BRIT Awards
The nominees for the 2021 BRIT Awards were announced earlier today, March 31.
The award show was initially set for February of 2021, but was then postponed due to the pandemic. The show will now be held May 11 at the O2 Arena in London.
Leading the pack with nominations are artists like Dua Lipa, Jessie Ware, Arlo Parks, Celeste, and more.
The BRITs also make history this year, with female solo artists accounting for four out of the five nominations for album of the year. The nominees are:
Congratulations to The @BRITs Mastercard Album nominees #BRITs 👏 ⭐ @arloparks ⭐ @celeste ⭐ @DUALIPA ⭐ @Jhus ⭐… https://t.co/mabvO0lkaj— MastercardUK (@MastercardUK)1617203933.0
The BRITs also separate their awards by gender for categories like best Female Solo Artist and Male Solo Artist.
Nominated for Male Solo Artist are:
- AJ Tracey
- Headie One
- J Hus
- Joel Corry
- Yungblud
- Arlo Parks
- Celeste
- Dua Lipa
- Jessie Ware
- Lianne La Havas
Mum, I got a Brit nomination!! 🌟☀️🌟 Extremely happy and very proud. Thank you so much @BRITs 🥰 #BRITs https://t.co/51CfbSyNe6— Lianne (@Lianne)1617204785.0
The nominees for British Group are:
- Bicep
- Biffy Clyro
- Little Mix
- The 1975
- Young T & Bugsey
BEST BRITISH GROUP 🎉 This means the world to us 💗 Thank you so much for the nomination @BRITs ps it’s a good job th… https://t.co/jmNdvy7igT— Little Mix (@Little Mix)1617204826.0
Continuing with the awards is British Single, a lengthier group of nominees:
- 220 Kid & Gracey – 'Don't Need Love'
- Aitch & AJ Tracey ft Tae Keith – 'Rain'
- Dua Lipa – 'Physical'
- Harry Styles – 'Watermelon Sugar'
- Headie One ft AJ Tracey & Stormzy – 'Ain't It Different'
- Joel Corry ft MNEK – 'Head & Heart'
- Nathan Dawe ft KSI – 'Lighter'
- Regard & Raye – 'Secrets'
- Simba ft DTG – 'Rover'
- Young T & Bugsey ft Headie One – 'Don't Rush'
Don’t Need Love is nominated for Best British Single at the @brits 2021😭 I cannot begin to explain how much or for… https://t.co/KVjAp4PG1T— GRACEY (@GRACEY)1617204762.0
Breakthrough Artist nominees:
- Arlo Parks
- Bicep
- Celeste
- Joel Corry
- Young T & Bugsey
I’VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR 3 @BRITs AWARDS!!!! Best New Artist, MasterCard Album of the Year & British Female Solo Art… https://t.co/PDYRarxNjk— Arlo Parks (@Arlo Parks)1617204683.0
The award show also honors artists outside of Britain, with categories for best International Group, International Female Solo Artist, and International Male Solo Artist. Appearing in these categories are well-known artists like Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, HAIM, and more.
The nominees for #BRITs 2021 International Group are: 💫 @bts_bighit 💫 @fontainesdublin 💫 @foofighters 💫… https://t.co/UQDMfiOIi3— BRIT Awards (@BRIT Awards)1617203611.0
The nominees for #BRITs 2021 International Female Solo Artist are: ⭐️ @ArianaGrande ⭐️ @billieeilish ⭐️ @iamcardib… https://t.co/YL8v0vPXHC— BRIT Awards (@BRIT Awards)1617203768.0
The nominees for #BRITs 2021 International Male Solo Artist are: ⚡️ @springsteen ⚡️ @burnaboy ⚡️ @donaldglover ⚡️… https://t.co/64UQj5ilDT— BRIT Awards (@BRIT Awards)1617203809.0
You can tune into the event to see the winners on May 11 at 4 p.m. EDT!
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