2012 BRIT Nominations

BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Ed Sheeran 
James Blake
James Morrison 
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Professor Green

BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Adele
Florence & The Machine 
Jessie J
Kate Bush
Laura Marling

BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Top five selected by Voting Academy. Category promoted by BBC Radio 1. 
Anna Calvi 
Ed Sheeran
Emeli Sandé
Jessie J 
The Vaccines

BRITISH GROUP
Top five selected by Voting Academy. Category promoted by BBC Radio 2. 
Arctic Monkeys 
Chase & Status
Coldplay 
Elbow 
Kasabian

BRITISH SINGLE
Top ten British singles based on commercial radio airplay and sales in the calendar year are automatically nominated. Promoted by Capital FM and iTunes, listeners and users will vote for their favourite single of the year.
Adele - Someone Like You
Ed Sheeran - The A Team
Example - Changed The Way You Kissed Me
Jessie J Ft B.o.B. - Price Tag
JLS Ft Dev - She Makes Me Wanna
Military Wives / Gareth Malone - Wherever You Are
Olly Murs Ft Rizzle Kicks - Heart Skips A Beat 
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful 
Pixie Lott - All About Tonight 
The Wanted - Glad You Came

MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Supported by The Sun Bizarre Column and ITV1’s Daybreak. 
Adele - 21 
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
Ed Sheeran - + 
Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Aloe Blacc 
Bon Iver 
Bruno Mars
David Guetta 
Ryan Adams

INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Beyoncé
Björk 
Feist 
Lady GaGa 
Rihanna

INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Fleet Foxes
Foo Fighters 
Jay Z / Kanye West 
Lady Antebellum 
Maroon 5

INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver 
Foster The People 
Lana Del Rey
Nicki Minaj

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC AWARD
Blur

CRITICS’ CHOICE
In association with War Child. Identified by a panel made up of media music critics.
1st - Emeli Sandé 
2nd - Maverick Sabre 
3rd - Michael Kiwanuka

BRITISH PRODUCER
Paul Epworth 
Flood 
Ethan Johns