Sheeran leads Brit Award noms

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LONDON, Jan 14, (Agencies): Ed Sheeran’s latest best-selling album is up against four debut offerings at this year’s Brit Awards, including one by breakthrough pop star Dua Lipa, who also dominated Saturday’s nominations. Singer-songwriter Sheeran, whose “Divide” was the fastest-selling album ever for a male solo artist in Britain, is nominated in the best solo artist and best album categories for the Feb 21 awards.

Meanwhile Dua Lipa, 22, has five nominations including best British female solo artist, where she will battle it out against 2015 winner Paloma Faith, rapper-poet Kate Tempest, Jessie Ware and Laura Marling. Dua Lipa is also among four artists whose first full-length studio albums have been nominated.

Grime star Stormzy, singer Rag’N’Bone Man and rapper J Hus join her and Sheeran for the best album prize.

In the solo male category, Sheeran faces former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, Stormzy, London rapper Loyle Carner and Rag’N’Bone Man. The best British band nominees are Gorillaz, London Grammar, Royal Blood, Wolf Alice and The xx. Singer-songwriter Sampha, who won the Mercury Prize last year, competes with Dua Lipa and rappers J Hus, Loyle Carner and Dave in the British breakthrough act category. In the international categories, Foo Fighters, Haim, The Killers, LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire are up for best group.

Taylor Swift, Lorde, Bjork, Pink and Alicia Keys are up for best international female, while Childish Gambino, Beck, DJ Khaled, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are up for best international male. The Brit Awards were last year dominated by David Bowie, who won two posthumous awards for best solo artist and best album for “Blackstar”.

2018 Brit Awards nominees:

■ British Artist Video of the Year: Anne-Marie, “Ciao Adios”; Calvin Harris Feat. Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry/Big Sean, “Feels”; Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson, “Symphony”; Dua Lipa, “New Rules”; Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”; Harry Styles, “Sign of The Times”; Jonas Blue Feat. William Singe, “Mama”; Liam Payne Feat. Quavo, “Strip That Down”; Little Mix, “Touch”; ZAYN and Taylor Swift, “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”

■ British Breakthrough Act: Dave; Dua Lipa; J Hus; Loyle Carner; Sampha

■ British Female Solo Artist: Dua Lipa; Jessie Ware; Kate Tempest; Laura Marling; Paloma Faith

■ British Male Solo Artist: Ed Sheeran; Liam Gallagher; Loyle Carner; Rag’N’Bone Man; Stormzy

■ British Group: Gorillaz; London Grammar; Royal Blood; Wolf Alice; The xx

■ British Album of the Year: Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa; Ed Sheeran, ÷; J Hus, Common Sense; Rag’n’Bone Man, Human; Stormzy, Gang Signs & Prayer

■ British Single: Calvin Harris Feat. Pharrell Williams/Katy Perry/ Big Sean, “Feels”; Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson, “Symphony”; Dua Lipa, “New Rules”; Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”; J Hus, “Did You See”; Jax Jones Feat. Raye, “You Don’t Know Me”; Jonas Blue Feat. William Singe, “Mama”; Liam Payne Feat. Quavo, “Strip That Down”; Little Mix, “Touch”; Rag’n’Bone Man, “Human”

■ International Group: Arcade Fire; Foo Fighters; Haim; The Killers; LCD Soundsystem

■ International Female Solo Artist: Alicia Keys; Björk; Lorde; P!nk; Taylor Swift

■ International Male Solo Artist: Beck; Childish Gambino; DJ Khaled; Drake; Kendrick Lamar.

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