Nominees for the 2013 BRIT Awards have been unveiled at a ceremony at the Savoy Hotel in London.
Emeli Sande leads the nominations, up for an award in the Best British Female and Best British Album categories and has two tracks up for Best Single - 'Next To Me' and 'Beneath Your Beautiful', featuring Labrinth. See below for a full list of nominations.
Best British Group: Mumford and Sons, Alt-J, The xx, Muse, One Direction Best British Album: Emeli Sande, Plan B, Alt-J, Paloma Faith, Mumford & Sons Best British Female (solo): Amy Winehouse, Paloma Faith, Bat For Lashes, Jessie Ware, Emeli Sande British British Male (solo): Calvin Harris, Plan B, Richard Hawley, Ben Howard, Olly Murs British Breakthrough: Jake Bugg, Jessie Ware, Alt-J, Ben Howard, Rita Ora Best British Live Act: Mumford and Sons, Coldplay, Muse, The Vaccines, The Rolling Stones Best International Group: The Black Keys, The Script, Alabama Shakes, Fun., The Killers Best International Male (solo): Jack White, Gotye, Michael Buble, Frank Ocean, Bruce Springsteen Best International Female (solo): Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Cat Power, Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift Best British Single: Adele (Skyfall), Alex Clare (Too Close), Emeli Sande (Next To Me), Coldplay (Princess Of China w/Rihanna), James Arthur (Impossible), Labrinth (Beneath Your Beautiful, w/Emeli Sande), Olly Murs (Troublemaker), Rita Ora (RIP, Hot Right Now), Florence + The Machine (Spectrum), Robbie Williams (Candy), Jessie J (Domino), Rizzle Kicks (Mama Do The Hump), Rudimental (Feel The Love), Stooshe (Black Heart) British Producer of the Year: Damon Albarn, Jake Gosling and Paul Epworth.
The already announced BRIT Critics' Choice Award will be awarded to Tom Odell, while a BRIT Global Success award will be given to the artist who scores the highest international sales outside of the UK in 2012. A unique BRIT award will be presented to War Child in recognition of their work as the charity celebrate their 20th anniversary.
The BRIT Awards ceremony will take place at the O2 Arena on 20th February. James Corden returns for the fourth time as the host for the evening.
A number of artists have been confirmed to perform on the evening of the ceremony. Such artists include, Muse, Robbie Williams, Emeli Sandé, Mumford & Sons, Ben Howard and One Direction.
For further information on the 2013 BRIT Awards, visit www.brits.co.uk.
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