Disclosure and Bastille head up BRITs 2014 nominations

British acts Bastille and Disclosure lead the shortlist for this year’s BRIT Awards with four nominations each.

Jim Ottewill
  • By Jim Ottewill
  • 10 Jan 2014
  • min read
British acts Bastille and Disclosure lead the shortlist for this year’s BRIT Awards with four nominations each. 

The two acts, who both enjoyed successful years in 2013, are nominated in the same categories – they will be competing for the accolades of British Breakthough Act, British Group, British Single and MasterCard British Album of the Year.

Other notable nominees include Ellie Goulding and Rudimental who have both received two apiece.

The BRIT Awards 2014 take place at London’s O2 Arena on February 19.

The full list of nominees is below:

British Male Solo Artist

John Newman
Jake Bugg
Tom Odell
David Bowie
James Blake

British Female Solo Artist

Ellie Goulding
Jessie J
Laura Marling
Laura Mvula
Birdy

British Group

Disclosure
One Direction
Rudimental
Arctic Monkeys
Bastille

British Breakthrough Act

Disclosure
Bastille
Laura Mvula
London Grammar
Tom Odell

Critics' Choice

Sam Smith - WINNER
Ella Eyre
Chloe Howl

British Single

Bastille - Pompeii
Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love
Disclosure Feat. AlunaGeorge - White Noise
Ellie Goulding - Burn
John Newman - Love Me Again
Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith - La La La
Olly Murs - Dear Darlin'
One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
Passenger - Let Her Go
Rudimental Feat. Ella Eyre - Waiting All Night

Mastercard British Album Of The Year

Rudimental - Home
Disclosure - Settle
Arctic Monkeys - AM
Bastille - Bad Blood
David Bowie - The Next Day

International Male Solo Artist

Justin Timberlake
Bruno Mars
Eminem
Drake
John Grant

International Female Solo Artist

Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Pink
Lorde
Janelle Monae

International Group

Daft Punk
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Haim
Kings Of Leon
Arcade Fire