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<\/p>\nThe 2026 Brit Awards nominations dropped this evening, and it’s a historic moment for British music. <\/p>\n
For the first time, the ceremony is heading outside London, with Manchester’s Co-op Live playing host to the glittering event.<\/p>\n
The shortlist was unveiled during a special digital broadcast called ‘Bring on the Brits’, filmed at the venue itself. <\/p>\n
Presenters Charley Marlowe and Sarah Story revealed the contenders across 15 categories, with reactions from nominated artists and a performance from Critics’ Choice winner Jacob Alon.<\/p>\n
Lola Young has picked up five nominations<\/p>\n
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Jack Whitehall is back for his sixth stint as host, which is brilliant news for fans of his cheeky presenting style. <\/p>\n
The awards ceremony, taking place on February 28, is a momentous occasion for Manchester, marking the first time the Brits have ventured beyond the capital. <\/p>\n
The city will also host the ceremony again next year, cementing its new status as a major player in the UK music awards calendar.<\/p>\n
This year’s nominations are making history in another way, too. Nearly 70 per cent of the shortlisted artists are women and non-binary performers, which is the highest proportion the awards have ever seen.<\/p>\n
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Lily Allen has received three nominations for Artist of the Year, Mastercard Album of the Year and Best Pop Act<\/p>\n
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It is a significant shift that reflects the incredible talent coming through across British music right now. <\/p>\n
The winners of Songwriter of the Year and Producer of the Year will be announced in the coming weeks, along with further details about the ceremony itself.<\/p>\n
Fans can have their say on Song of the Year and International Song of the Year through a public vote on the official Brits WhatsApp channel, running from January 30 until February 13.<\/p>\n
Lola Young has picked up five nominations ahead of next month\u2019s ceremony, leading the field ahead of Olivia Dean with four, while Wolf Alice, Sam Fender, Fred Again.. and Lily Allen have each secured three.<\/p>\n
International nominees include Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga.<\/p>\n
The full list of nominees is as follows.<\/p>\n
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Sam Fender has received four nominations for Artist of the Year, Mastercard Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Alternative\/Rock Act<\/p>\n
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British Album Of The Year<\/p>\n
Dave \u2013 The Boy Who Played The Harp<\/p>\n
Lily Allen \u2013 West End Girl<\/p>\n
Olivia Dean \u2013 The Art Of Love<\/p>\n
Sam Fender \u2013 People Watching<\/p>\n
Wolf Alice \u2013 The Clearing<\/p>\n
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Oliva Dean joins Lola Young with five nominations<\/p>\n
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British Song Of The Year<\/p>\n
Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas \u2013 Blessings<\/p>\n
Chrystal and Notion \u2013 The Days<\/p>\n
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande \u2013 Defying Gravity<\/p>\n
Ed Sheeran \u2013 Azizam<\/p>\n
Fred Again.., Skepta and Plaqueboymax \u2013Victory Lap<\/p>\n
Lewis Capaldi \u2013 Survive<\/p>\n
Lola Young \u2013 Messy<\/p>\n
Myles Smith \u2013 Nice To Meet You<\/p>\n
Olivia Dean \u2013 Man I Need<\/p>\n
Raye \u2013 Where Is My Husband!<\/p>\n
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean \u2013 Rein Me In<\/p>\n
Skye Newman \u2013 Family Matters<\/p>\n
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Ed Sheeran has one nomination for Song of the Year (for “Azizam”) <\/p>\n
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British Artist Of The Year<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n
Fred Again..<\/p>\n
Jade<\/p>\n
Lily Allen<\/p>\n
Little Simz<\/p>\n
Lola Young<\/p>\n
Olivia Dean<\/p>\n
PinkPantheress<\/p>\n
Sam Fender<\/p>\n
Self Esteem<\/p>\n
British Group Of The Year<\/p>\n
Pulp<\/p>\n
Sleep Token<\/p>\n
The Last Dinner Party<\/p>\n
Wet Leg<\/p>\n
Wolf Alice<\/p>\n
British Breakthrough Artist<\/p>\n
Barry Can\u2019t Swim<\/p>\n
EsDeeKid<\/p>\n
Jim Legxacy<\/p>\n
Lola Young<\/p>\n
Skye Newman<\/p>\n
British Alternative\/Rock Act<\/p>\n
Blood Orange<\/p>\n
Lola Young<\/p>\n
Sam Fender<\/p>\n
Wet Leg<\/p>\n
Wolf Alice<\/p>\n
British R&B Act<\/p>\n
Jim Legxacy<\/p>\n
Kwn<\/p>\n
Mabel<\/p>\n
Sasha Keable<\/p>\n
Sault<\/p>\n
British Dance Act<\/p>\n
Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas<\/p>\n
FKA Twigs<\/p>\n
Fred Again.., Skepta, Plaqueboymax<\/p>\n
PinkPantheress<\/p>\n
Sammy Virji<\/p>\n
British Hip-Hop\/Rap\/Grime Act<\/p>\n
Central Cee<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n
Jim Legxacy<\/p>\n
Little Simz<\/p>\n
Loyle Carner<\/p>\n
British Pop Act<\/p>\n
Jade<\/p>\n
Lily Allen<\/p>\n
Lola Young<\/p>\n
Olivia Dean<\/p>\n
Raye<\/p>\n
International Song Of The Year<\/p>\n
Alex Warren \u2013 Ordinary<\/p>\n
Chappell Roan \u2013 Pink Pony Club<\/p>\n
Disco Lines and Tinashe \u2013 No Broke Boys<\/p>\n
Gigi Perez \u2013 Sailor Song<\/p>\n
Gracie Abrams \u2013 That\u2019s So True<\/p>\n
Huntr\/x \u2013 Golden<\/p>\n
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars \u2013 Die With A Smile<\/p>\n
Ravyn Lenae \u2013 Love Me Not<\/p>\n
Ros\u00e9 and Bruno Mars \u2013 Apt.<\/p>\n
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Manchild<\/p>\n
Sombr \u2013 Undressed<\/p>\n
Taylor Swift \u2013 The Fate Of Ophelia<\/p>\n
International Artist Of The Year<\/p>\n
Bad Bunny<\/p>\n
Chappell Roan<\/p>\n
CMAT<\/p>\n
Doechii<\/p>\n
Lady Gaga<\/p>\n
Rosal\u00eda<\/p>\n
Sabrina Carpenter<\/p>\n
Sombr<\/p>\n
Taylor Swift<\/p>\n
Tyler, The Creator<\/p>\n
International Group Of The Year<\/p>\n
Geese<\/p>\n
Haim<\/p>\n
Huntr\/x<\/p>\n
Tame Impala<\/p>\n
Turnstile<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Brit Awards nominations dropped this evening, and it’s a historic moment for British music. For the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251021,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,727,146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-251020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}