 award-winner Tom Odell (Jessie Ware also took the stage later in the evening), the acts to perform at next month’s ceremony were also confirmed, with Best Live Act nominees Mumford & Sons, One Direction and Robbie Williams all featuring on the line-up. Broadcast on the 20 February on ITV, and hosted by James Corden, we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled to see if there’s any controversy similar to last year’s awards, when Adele was cut-off mid-acceptance speech. She was nominated for Best Single for the Bond theme Skyfall – so we’ll have to wait and see…
See the full list of nominees below – and let us know who you think will win on twitter @StylistMagazine
British Breakthrough Act
Alt-J
Ben Howard
Jake Bugg
Jessie Ware
Rita Ora
British Female Solo Artist
Amy Winehouse
Bat for Lashes
Emeli Sandé
Jessie Ware
Paloma Faith
British Group
Alt-J
Mumford & Sons
Muse
One Direction
The xx
British LIVE Act
Coldplay
Mumford & Sons
Muse
The Rolling Stones
The Vaccines
British Male Solo Artist
Ben Howard
Calvin Harris
Olly Murs
Richard Hawley
Plan B
BRITs Global Success Award
The winner of this Award will be announced
at the Show on Wednesday 20th February.
British Producer of the Year
Damon Albarn
Jake Gosling
Paul Epworth
British Single
Adele, Skyfall
Coldplay & Rihanna, Princess of China
DJ Fresh Ft Rita Ora, Hot Right Now
Emeli Sandé, Next To Me
Florence & The Machine, Spectrum
James Arthur, Impossible
Jessie J, Domino
Alex Clare, Too Close
Labrinth Ft Emeli Sandé, Beneath Your Beautiful
Olly Murs Ft Flo Rida, Troublemaker
Rita Ora Ft Tinie Tempah, R.I.P.
Rizzle Kicks, Mama Do The Hump
Robbie Williams, Candy
Rudimental Ft John Newman, Feel The Love
Stooshe, Black Heart
Special Recognition Award
War Child
Critics’ Choice
Tom Odell
AlunaGeorge
Laura Mvula
International Female Solo Artist
Alicia Keys
Cat Power
Lana Del Rey
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
International Group
Alabama Shakes
The Black Keys
Fun
The Killers
The Script
International Male Solo Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Frank Ocean
Gotye
Jack White
Michael Buble
MasterCard British Album of the Year
Alt-J, An Awesome Wave
Emeli Sandé, Our Version Of Events
Mumford & Sons, Babel
Paloma Faith, Fall To Grace
Plan B, Ill Manors