BRIT predictions
With the ceremony just hours away, many fans are looking towards who could be going home with a few awards under their belt.
Charli XCX could win big this year as she is nominated five times – for artist of the year, best pop act, best dance act, song of the year for her hit Guess featuring US superstar Billie Eilish, and a coveted album of the year nod for Brat.
Musicians vying with her for artist of the year include London rapper Central Cee, pop star Dua Lipa, multi-instrumentalist and DJ Fred Again, indie rock star Sam Fender, and remix artist and DJ Jamie xx.
She will face tough competition for the album of the year gong as she goes up against Dua Lipa’s chart-topping third album Radical Optimism, Ezra Collective’s third release Dance, No One’s Watching, and Songs Of A Lost World by The Cure, the rock band’s first release in 16 years.
It is the first time The Cure, also nominated in the group of the year category, have been recognised at the Brit Awards for more than three decades.
They won best British video in 1990 and best British group in 1991, with their last nomination in 1993 in the video category for Friday I’m In Love.
Song of the year nominees this year include Backbone by Chase And Status and Stormzy, Training Season by Dua Lipa, and Stargazing by rising star winner Myles Smith. The new Beatles song Now And Then, which was written and sung by John Lennon and later finished by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr using overdubs and guitar tracks by George Harrison, has also been nominated in the category.
It is the band’s first Brits nod since 1977, the year of the first Brit Awards, when they won best British album for Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and were nominated for British single of the year for She Loves You.
The ceremony will feature performances from artists including pop star Jade, Messy singer Lola Young, US pop star Sabrina Carpenter, jazz quintet Ezra Collective, and R&B singer Jorja Smith.
Last year Raye made history when she secured six gongs, the most by an artist in a single year.
The Brit Awards will be broadcast live on ITV1 from 8.15pm.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
