Dua Lipa has scooped the most Brit Awards nominations, after they were revealed on Saturday (13 January) night.
The singer has received five nods - including Best British Solo Female and Best British Breakthrough - ahead of this year’s ceremony, which takes place next month.
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Dua Lipa has received five Brits nominations
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Dua’s hit ’New Rules’ been nominated for Best Single and Best Video, while her self-titled debut was also honored in the prestigious Best Album category.
Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran also received four nominations, including Best British Solo Male and Best Album.
Rag’n’Bone Man, Jonas Blue and J Hus also had three apiece, while there were also nods for the likes of Little Mix, Stormzy and Calvin Harris.
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Ed Sheeran scooped four nods
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There were a number of surprising snubs, however, with both Sam Smith and Rita Ora both notably absent from the list of nominees, despite being two of the most successful artists of 2017 and releasing music within the eligible period in order to receive a nomination.
The Brit Awards will take place on 21 February at London’s O2 Arena, hosted by Jack Whitehall.
Take a look at the full list of nominations below:
Best British Male Solo Artist
Ed Sheeran
Liam Gallagher
Loyle Carner
Rag’n’Bone Man
Stormzy
Best British Female Solo Artist
Paloma Faith
Kate Tempest
Jessie Ware
Laura Marling
Dua Lipa
Best British Single
Rag’n’Bone Man - ‘Human’
J Hus - ‘Did You See?’
Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson - ‘Symphony’
Liam Payne - ‘Strip That Down’
Calvin Haris ft Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams - ‘Feels’
Dua Lipa - ‘New Rules’
Ed Sheeran - ‘Shape Of You’
Jax Jones ft. RAYE - ‘You Don’t Know Me’
Jonas Blue ft. William Singe - ‘Mama’
Little Mix - ‘Touch’
Best British Group
Wolf Alice
Gorillaz
London Grammar
The XX
Royal Blood
Best British Breakthrough Act
Dave
Dua Lipa
J Hus
Loyle Carner
Sampha
British Artist Video Of The Year
Anne-Marie - ‘Ciao, Adios’
Calvin Haris ft Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams - ‘Feels’
Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson - ‘Symphony’
Dua Lipa - ‘New Rules’
Ed Sheeran - ‘Shape Of You’
Harry Styles - ‘Sign Of The Times’
Jonas Blue ft. William Singe - ‘Mama’
Liam Payne - ‘Strip That Down’
Little Mix - ‘Touch’
Zayn Malik & Taylor Swift - ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’
Best International Female Solo Artist
Taylor Swift
Lorde
Bjork
P!nk
Alicia Keys
Best International Male Solo Artist
Kendrick Lamar
Childish Gambino
Drake
Beck
DJ Khaled
Best International Group
Foo Fighters
Arcade Fire
LCD Soundsystem
Haim
The Killers
British Album Of The Year
Stormzy - ‘Gang Signs And Prayers’
Rag’n’Bone Man - ‘Human’
Dua Lipa - ‘Dua Lipa’
J Hus - ‘Common Sense’
Ed Sheeran - ‘÷’
Critics Choice
Jorja Smith
14 Surprising Brit Awards Winners
Dexy's Midnight Runners (1983)(01 of14)
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If you're like us, you'll associate Come On Eileen with watching through your fingers while your aunties dance around at a family wedding.
However, in 1983, the Dexy's Midnight Runners hit was named Best British Single, over Irene Cara's Fame and Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger (both of which are also family wedding staples, to be fair). (credit:EUGENE ADEBARI/REX Shutterstock)
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (1988)(02 of14)
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Come On Eileen isn't the only 80s cringe-fest to have previously been named the greatest British song of the entire year, though, with Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up also getting the award in 1988.
Rick beat Pet Shop Boys' It's A Sin and T'Pau's China In Your Hand for the accolade. (credit:RICHARD YOUNG/REX Shutterstock)
Laura Marling (2011)(03 of14)
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Back in 2011, the question was whether it would be Cheryl Cole, Ellie Goulding or then-newcomer Paloma Faith taking home the Best British Female award at the Brits.
