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Brit Awards 2015: List of nominations in full

Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith will go head to head for British Solo Male

Adam Sherwin
Thursday 15 January 2015 14:00 EST
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Beyonce has been nominated for a Brit Award
Beyonce has been nominated for a Brit Award (Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

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The nominees for this year's Brit Awards have been announced.

Here are the artists who will battle it out on Wednesday 25 February for the coveted music awards.

Brit Awards nominations 2015

Best British Solo Male:

Damon Albarn

Ed Sheeran

George Ezra

Paulo Nutini

Sam Smith

British Solo Female:

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

Critics’ Choice winner:

James Bay

British Single:

Calvin Harris – "Summer"

Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynne – "Rather Be"

Duke Dumont ft Jax Jones – "I Got U"

Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"

Ella Henderson – "Ghost"

George Ezra – "Budapest"

Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"

Route 94 ft Jess Glynne – "My Love"

Sam Smith – "Stay With Me"

Sigma – "Nobody To Love"

Mastercard British Album of the Year :

Alt-J – This Is All Yours

Ed Sheeran – X

George Ezra – Wanted On Voyage

Royal Blood – Royal Blood

Sam Smith – 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 – "Summer"

Charlie XCX – "Boom Clap"

Duke Dumont ft Jax Jones – "I Got U"

Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"

Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"

One Direction – "You & I"

Rita Ora – "I Will Never Let You Down"

Route 94 ft Jess Glynne – "My Love"

Sam Smith – "Stay With Me"

Sigma – "Nobody To Love"

International Male Solo:

Beck

Hozier

Jack White

John Legend

Pharrell Williams

International Female Solo:

Beyonce

Lana Del Rey

Sia

St Vincent

Taylor Swift

International Group:

5 Seconds of Summer

The Black Keys

First Aid Kit

Foo Fighters

The War on Drugs

Global Success award for international sales to be presented on the night.

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