Brit Awards telah mengumumkan nominasinya tahun ini di sebuah acara di London, Kamis (9/1). Selain nama-nama besar seperti Arctic Monkeys, Bruno Mars, sampai Lady Gaga, Disclosure dan Bastille justru jadi musisi yang paling banyak masuk nominasi. Masing-masing, dua band asal Inggris ini masuk ke empat nominasi.
Mereka juga mengumumkan kategori penghargaan spesial yaitu BRITs social vote for British Video Award. Para fans di seluruh dunia bisa berpartisipasi untuk memilih video klip favoritnya.
Nominasi untuk BRITs social vote for British Video Award adalah: Calvin Harris Ft Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (Columbia, Sony)Ellie Goulding - Burn (Polydor, Universal)John Newman - Love Me Again (Island, Universal)Naughty Boy Ft Sam Smith - La La La (Virgin, Universal)One Direction - Best Song Ever (Syco Music, Sony)
Berikut daftar lengkap nominasi Brit Awards 2014 yang pemenangnya bakal diumumkan 19 Februari mendatang di London's O2 Arena :
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 GROUP
Arctic Monkeys
Bastille
Disclosure
One Direction
Rudimental
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Bastille
Disclosure
Laura Mvula
London Grammar
Tom Odell
CRITICS' CHOICE
Sam Smith (Winner)
Chlöe Howl
Ella Eyre
BRITISH SINGLE
Bastille - Pompeii
Calvin Harris/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 Darlin'
One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
Passenger - Let Her Go
Rudimental ft Ella Eyre - Waiting All Night
MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Arctic Monkeys - AM
Bastille - Bad Blood
David Bowie - The Next Day
Disclosure - Settle
Rudimental - Home
BRITISH PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Ethan Johns
Flood (Mark Ellis) & Alan Moulder
Paul Epworth
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 & Ryan Lewis