David Bowie, Radiohead, The 1975 get 2017 Brit Awards nominations

The 1975 @ The Paramount Theater, NY (Photo: Garret Torres for Live4ever Media)

David Bowie, Radiohead and The 1975 have received 2017 Brit Awards nominations – part of a shortlist whose chief aim is to address some of the finger-wagging which met last year’s announcement.

The superficiality of some of these nominations given the criticism for a lack of diversity last year could probably be debated, but whatever the motives it at least does mean a much wider scope of artists are recognised this time, with the likes of Skepta and Michael Kiwanuka up against a posthumous nomination for David Bowie in the British Male Solo Artist category, while The 1975 join the same nominees to battle it our for British Album Of The Year.

The 2017 Brit Awards take place on February 22nd at the O2 in London.

2017 Brit Awards shortlist:

British Male Solo Artist
Craig David
David Bowie
Kano
Michael Kiwanuka
Skepta

British Female Solo Artist
Anohni
Ellie Goulding
Emeli Sandé
Lianne La Havas
Nao

British Group
The 1975
Bastille
Biffy Clyro
Little Mix
Radiohead

British Breakthrough Act
Anne-Marie
Blossoms
Rag’n’Bone Man
Skepta
Stormzy

British Single
Alan Walker – ‘Faded’
Calum Scott – ‘Dancing On My Own’
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – ‘This Is What You Came For’
Clean Bandit feat. Anne-Marie and Sean Paul – ‘Rockabye’
Coldplay – ‘Hymn For The Weekend’
James Arthur – ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’
Jonas Blue & Dakota – ‘Fast Car’
Little Mix – ‘Shout Out To My Ex’
Tinie Tempah feat. Zara Larsson – ‘Girls Like’
Zayn – ‘Pillowtalk’

British Album Of The Year
The 1975 – ‘I Like It When You Sleep For You Are Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It’
David Bowie – ‘Blackstar’
Kano – ‘Made In the Manor’
Michael Kiwanuka – ‘Love & Hate’
Skepta – ‘Konnichiwa’

British Artist Video Of The Year
Adele – ‘Send My Love (To Your New Lover)’
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – ‘This Is What You Came For’
Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – ‘Rockabye’
Coldplay – ‘Hymn For The Weekend’
James Arthur – ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’
Jonas Blue & Dakota – ‘Fast Car’
Little Mix feat. Sean Paul – ‘Hair’
One Direction – ‘History’
Tinie Tempah feat. Zara Larsson – ‘Girls Like’
Zayn – ‘Pillowtalk’