Royal Blood, Alt-J, Foo Fighters & More Nominated for 2015 Brit Awards

Image Courtesy of WBR PressThe nominations for the 2015 Brit Awards -- the British equivalent of the Grammy -- have been revealed, and Royal Blood leads all rock acts with three nominations. The British duo -- who currently have a top-10 single at both Active and Alternative Rock radio with "Figure It Out" -- received nominations for British Breakthrough Act, British Group and British Album for their self-titled debut.

Alt-J joins Royal Blood in the British Album category for their sophomore release, This Is All Yours. Along with Coldplay, Alt-J is also up for British Group. Damon Albarn fills out the rock representation in the British-only categories, scoring a nomination for British Male Solo Artist.

As for the international categories, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, The War on Drugs and First Aid Kit received nominations for International Group. Jack White, Beck and Hozier are up for International Male Solo Artist, while Lana Del Rey and St. Vincent scored nods for International Female Solo Artist.

The 2015 Brit Awards will take place February 25 in London. Here are the 2015 Brit Awards nominees:

British Solo Male
Damon Albarn
Ed Sheeran
George Ezra
Paulo Nutini
Sam Smith

British Solo Female
Ella Henderson
FKA Twigs
Jessie Ware
Lily Allen
Paloma Faith

British Group
Alt-J
Clean Bandit
Coldplay
One Direction
Royal Blood

British Breakthrough Act
Chvrches
FKA Twigs
George Ezra
Royal Blood
Sam Smith

Critics’ Choice winner
James Bay

British Single
Calvin Harris, "Summer"
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be"
Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones, "I Got U"
Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Ella Henderson, "Ghost"
George Ezra, "Budapest"
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne, "My Love"
Sam Smith, "Stay with Me"
Sigma, "Nobody to Love"

Mastercard British Album of the Year
Alt-J, This Is All Yours
Ed Sheeran, X
George Ezra, Wanted on Voyage
Royal Blood, Royal Blood
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour

British Artist Video of the Year
Calvin Harris, "Summer"
Charlie XCX, "Boom Clap"
Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones, "I Got U"
Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
One Direction, "You & I"
Rita Ora, "I Will Never Let You Down"
Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne, "My Love"
Sam Smith, "Stay with Me"
Sigma, "Nobody to Love"

International Male Solo
Beck
Hozier
Jack White
John Legend
Pharrell Williams

International Female Solo
Beyonce
Lana Del Rey
Sia
St Vincent
Taylor Swift

International Group:
5 Seconds of Summer
The Black Keys
First Aid Kit
Foo Fighters
The War on Drugs


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