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Sam Smith leads BRIT Awards 2015 nominations

The nominations for the BRIT Awards 2015 have been announced with Sam Smith leading the pack.

Sam Smith has picked up 5 nominations including British Male Solo Artist and British Single. He is closely followed by Ed Sheeran and George Ezra who picked up 4 nominations and will battle Sam for top honours.

Elsewhere former X Factor star Ella Henderson has picked up nominations for British Female Solo Artist and British Single. One Direction are amongst the British Group nominations and they picked up a nomination for British Artist Video of the Year.

The BRIT Awards 2015 takes place on Wednesday, February 25 at Londonā€™s O2 Arena and will be broadcast live on ITV1.

The full list of nominees is:

British Male Solo Artist

Damon Albarn
Ed Sheeran
George Ezra
Paolo Nutini
Sam Smith

British Female Solo Artist

Ella Henderson
FKA Twigs
Jessie Ware
Lily Allen
Paloma Faith

British Group

Alt-J
Clean Bandit
Coldplay
One Direction
Royal Blood

British Breakthrough Act

Chvrches
FKA Twigs
George Ezra
Royal Blood
Sam Smith

Critic’s Choice

James Bay ā€“ WINNER!
George The Poet
Years & Years

British Single

Calvin Harris ā€“ Summer
Clean Bandit FT Jess Glynne ā€“ Rather Be
Duke Dumont F Jax Jones ā€“ I Got U
Ed Sheeran ā€“ Thinking Out Loud
Ella Henderson ā€“ Ghost
George Ezra ā€“ Budapest
Mark Ronson FT Bruno Mars ā€“ Uptown Funk
Route 94 FT Jess Glynne ā€“ My Love
Sam Smith ā€“ Stay With Me
Sigma ā€“ Nobody To Love

Mastercard British Album of the Year

Alt-J ā€“ This Is All Yours
Ed Sheeran ā€“ X
George Ezra ā€“ Wanted On Voyage
Royal Blood ā€“ Royal Blood
Sam Smith ā€“ In The Lonely Hour

British Producer of the Year

Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory
Flood
Jake Gosling
Paul Epworth

British Artist Video of the Year

Calvin Harris ā€“ Summer
Charli XCX ā€“ Boom Clap
Duke Dumont FT Jax Jones ā€“ I Got U
Ed Sheeran ā€“ Thinking Out Loud
Mark Ronson FT Bruno Mars ā€“ Uptown Funk
One Direction ā€“ You & I
Rita Ora ā€“ I Will Never Let You Down
Route 94 FT Jess Glynne ā€“ My Love
Sam Smith ā€“ Stay With Me
Sigma ā€“ Nobody To Love

International Male Solo Artist

Beck
Hozier
Jack White
John Legend
Pharrell Williams

International Female Solo Artist

Beyonce
Lana Del Rey
Sia
St Vincent
Taylor Swift

International Group

5 Seconds of Summer
Black Keys
First Aid Kit
Foo Fighters
The War On Drugs

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