Beyonce, Rihanna, The Throne, Adele, Minaj & Jesse J Nab 2012 BRIT Nominations

Hot off the press, check out the nominees for this years BRIT Awards... lots of surprised here!

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  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 Bob - Price Tag 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 Bjork 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 WINNER: Blur

  Critics Choice 1st - Emeli Sandé 2nd - Maverick Sabre 3rd - Michael Kiwanuka

• British Producer Paul Epworth Flood Ethan Jones