Celeste, Arlo Parks and Yungblud are among the artists to be nominated for the 2021 BRIT Awards – you can see the full list of nominees below.
This year’s ceremony was pushed back three months from its traditional February date due to the coronavirus crisis, and will now take place at London’s O2 Arena on May 11, 2021. Performances on the night will come from the likes of Dua Lipa and Griff.
Those in the running for the 2021 BRIT Awards were announced today, March 31, by BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw and this year’s BRITs Rising Star winner Griff during a live-streamed online show.
Comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall will host the show for the fourth year in a row. That equals James Corden’s four-year stint as host from 2011-14.
The nominations were announced by BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw and Griff, winner of the 2021 Rising Star Award winner Griff. They were announced across all @BRITs official social platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks and Celeste and Joel Corry lead the 2021 BRIT Awards list with three nominations apiece.
Parks, Lipa and Celeste are up for Female Solo Artist alongside Jessie Ware and Lianne La Havas. Lipa is also nominated for British Single (“Physical”) and Mastercard Album Of The Year (Future Nostalgia).
Speaking of her nods on Twitter, Arlo Parks wrote: “All I know is that I wouldn’t be here without my team, my family, every single person who’s played my tunes in their cars, bedrooms, kitchens & living rooms.”
She added: “I take none of this for granted I hope you know that. What a moment…all words are escaping me right now except for thank you. From sketchy demos on my £30 mic in my basement to the BRITs – dreams come true.”
Yungblud, meanwhile, is in the running for Male Solo Artist. He’s up against Corry, J Hus, Headie One and AJ Tracey.
“I have watched the brits every year since i can remember,” Yungblud wrote. “it’s what makes the British music scene so rock n roll. I would watch oasis and the artic monkeys cause trouble and I always wanted to be there and now to be nominated is mental!!!”
The 2021 BRIT Awards nominations are as follows:
Male Solo Artist:
AJ Tracey
Headie One
J Hus
Joel Corry
Yungblud
Female Solo Artist:
Arlo Parks
Celeste
Dua Lipa
Jessie Ware
Lianne La Havas
British Single:
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’
British Group:
Bicep
Biffy Clyro
Little Mix
The 1975
Young T & Bugsey
Breakthrough Artist:
Arlo Parks
Bicep
Celeste
Joel Corry
Young T & Bugsey
International Group:
BTS
Fontaines D.C.
Foo Fighters
Haim
Run The Jewels
International Female Solo Artist:
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Cardi B
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift
International Male Solo Artist:
Bruce Springsteen
Burna Boy
Childish Gambino
Tame Impala
The Weekend
Mastercard Album Of The Year:
Arlo Parks – Collapsed In Sunbeams
Celeste – Not Your Muse
Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
J Hus – Big Conspiracy
Jessie Ware – What’s Your Pleasure
BRITs Rising Star supported by Radio 1 (fan-voted)
Griff (winner)
Pa Salieu
Rina Sawayama
