Adele, James Bay, and Years & Years lead 2016 BRIT Award nominations

14 January 2016, 18:07 | Written by Laurence Day

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The full BRIT Awards 2016 nominations are in, with Adele, James Bay, and Years & Years gathering four nods each.

Foals, Wolf Alice, Aphex Twin, Laura Marling, Björk, Father John Misty and Jamie xx have also been nominated for awards.

The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Adele, Coldplay, Jess Glynne, Little Mix, and James Bay have been confirmed as performers at this year's ceremony.

Earlier this week the BRITs chairman Max Lousada announced that the awards will be paying tribute to David Bowie's "extraordinary life and work".

Speaking about this year's nominees, Lousada says: “The nominations show what a great year it’s been for British talent at all levels, from record-breaking previous BRIT Award winners to newer acts celebrating stellar debuts. Home-grown artists have not only dominated our own charts this year, they’ve won legions of fans the world over by representing British music at its best. We can look forward to a fantastic and hotly-contested Awards show this year.”

Check out the full list of nominations:

BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Aphex Twin
Calvin Harris
James Bay
Jamie xx
Mark Ronson

BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Adele
Amy Winehouse
Florence and The Machine
Jess Glynne
Laura Marling

BRITISH GROUP
Blur
Coldplay
Foals
One Direction
Years & Years

BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Catfish and The Bottlemen
James Bay
Jess Glynne
Wolf Alice
Years & Years

BRITISH SINGLE
Adele - "Hello"
Calvin Harris & Disciples - "How Deep Is Your Love"
Duke Dumont & Rudimental - "Bloodstream"
Ellie Goulding - "Love Me Like You Do"
James Bay - "Hold Back The River"
Jess Glynne - "Hold My Hand"
Little Mix - "Black Magic"
Olly Murs (ft. Demi Lovato) - "Up"
Phillip George - "Wish You Were Mine"
Years & Years - "King"

MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele - 25
Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams
Florence and The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
James Bay - Chaos And The Calm
Jamie xx - In Colour

BRITISH ARTIST VIDEO

Adele - "Hello"
Calvin Harris & Disciples - "How Deep Is Your Love"
Ed Sheeran - "Photograph"
Ellie Goulding - "Love Me Like You Do"
Jessie J - "Flashlight"
Little Mix - "Black Magic"
Naughty Boy (ft. Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin) - "Runnin' (Lose It All)"
One Direction - "Drag Me Down"
Sam Smith - "Writing's On The Wall"
Years & Years - "King"

CRITICS’ CHOICE
Jack Garratt [WINNER]
Izzy Bizu
Frances

BRITISH PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Charlie Andrew
Mark Ronson
Mike Crossey
Tom Dalgety

INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Drake
Father John Misty
Justin Bieber
Kendrick Lamar
The Weeknd

INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Ariana Grande
Björk
Courtney Barnett
Lana Del Rey
Meghan Trainor

INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Alabama Shakes
Eagles Of Death Metal
Major Lazer
Tame Impala
U2

The BRIT Awards 2016 (with MasterCard) are set to take place on 24 February 2016 at London’s O2 Arena. They'll be televised on ITV as usual, with Ant & Dec returning as hosts.