Sabato 13 gennaio, sono state diramate le nomination per i Brit Awards 2018, i premi musicali assegnati ogni anno nel Regno Unito dalla British Phonographic Industry.
Ed Sheeran la fa da padrone con quattro nomination: Best Male Solo Artist, British Album of the Year con Divide, British Single e British Artist Video of the Year con Shape Of You.
Tra i candidati anche Liam Gallagher e Stormzy per il Best Male Solo Artist, Gorillaz e The xx nella categoria British Group, e Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Lorde, Björk, Arcade Fire e LCD Soundsystem per i premi riservati agli artisti internazionali.
La rivelazione, però, è Dua Lipa, che è il lizza per: British Female Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act, British Album of the Year, British Single e British Artist Video of the Year con New Rules.
La cerimonia di consegna dei Brit Awards 2018 si terrà il prossimo 21 febbraio alla O2 Arena di Londra.
Di seguito tutte le nomination.
British Male Solo Artist
Ed Sheeran
Liam Gallagher
Loyle Carner
Rag’n’Bone Man
Stormzy
British Female Solo Artist
Paloma Faith
Kate Tempest
Jessie Ware
Laura Marling
Dua Lipa
British Single
Human – Rag’n’Bone Man
Did You See – J Hus
Symphony – Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson
Strip That Down – Liam Payne ft. Quavo
Feels – Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell, Katy Perry and Big Sean
New Rules – Dua Lipa
Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
You Don’t Know Me – Jax Jones ft. Raye
Mama – Jonas Blue ft. William Singe
Touch – Little Mix
British Group
Wolf Alice
Gorillaz
London Grammar
The xx
Royal Blood
British Breakthrough Act
Dave
Dua Lipa
J Hus
Loyle Carner
Sampha
British Artist Video of the Year
Ciao Adios – Anne Marie
Feels – Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell, Katy Perry and Big Sean
Symphony – Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson
New Rules – Dua Lipa
Shape of Yo’ – Ed Sheeran
Sign of the Times – Harry Styles
Mama – Jonas Blue ft. William Singe
Strip That Down – Liam Payne ft Quavo
Touch – Touch
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever – Zayn and Taylor Swift
International Male Solo Artist
Kendrick Lamar
Childish Gambino
Drake
Beck
DJ Khaled
International Female Solo Artist
Taylor Swift
Lorde
Bjork
P!nk
Alicia Keys
International Group
Foo Fighters
Arcade Fire
LCD Soundsystem
HAIM
The Killers
British Album of the Year
Gang Signs & Prayer – Stormzy
Human – Rag’n’Bone Man
Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa
Common Sense – J Hus
÷ – Ed Sheeran