It turned out that none of them did, and it was outsider Laura Marling who was given the gong. And doesn't she look thrilled about it? (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
Mick Hucknall (1993)(04 of14)
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Mick Hucknall's win was doubly surprising when you take into account that he beat competition from Eric Clapton, George Michael, Sir Elton John and Phil Collins to win Best British Male.
And yes, that's Richard O'Brien of Crystal Maze and Rocky Horror fame in the background who, for some reason, was the host that year. (credit:RICHARD YOUNG/REX Shutterstock)
One Direction (2013)(05 of14)
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1D having a Brit Award isn't exactly beyond the real of possibility (they actually have seven in total), but many were a little alarmed in 2013, when the Global Success category appeared, seemingly from nowhere, and was mysteriously won by the boyband. (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
Harry Styles (2018)(06 of14)
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Again, it's not necessarily a massive surprise that Harry Styles has a Brit Award, he is after all one of the most famous singers in the world.
But what we are a little shocked by was that his first ever solo Brit would be in the Video Of The Year category, for his (slightly ropey) Sign Of The Times video. A credit to the power of the Directioners, who voted in their droves for Harry to bag the award. (credit:PYMCA via Getty Images)
Finley Quaye (1998)(07 of14)
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Now, no offence to Finley Quaye. We're sure he's a lovely man. But we have to be honest, we'd not actually heard of him before we discovered he was a Brit Award winner.
Finley was crowned British Male Solo Artist over Sir Elton John, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow and Paul Weller back in 1998, when apparently white on white on yellow on white was all the rage. (credit:Rex Shutterstock)
Shaggy (2002)(08 of14)
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True, It Wasn't Me wasn't exactly an underground track (it was the UK's 11th best-selling song of the 2000s, after all), but with nominees for Best International Male including Bob Dylan and Dr Dre, we can't help but feel that Shaggy's win was a surprising one. (credit:Richard Young/REX Shutterstock)
All the Best British Single nominees (2006)(09 of14)
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Coldplay won Best British Single for Speed Of Sound in 2006.
But then they'd have to, wouldn't they? Because look what they were up against: Shayne Ward's That's My Goal. Tony Christie's Is This The Way To Amarillo?. And James Blunt's You're Beautiful.
If you look closely, you'll see Madonna in the bottom-right corner of this picture, whispering (we can only assume): "It should have been Sugababes." (credit:Paul Grover/REX Shutterstock)
Braveheart (1996)(10 of14)
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Braveheart cleaned up at awards season upon its release, but did you know this included scooping a Brit?
The Mel Gibson epic beat Muriel's Wedding and Batman Forever to the Best Soundtrack gong in 1996. (credit:SNAP/REX Shutterstock)
Duffy (2009)(11 of14)
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With an earworm hit single like Mercy, it was inevitable that Welsh singer Duffy would bag herself a handful of Brit Awards, but who'd have thought she'd have pipped Adele to the award in 2009? (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
Lemar (2004)(12 of14)
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Like Duffy, no one's saying that Lemar didn't deserve his Best British Urban Act prize... but it does mean that a category exists where Lemar from Fame Academy was crowned winner over Amy literal Winehouse. (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
A1 (2001)(13 of14)
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A1 were named Best British Breakthrough Act in 2001 over Craig David, Coldplay and Artful Dodger.
Once again for the cheap seats at the back: A1 were named Best British Breakthrough Act in 2001 over Craig David, Coldplay and Artful Dodger.
Here's what they wore to the event. Good grief. (credit:David Fisher/REX Shutterstock)
Status Quo (1991)(14 of14)
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Status Quo perhaps wouldn't be top of the list of artists we'd guess had been given the Outstanding Contribution To Music award, but looking at those smiling faces, who could possibly argue? (credit:RICHARD YOUNG/REX Shutterstock)