Dua Lipa Leads Brits Nominations

Dua Lipa
Scott Legato / RockStarProPhotography.com – Dua Lipa
performing at The Fillmore, Detroit, Mich.

Dua Lipa is the first female artist to secure five Brits nominations in one year, including for the coveted Best Album award.

Dua Lipa is also nominated as Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act as well as in the Singles and Video of the Year categories, both for “New Rules,” the most streamed song by a female in the UK in 2017.

Ed Sheeran is close on her heels, though, with four nominations in total: Male Solo Artist, Album (Divide), Single and Video of the Year (“Shape Of You”). It is also suspected that Sheeran may even catch up with Dua Lipa, should he turn out to win this year’s Global Success award, which is given to British artists that have enjoyed worldwide success.

J Hus (British Breakthrough, Album, Single) and Rag N Bone Man (Male Solo, Album, Single) secured three nominations each, the full list can be found below. Fans vote two categories – Video of the Year and British Breakthrough via  – while the rest is decided by a voting academy consisting of some 1,000 individuals from all sectors of the music industry. Dave, Loyle Carner and Sampha join Dua Lipa and J Hus in the British Breakthrough category.

Two awards have already been bestowed: Steve Mac has been revealed as British Producer of the Year. Jorja Smith won the Critics’ Choice award, following in the steps of Adele or Florence + the Machine, who won the award in the past. Smith performed her current single Let Me Down live on TV, Jan. 13, when the nominations were revealed. The song features Stormzy, who is also nominated as Male Solo artist.

The Brits 2018 will go down at London’s O2 arena on Feb. 21. Most of the live performances will come from nominees, including Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and Foo Fighters, who have a shot at the International Group award alongside Arcade Fire, Haim, The Killers and LCD Soundsystem. Sam Smith is going to perform as well, but isn’t nominated, despite his current album The Thrill Of It All being the third-biggest seller in the UK in 2017.

Ed Sheeran
John Davisson – Ed Sheeran
four nominations under his belt

List of nominees:

British male solo artist
Ed Sheeran
Liam Gallagher
Loyle Carner
Rag ‘N’ Bone Man
Stormzy

British female solo artist
Dua Lipa
Jessie Ware
Kate Tempest
Laura Marling
Paloma Faith

British group
Gorillaz
London Grammar
Royal Blood
Wolf Alice
The xx

British breakthrough act
Dave
Dua Lipa
J Hus
Loyle Carner
Sampha

Critics’ choice
Jorja Smith – winner
Stefflon Don
Mabel

British single
Calvin Harris ft Pharrell / Katy Perry / Big Sean – Feels
Clean Bandit ft Zara Larsson – Symphony
Dua Lipa – New Rules
Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
J Hus – Did You See
Jax Jones ft Raye – You Don’t Know Me
Jonas Blue ft William Singe – Mama
Liam Payne ft Quavo – Strip That Down
Little Mix – Touch
Rag ‘N’ Bone Man – Human

British album of the year
Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran – Divide
J Hus – Common Sense
Rag ‘N’ Bone Man – Human
Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer

British artist video of the year
Anne-Marie – Ciao Adios
Calvin Harris ft Pharrell / Katy Perry / Big Sean – Feels
Clean Bandit ft Zara Larsson – Symphony
Dua Lipa – New Rules
Ed Sheeran – Shape of you
Harry Styles – Sign of the Times
Jax Jones ft Raye – You Don’t Know Me
Liam Payne ft Quavo – Strip That Down
Little Mix – Touch
ZAYN and Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever

International male solo artist
Beck
Childish Gambino
DJ Khaled
Drake
Kendrick Lamar

International female solo artist
Alicia Keys
Bjork
Lorde
Pink
Taylor Swift

International group
Arcade Fire
Foo Fighters
Haim
The Killers
LCD Soundsystem

Brits Global Success Award
TBC

British Producer of the Year
Steve Mac – winner

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