BRIT Awards 2012: Kate Bush is up against the likes of Florence Welch (above)
Kate Bush first won a coveted BRIT Award thirty-three years ago and is once again nominated for the Best British Female Solo Artist category.
The Wuthering Heights singer will be up against Jessie J, Florence and The Machines, Laura Marling and Adele in the highly contested category.
The 53-year-old star’s last BRIT Award win took place before category rival Adele was born. She has won three times before in 1979, 1980 and 1987.
Kate Bush performed on Terry Wogan in 1990
Her nomination comes after she released two albums in 2011, Director’s Cut (a mix of songs from two previous albums out in May last year) and Words For Snow which hit the shops in November.
Jessie J was on hand to help make the Brit 2012 announcements tonight
Adele and Jessie J have both been nominated in three other categories while Florence + The Machine, Emeli Sandé and Coldplay are all nominated in two categories, along with international male solo artists Bon Iver and Aloe Blacc.
Florence Welch of Florence and The Machines and Adele are also nominated for Best Female
Coldplay are the only group with more than one nomination while Lana Del Rey and Nicki Minaj are both nominated for the International Newcomer Award.
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran leads the way with four nominations in total. Sheeran has been nominated for Best Single for The A Team, Best Album for +, Best Male and Best Breakthrough.
Adele, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Florence + The Machine, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and (with their first performance in almost three years) Blur are all confirmed to perform this year’s 02 show on February 21st. The show will also be aired live on ITV1 on the night.
What else opens today? The 2012 BRIT Awards 3am poll, of course! Tell us who YOU want to win below:
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Ed Sheeran, James Blake, James Morrison, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Professor Green
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Adele, Florence & The Machine, Jessie J, Kate Bush, Laura Marling
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Anna Calvi, Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sandé, Jessie J, The Vaccines
BRITISH GROUP
Arctic Monkeys, Chase & Status, Coldplay, Elbow, Kasabian
BRITISH SINGLE
Adele Someone Like You, Ed Sheeran The A Team, Example Changed The Way You Kissed Me, Jessie J ft B.o.B.Price Tag Island, JLS Ft Dev She Makes Me Wanna, Military Wives/Gareth Malone Wherever You Are, Olly Murs ft Rizzle Kicks Heart Skips A Beat, One Direction What Makes You Beautiful, Pixie Lott All About Tonight, The Wanted Glad You Came
MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele 21, Coldplay Mylo Xyloto, Ed Sheeran +, Florence & The Machine Ceremonials, PJ Harvey Let England Shake
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Aloe Blacc, Bon Iver, Bruno Mars, David Guetta, Ryan Adams
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Beyoncé, Björk, Feist, Lady Gaga, Rihanna
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters, Jay Z/Kanye West, Lady Antebellum, Maroon 5
INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Aloe Blacc, Bon Iver, Foster The People, Lana Del Rey, Nicki Minaj
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC AWARD
Blur
CRITICS’ CHOICE
1st - Emeli Sandé
2nd - Maverick Sabre
3rd - Michael Kiwanuka
2nd - Maverick Sabre
3rd - Michael Kiwanuka
BRITISH PRODUCER
Paul Epworth, Flood, Ethan John
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