So...in a couple of days, it is the big day. It is the day when the BRIT award nominations are announced so I thought that I would give my opinion about who should be nominated what. We already know who has won the BRIT icon (Robbie Williams) and the Critics' Choice award (Rag N Bone Man). But what about the other categories? Well...here are the people that I have loved listening to over the past year and therefore feel should be nominated.
Best Male
There are a couple of people who I feel should be nominated for best male. First of all, the two comeback kings of 2016, Craig David and James Arthur, should be nominated as despite having time off, (in Craig David's case, he has been away for 10 years!) they have both managed to match their initial success. Additionally, it would not be the BRIT awards without a nomination for Robbie Williams. Ok...yes...he has already won the Icon award but in 2016, he managed to get his 12th Number one album with The Heavy Entertainment Show, a headline slot for Big Ben Rocks on New Year's Eve 2016 and a sold out stadium tour. Also, if he wins, it would be his 19th BRIT award.
Best Female
One female that comes to mind is Louisa Johnson. Now, just because she is from The X Factor doesn't mean she should be written off. She has had two top 10 hits in the form of her debut single, Forever Young, which reached number 9, and her collaboration with Clean Bandit, Tears, which reached number 5. Furthermore, her recent single, So Good, entered the chart at number 15. Therefore, I feel a BRIT nomination is well deserved for her.
Best International Female
There is one main female that I feel should be nominated for this award and that is Beyonce. 2016 was a massive year for her, mainly because she got everyone talking with her controversial album, Lemonade. The main question everyone was asking was "Who is Becky with the good hair?!" That mystery was never fully solved but Lemonade managed to give Beyonce another number one album. Also, it's Beyonce.
However, there are other contenders that should be considered and one such example, who is certainly big competition for Beyonce, is Rihanna. She returned with her first album in four years, with Anti, which was featured in many "Best albums of 2016" lists, such as the NME and the Guardian. She also had a hit with Work and her second collaboration with Calvin Harris, This is What You Came For, with both songs hitting number two in the UK chart. Having won this award in 2011 and 2012, will she manage a nomination and, possibly a hat trick in winning?
Another worthy contender would be Zara Larsson. One of the stand out singles of 2016, in my opinion, has to be her brilliant single, Lush Life, which peaked at number 3 in the UK chart. With other top tunes in the form of Ain't My Fault and I would Like, both hitting the top 20, surely she is in with the chance of being nominated?
Best International group
The first band that come to mind for me, when looking at this category is Twenty One Pilots. They have had a great 2016. Not only were they playing many festivals, such as Reading and Leeds and Radio 1's Big Weekend, they have also success with their singles, Stressed Out, which entered the UK chart at number 12, and Heathens, which entered the UK chart at number 5. Heathens was also given the honour of being part of the Suicide Squad movie soundtrack. Will they add a BRIT nomination to this list of their successes?
Best International Male
I think purely for having the longest reigning UK number one single in 2016, for One Dance, this nomination should be given to Drake. I mean, it would be pretty unfair not to give him a nomination after this success wouldn't it. Oh, and also for creating possibly (in my opinion) the most annoying song with Rihanna. Yep, I'm talking about Work.
Best British Group
Two groups that immediately come to mind when thinking about this category are Bastille and The Last Shadow Puppets. Both have had successful comebacks, with Bastille releasing their album Wild World, 3 years after their debut, Bad Blood, and The Last Shadow Puppets releasing their second album, Everything You've Come to Expect, 8 years after The Age of the Understatement. With both bands' albums hitting number one on the UK charts and them going on world tours and numerous festival slots, will they both be nominated for a BRIT?
Best British Breakthrough
One band that should be nominated for Best British Breakthrough is Blossoms. Yes, they only emerged onto the scene in 2016 but since then, they have had slots at Glastonbury, Radio 1's Big Weekend and Reading and Leeds, supported The Last Shadow Puppets on their Dublin dates on their tour and had a number one album, with their-self titled debut. With their debut tour selling out and a March tour being announced, I reckon that 2017 is going to be an even bigger year for Blossoms. Will a BRIT nomination for best British Breakthrough be part of this? In fact, I reckon they also have a good chance at being nominated for Best Group as well.
Best British Album.
Yep...it's the big one of the night. The Best British album award. There are three albums that I have loved in the past year and these are Everything You've Come To Expect by The Last Shadow Puppets, Wild World by Bastille and Blossoms by...well...Blossoms. All these albums have a different sound so I couldn't possibly pick my favourite one. However, there is one thing I do know...they are all worthy enough for a BRIT nomination.
So...there are my predictions. It'll be interesting to see whether I'll be right when the BRITs nominations come out on Saturday! I'll be posting my thoughts about these when they are revealed so keep your eyes peeled.
Em
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