Disclosure, Bastille Lead 2014 Brit Award Nominations
Just this afternoon we were asking “Who is Bastille?” after the British pop-rockers (pictured) were announced as SNL’s musical guest for 1/25. Here’s more Bastille news for you: The band behind the breakout hit “Pompeii” matches Disclosure for the most Brit Awards nominations with four. The two groups are up against each other for all four of those categories, including British Breakthrough Act, British Group, British Single, and British Album Of The Year.
Also of note: Rudimental and Ellie Goulding each nabbed three nods, while David Bowie and One Direction garnered two nominations a piece. International nominees include Arcade Fire, Drake, Eminem, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga.
The Brits, the UK’s version of the Grammys, are going down 2/19 at London’s O2 Arena. Here’s the full list of nominations, via Billboard:
British Male Solo Artist
David Bowie
Jake Bugg
James Blake
John Newman
Tom Odell
British Female Solo Artist
Birdy
Ellie Goulding
Jessie J
Laura Marling
Laura Mvula
British Breakthrough Act
Bastille
Disclosure
Laura Mvula
London Grammar
Tom Odell
British Group
Arctic Monkeys
Bastille
Disclosure
One Direction
Rudimental
British Single
Bastille, Pompeii
Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding, I Need Your Love
Disclosure ft AlunaGeorge – White Noise
Ellie Goulding, Burn
John Newman, Love Me Again
Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith, La La La
Olly Murs, Dear Darling
One Direction, One Way Or Another
Passenger, Let Her Go
Rudimental ft Ella Eyre, Waiting All Night
British Album of the Year
Arctic Monkeys, AM
Bastille, Bad Blood
David Bowie, The Next Day
Disclosure, Settle
Rudimental, Home
International Male Solo Artist
Bruno Mars
Drake
Eminem
John Grant
Justin Timberlake
International Female Solo Artist
Janelle Monae
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Lorde
Pink
International Group
Arcade Fire
Daft Punk
Haim
Kings of Leon
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
British Producer
Ethan Johns
Flood and Alan Moulder
Paul Epworth
Critics’ Choice
Winner: Sam Smith
Also nominated: Ella Eyre, Chloe Howl