In keeping with the sharing of assorted awards nominations and winners I am continuing my no longer new angle with the Brit Awards, a ceremony focused on the best in British Music. It’s curated by the British Phonographic Industry and to cull some notes from their Wikipedia entry “the BPI announced in November 2021 that the Brit Awards would no longer use gendered categories, and that it would also revive the categories for best Alternative/Rock Act, Dance Act, Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act, and Pop/R&B Act”. Now with this all being lined out, let’s take a look at this years nominations. Enjoy.
British Album of the Year:
Adele – 30
Dave – We’re All Alone in This Together
Ed Sheeran – =
Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under
British Artist Of The Year:
Adele
Dave
Ed Sheeran
Little Simz
Sam Fender
British Group:
Wolf Alice
Coldplay
D-Block Europe
Little Mix
London Grammar
Best British Single:
Adele – “Easy on Me”
A1 x J1 – “Latest Trends”
Anne-Marie, KSI & Digital Farm Animals – “Don’t Play”
Becky Hill & David Guetta – “Remember”
Central Cee – “Obsessed with You”
Dave featuring Stormzy – “Clash”
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
Elton John & Dua Lipa – “Cold Heart”
Glass Animals – “Heat Waves”
Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta – “Bed”
KSI – “Holiday”
Nathan Evans, 220 Kid & Billen Ted – “Wellerman (220 Kid x Billen Ted remix)”
Riton x Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa & Hypeman – “Friday”
Tion Wayne & Russ Millions – “Body”
Tom Grennan – “Little Bit of Love”
Best Pop/R&B Act:
Dua Lipa
Adele
Ed Sheeran
Griff
Joy Crookes
Best Dance Act:
Becky Hill
Calvin Harris
Fred Again
Joel Corry
Raye
Best New Artist:
Little Simz
Central Cee
Griff
Joy Crookes
Self Esteem
Best Rock/Alternative Act:
Sam Fender
Coldplay
Glass Animals
Tom Grennan
Wolf Alice
Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act:
Dave
AJ Tracey
Central Cee
Ghetts
Little Simz
International Artist of the Year:
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
International Group of the Year:
Silk Sonic
ABBA
BTS
Måneskin
The War on Drugs
Best International Song:
Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”
ATB, Topic & A7S – “Your Love (9PM)”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
CKay featuring Joeboy and Kuami Eugene – “Love Nwantiti Remix (Ah Ah Ah)”
Doja Cat featuring SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Drake featuring Lil Baby – “Girls Want Girls”
Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix – “Heartbreak Anthem”
Jonasu – “Black Magic”
The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – “Stay”
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”
Lil Tjay & 6lack – “Calling My Phone”
Måneskin – “I Wanna Be Your Slave”
Polo G – “Rapstar”
Tiësto – “The Business”
The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears”
Rising Star:
Holly Humberstone
Bree Runway
Lola Young
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Piercing Ken Thoughts: So that’s that for the nominations my friends and I wonder what you think about them if you are following the British music scene at all. I don’t really do much of that myself but I know some of the bigger names being up for the award. I wish them all the best and please know that I will return with the winners list once they hold the ceremony and give out the statues. You can chime in about the nominations if you’d like and especially if you think that someone was left out who should have been in this list. I’ll see you again soon with more stuff as we continue to keep serving up the information in pandemic times. Please stay safe out there.
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