Barnett, Tame Impala up for BRIT Awards
2015’s most beloved Australian exports Tame Impala and Courtney Barnett are both up for a BRIT Award, one of the biggest accolades in the British music industry.
Barnett, who last year won four ARIA Awards and is nominated for a Grammy, is up for International Female Solo Artist. She’ll go head-to-head against Björk, Ariana Grande, Meghan Trainor and Lana Del Rey on February 24 at London’s O2 Arena.
Tame Impala had a banner year in 2015 taking out four WAM Awards, five ARIAs and one Grammy nomination. The Perth band are up for International Group against some of the globe’s heavy-hitters: U2, Eagles of Death Metal, Major Lazer and Alabama Shakes.
Tame Impala and Courtney Barnett are among four Australians up for Grammy Awards. Barnettis up for Best New Artist alongside James Bay, Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly, and Meghan Trainor.Tame Impala’s ARIA #1 LP Currents is up for Best Alternative Album against releases from Alabama Shakes, Björk, My Morning Jacket and Wilco. Meanwhile,Hiatus Kaiyote is up forBest R&B Performance andKeith Urban is nominated for Best Country Solo Performance. Winners are announced February 15at Los Angeles’ Staples Center.
Leading the BRIT Award nominations this year are Adele, James Bay and Years & Years, each with four nods.
James Bay and Adele are also locked in to perform on the night, alongside Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Jess Glynne, The Weeknd and Little Mix.
Jesse Glynne, whose track I Cry When I Laugh was the biggest-selling 2015 debut record in the UK last year, is up for three awards. Calvin Harris is also up for three, including British Male Solo Artist and Coldplay is nominated for two (British Group and British Album of the Year for ARIA #2 debut A Head Full of Dreams).
Naturally, the biggest major label dominates the nominations this year; Universal Music are up for 27 awards, Sony Music are up for 11 and Warner Music are up for nine. The independent labels are collectively up for 14 awards, with artists including Courtney Barnett (who is signed to House Anxiety in the UK), Aphex Twin (Warp), Father John Misty, (Bella Union/PIAS) and Björk (One Little Indian) all receiving nominations.
See below for the full nominations list:
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Aphex Twin (Warp)
Calvin Harris (Columbia/Sony Music)
James Bay (Republic Records/Virgin EMI/Universal Music)
Jamie XX (Young Turks Recordings/XL Beggars)
Mark Ronson (Columbia/Sony Music)
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Adele (XL/Beggars)
Amy Winehouse (Island/Universal Music)
Florence + the Machine (Island/Universal Music)
Jess Glynne (Atlantic/Warner Music)
Laura Marling (Virgin/Universal Music)
BRITISH GROUP
Blur (Parlophone/Warner Music)
Coldplay (Parlophone/Warner Music)
Foals (Warner Bros/Warner Music)
One Direction (Syco Music/Sony Music)
Years & Years (Polydor/Universal Music)
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Catfish And The Bottlemen (Island/Universal Music)
James Bay (Republic Records/Virgin EMI/Universal Music)
Jess Glynne (Atlantic/Warner Music)
Wolf Alice (Dirty Hit)
Years & Years (Polydor/Universal Music)
BRITISH SINGLE
Adele, Hello (XL/Beggars)
Calvin Harris & Disciples, How Deep Is Your Love (Columbia/Sony Music)
Ed Sheeran & Rudimental, Bloodstream (Asylum/Atlantic/Warner Music)
Ellie Goulding, Love Me Like You Do (Polydor, Universal Music)
James Bay, Hold Back The River (Republic Records/Virgin EMI/Universal Music)
Jess Glynne, Hold My Hand (Atlantic/Warner Music)
Little Mix, Black Magic (Syco Music/Sony Music)
Olly Murs ft. Demi Lovato, Up (Epic/Sony Music)
Philip George, Wish You Were Mine (3 Beat Productions)
Years & Years, King (Polydor/Universal Music)
BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele, 25 (XL/Beggars)
Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams (Parlophone/Warner Music)
Florence + the Machine, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Island/Universal Music)
James Bay, Chaos and the Calm (Republic Records/Virgin EMI/Universal Music)
Jamie XX, In Colour (Young Turks Recordings/XL Beggars)
BRITISH PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Charlie Andrew
Mark Ronson
Mike Crossey
Tom Dalgety
BRITISH ARTIST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele, Hello (XL/Beggars)
Calvin Harris & Disciples, How Deep Is Your Love (Columbia/Sony Music)
Ed Sheeran, Photograph (Asylum/Atlantic/Warner Music)
Ellie Goulding, Love Me Like You Do (Polydor/Universal Music)
Jessie J, Flashlight (Republic/Island/Universal Music)
Little Mix, Black Magic (Syco Music/Sony Music)
Naughty Boy ft. Beyonce & Arrow Benjamin, Runnin’ (Lose It All) (Virgin Records/Universal Music)
One Direction, Drag Me Down (Syco Music/Sony Music)
Sam Smith, Writing’s On The Wall (Capitol/Universal Music)
Years & Years, King (Polydor/Universal Music)
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Drake (Cash Money/Island/Universal Music)
Father John Misty, (Bella Union/PIAS)
Justin Bieber (Def Jam/VirginEMI/Universal Music)
Kendrick Lamar (Aftermath/Interscope/Universal Music)
The Weeknd (XO/Island/Universal Music)
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Ariana Grande (Republic/Island/Universal Music)
Björk (One Little Indian)
Courtney Barnett (House Anxiety/Marathon Artists)
Lana Del Rey (Polydor, Universal Music)
Meghan Trainor (RCA, Sony Music)
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Alabama Shakes (Rough Trade)
Eagles of Death Metal (Caroline/Universal Music)
Major Lazer (Because Music)
Tame Impala (Fiction/Universal Music)
U2 (Island/Universal Music)
CRITICS’ CHOICE
Winner Jack Garratt (Island/Universal Music)
Izzy Bizu (Epic/Sony Music)
Frances (Capitol/Universal Music)