Adele leads with four nominations and will be battling it out for the coveted Album of the Year award alongside Coldplay, Florence + the Machine, James Bay and Jamie XX.
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The “Anti” star had cancelled a year ago 24 hours before the performance.
Meanwhile, if Coldplay will still get their Brit Awards this year, the band will make history with the most number of wins for British album and British group.
Adele is part of a star-studded line-up of performers including Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Little Mix, James Bay, The Weeknd, Jess Glynne and Rihanna.
Amy Winehouse has been nominated posthumously – following the release of the soundtrack for the documentary film about the singer.
Ant said: “We said a year ago we would do it again one final time because we did really enjoy it”.
Yikes! Not to mention, the 28-year-old is slated to perform at the BRIT Awards on Wednesday – so shouldn’t she be resting her voice??
However, her boyfriend DJ Calvin Harris has three nominations – for British male solo artist, British single of the year and British artist video of the year. For the global group category, Eagles Of Death Metal and Iris band U2 will be the contenders.
Producers have also confirmed a tribute to the late, great David Bowie (above).
He was named best British male twice – in 1984 and 2014 – and received the outstanding contribution to British music award in 1996.
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And on the subject of avoiding unexpected glitches, the ceremony’s hosts Ant and Dec have said “capes have been banned, absolutely banned” this year, referring to Madonna’s shocking fall on stage at last year’s awards.
