By Oreoritse Tariemi 20 December 2021 | 1:28 pm Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dave, and Little Simz dominate nominations for the 2022 gender-neutral Brit Awards, with four nods each. The Brits Awards had earlier scrapped male and female categories for solo and best international artists. The gendered categories have been replaced with gender-neutral categories: artist of the year and international artist of the year. Nominations… Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dave, and Little Simz dominate nominations for the 2022 gender-neutral Brit Awards, with four nods each. The Brits Awards had earlier scrapped male and female categories for solo and best international artists. The gendered categories have been replaced with gender-neutral categories: artist of the year and international artist of the year. Nominations for the 2022 Brit Awards were announced on Dec 18 after an hour-long TV special, The Brits Are Coming, which aired on ITV and ITV Hub. While male artists dominated the nominations, this year saw more female nominations, 18 in total. Two of the five spots for artist of the year was held by Adele and Little Simz, while Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift were nominated in four of the five spots for international artist. Many of the Brit nominees are also nominated in similar categories for the 2022 Grammys. Billy Eilish’s Happier Than Ever, Doja Cat featuring SZA’s Kiss Me More, and Lil Nas X’s Montero (Call Me By Your Name) were nominated in the Grammy’s record and song are vying for international song of the year at the Brits. The winners of the four new genre categories at the 2022 Brit Awards– rock/alternative act, hip hop/grime/rap act, dance act, pop/R&B act – will be determined by a public vote via TikTok, which will open on Jan 21. British comedian Mo Gilligan will present the awards on Feb 8 at the O2 Arena in London. Here’s the complete list of nominees: Artist of the year (in association with YouTube Shorts) Adele, Columbia, Sony Music Dave, Dave Neighbourhood, Universal Music Ed Sheeran, Asylum, Warner Music Little Simz, Age 101/Awal Sam Fender, Polydor, Universal Music GroupColdplay, Parlophone, Warner Music D-Block Europe, D-Block Europe, Universal Music Little Mix, RCA, Sony Music London Grammar, Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music Wolf Alice, Dirty Hit Brits Rising Star (Panel of critics, influencers, writers and composers; in association with BBC Radio 1)Winner: Holly Humberstone, Polydor, Universal Music Bree Runway EMI, Universal Music Lola Young, Island, Universal Music Song of the year (with Mastercard) (Top 15 identified By peak eight weeks of sales in the U.K. Chart. Winner identified by voting academy. In association with Mastercard. Media Partner Global Media via Capital FM) A1 & J1, “Latest Trends,” EMI, Universal Music Adele, “Easy on Me,” Columbia, Sony Music Anne-Marie/KSI/Digital Farm Animals, “Don’t Play Asylum”/BMG, Warner Music Becky Hill & David Guetta, “Remember,” Polydor/Parlophone, Universal Music/Warner Music Central Cee, “Obsessed With You,” Central Cee (Parlophone For Pinkpantheress), Central Cee/Warner Music Dave featuring Stormzy, “Clash,” Dave Neighbourhood, Universal Music Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits,” Asylum, Warner Music Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart (Pnau Mix),” EMI/Warner Records, Universal Music/Warner Music Glass Animals, “Heat Waves,” Polydor, Universal Music Joel Corry/Raye/David Guetta, “Bed,” Asylum/Platoon/Parlophone, Warner Music KSI, “Holiday,” BMG Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted, “Wellerman,” Polydor, Universal Music Riton X Nightcrawlers feat. Mufasa & Hypeman, “Friday” (Dopamine Re-Edit) Ministry of Sound, Sony Music Tion Wayne & Russ Millions, “Body,” Atlantic, Warner Music Tom Grennan, “Little Bit of Love,” Insanity, Sony Music Best new artist Central Cee, Central Cee, Warner Music Griff, Warner Records, Warner Music Joy Crookes, Insanity/Speakerbox Recordings, Sony Music Little Simz, Age 101/Awal Self Esteem, Fiction, Universal Music Mastercard album of the yearAdele, 30, Columbia, Sony Music Dave, We’re All Alone in This Together, Dave Neighbourhood, Universal Music Ed Sheeran, =, Asylum, Warner Music Little Simz, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, Age 101/Awal Sam Fender, Seventeen Going Under, Polydor, Universal Music Producer of the year(Independent panel; to be announced in January) Songwriter of the year(Independent panel; to be announced in January) Genre categories(The genre category winners will be decided by the public powered by TikTok) Rock, alternative Coldplay, Parlophone, Warner Music Glass Animals, Polydor, Universal Music Sam Fender, Polydor, Universal Music Tom Grennan, Insanity, Sony Music Wolf Alice, Dirty Hit Hip-hop, grime, rapAJ Tracey, AJ Tracey/Revenge Records Central Cee, Central Cee, Warner Music Dave, Dave Neighbourhood, Universal Music Ghetts, Warner Records, Warner Music Little Simz, Age 101/Awal DanceBecky Hill, Polydor, Universal Music Calvin Harris, Columbia, Sony Music Fred Again, Atlantic, Warner Music Joel Corry, Asylum, Warner Music Raye, Platoon Pop, R&BAdele, Columbia, Sony Music Dua Lipa, Warner Records, Warner Music Ed Sheeran, Asylum, Warner Music Griff, Warner Records, Warner Music Joy Crookes, Insanity/Speakerbox Recordings, Sony Music International artist Billie Eilish, Polydor/Interscope. Universal Music Doja Cat, Ministry of Sound, Sony Music Lil Nas X, RCA, Sony Music Olivia Rodrigo, Polydor/Geffen, Universal Music Taylor Swift, EMI, Universal Music International groupABBA, Polydor, Universal Music BTS, Big Hit Entertainment/Polydor, Universal Music Måneskin, Columbia, Sony Music Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars/Anderson. Paak), Atlantic, Warner Music The War on Drugs, Atlantic, Warner Music International song of the year (Top 15 identified by peak eight weeks of sales in the U.K. chart. Winner identified by voting academy.) ATB/Topic/A7S, “Your Love (9PM),” EMI/Positiva, Universal Music Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever,” Polydor/Interscope. Universal Music Ckay, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah),” Parlophone, Warner Music Doja Cat featuring SZA, “Kiss Me More,” Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music Drake featuring Lil Baby, “Girls Want Girls,” Ovo/Republic Records, Universal Music Galantis/Guetta/Little Mix, “Heartbreak Anthem,” Atlantic/RCA, Sony Music, Warner Music Jonasu, “Black Magic,” 3 Beat, Universal Music The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay,” EMI/RCA, Sony Music/Universal Music Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” RCA, Sony Music Lil Tjay & 6lack, “Calling My Phone,” Columbia/Polydor/Interscope, Sony Music, Universal Music Måneskin, “I Wanna Be Your Slave,” Columbia, Sony Music Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U,” Polydor/Geffen, Universal Music Polo G, “Rapstar,” Columbia, Sony Music Tiësto, “The Business,” Atlantic, Warner Music The Weeknd, “Save Your Tears,” Republic Records/XO, Universal Music
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