Winter can sometimes feel a bit doom and gloom. Dark nights, bleak weather...Know one thing that makes this season that little bit better? Glitzy award ceremonies keeping us all entertained!
The UK’s definitive music awards, the BRITs, hits our screens tomorrow and promises to be a night to remember! The event features a high calibre list of nominees and performances from The 1975, George Ezra, Little Mix, Jorja Smith plus Calvin Harris and collaborators Dua Lipa, Sam Smith and Rag’n’Bone Man.
Get clued up on the full list of nominees and where you can catch them live this year:
British Album of the Year
The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships (We can’t wait to see them headline Reading and Leeds in August!)
George Ezra – Staying At Tamara’s (His March tour is nearly sold out but you can still grab tickets for his shows in Brighton and Cardiff)
Anne-Marie – Speak Your Mind
Florence + The Machine – High As Hope
Jorja Smith – Lost & Found
British Female Solo Artist
Anne-Marie
Florence + The Machine
Jess Glynne (She’s supporting Spice Girls and playing Camp Bestival!)
Jorja Smith
Lily Allen
British Male Solo Artist
Aphex Twin
Craig David (Catch Craig David presents TS5 in Newcastle on 25th April)
George Ezra
Giggs
Sam Smith
British Group
The 1975
Arctic Monkeys
Gorillaz
Little Mix
Years & Years
British Newcomer
Ella Mai
Idles (The band’s UK tour kicks off in March!)
Jorja Smith
Mabel
Tom Walker
Critics Choice
WINNER: Sam Fender
Lewis Capaldi (Grab tickets for his UK shows starting in November)
Mahalia
British Single
Anne-Marie – 2002
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa – One Kiss
Clean Bandit ft Demi Lovato – Solo
Dua Lipa – IDGAF
George Ezra – Shotgun
Jess Glynne – I’ll Be There
RAMZ – Barking
Rudimental – These Days
Siagla and Paloma Faith – Lullaby
Tom Walker – Leave A Light On
British Video
Anne-Marie – 2002
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa – One Kiss
Clean Bandit ft Demi Lovato – Solo
Dua Lipa – IDGAF
Jax Jones ft Ina Wroldsen – Breathe (Ring, Ring – Jax Jones headline show is calling! Grab tickets to see him at Roundhouse, London)
Jonas Blue ft Jack & Jack – Rise (There are still a few tickets left for Jack & Jack’s show at Heaven, London on 7th March)
Liam Payne and Rita Ora – For You (Don’t miss Rita’s UK tour in May!)
Little Mix ft Nicki Minaj – Woman Like Me (Queen Nicki will land in the UK next month and we CAN’T wait!)
Rita Ora – Let Me Love You
Rudimental – These Days
International Male Solo Artist
Drake (Drizzy’s UK tour is just around the corner and there are still a few tickets left!)
Eminem
Kamasi Washington
Shawn Mendes
Travis Scott
International Female Solo Artist
Ariana Grande (All the Arinators out there! Make sure you’ve got your ticket for the Sweetener World Tour)
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Christine & The Queens
Janelle Monae (Janelle returns to the UK to play Wembley Arena on 2nd July!)
International Group
Brockhampton
The Carters
First Aid Kit
Nile Rodgers & Chic
Twenty One Pilots (Their Banditø Tour kicks off next week! Grab one of the last tickets)
Outstanding Contribution to Music
WINNER: Pink