One of the biggest nights in the UK music calendar, the BRIT Awards 2021, are taking place tonight. Hosted by Jack Whitehall for the fourth year in a row and hailed as one of the biggest UK events to return since the beginning of the pandemic – it’s a night not to be missed!
Check out some of the incredible nominees below and when you can catch them on tour.
CELESTE
Nominations: Female Solo Artist, Best Album, Breakthrough Artist
Fresh off the back of scoring her first UK number one album with ‘Not Your Muse’ and becoming the first British female artist in five years to reach number one on their debut, the singer-songwriter is one of the front runners of this years BRIT Awards with three nominations. Having previously won the 2020 BRIT ‘Rising Star’ award and topped the BBC’s Sound of 2020 poll it is easy to see why there is so much hype behind the rapidly rising star.
AJ TRACEY
Nominations: Male Solo Artist, Best Single
Nominated for best Male Solo Artist and appearing twice in the Best Single nominations for smash hits ‘Rain’ and ‘Ain’t It’ (the latter he is featured on) AJ Tracey is currently one of the big names in music, leading the way in the UK Hip-hop/Rap scene and hot off the back of releasing his latest album ‘Flu Game’ his star will only continue to rise.
Tickets for his November 2021 Arena tour on sale now!
LITTLE MIX
Nominations: British Group
One of the best selling Girl bands of all time Little Mix have sold over 50 million records worldwide, collected over 17 million Spotify listeners, received over 3 billion YouTube views, and collated 12 billion streams worldwide. The chart topping band have previously scooped BRITS for British Single of The Year and British Video of The Year, and ahead of their huge ‘Confetti’ 2022 Arena tour this could well be the year the Queens of pop take home the Best British Group prize.
Tickets for their Spring 2022 Arena tour on sale now!
JOEL CORRY
Nominations: Male Solo Artist, Best Single, Breakthrough Artist
Undeniably one of the defining songs of 2020, Joel Corry & MNEK ‘Head & Heart’ raced to number 1 in the UK singles chart in Summer 2020 and reigned in the top spot for 6 weeks, as well as entering the billboard US Top 100 and later being certified platinum. With a string of other hits under his belt including; ‘Lonely’, ‘Sorry’ and ‘Bed’ the upbeat dance anthems have provided the perfect escapism over the last year and have ensured his place as a leading BRIT nominee in three categories this year.
Tickets for his Autumn 2021 shows on sale now!
JESSIE WARE
Nominations: Best Album
The singer-songwriter’s second studio album ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ was released in June 2020 to critical acclaim, peaking at number 3 in the UK Album Charts, the album radiates disco energy with each track as catchy as the one before.
Tickets for her December 2021 tour on sale now!
NATHAN DAWE
Nominations: Best British Single
One of the hits of summer 2020 the fresh and upbeat single ‘Lighter’ ft. KSI sealed Nathan Dawe’s position as one of the hot new DJs to watch heading into 2021, and his debut headline UK Tour in Autumn this year is sure to be a sell out!
Tickets for his Nov/Dec 2021 tour on sale now!
Tune into the BRIT Awards 2021 tomorrow night (11th May) at 8pm on ITV for this unmissable night! You can check out the full list of nominations here