Tinie Tempah, The xx & Arcade Fire up for multiple BRIT Awards

January 14th, 2011

Nominations for the 2011 BRIT Awards were announced last night and leading the way with four nods is up-and-coming UK rapper Tinie Tempah.

Tinie wasn’t the only multiple nominee: The xx, Arcade Fire and Mumford & Sons all came away with three, while Ellie Goulding, Take That, Plan B, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Eminem and Cee-Lo Green were honoured with two.

The awards happen at London’s O2 Arena on February 15th.

The BRIT Awards 2011 nominations:

British Male Solo Artist:
Mark Ronson
Paul Weller
Plan B
Robert Plant
Tinie Tempah

British Female Solo Artist:
Cheryl Cole
Ellie Goulding
Laura Marling
Paloma Faith
Rumer

British Breakthrough Act:
Ellie Goulding
Mumford & Sons
Rumer
Tinie Tempah
The xx

British Group:
Biffy Clyro
Gorillaz
Mumford & Sons
Take That
The xx

British Single:
Alexandra Burke ft Pitbull – ‘All Night Long’
Cheryl Cole – ‘Parachute’
Florence & The Machine – ‘You’ve Got The Love’
Matt Cardle – ‘When We Collide’
Olly Murs – ‘Please Don’t Let Me Go’
Plan B – ‘She Said’
Scouting for Girls – ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’
Taio Cruz – ‘Dynamite’
Tinie Tempah – ‘Pass Out’
The Wanted – ‘All Time Low’

British Album Of The Year:
Mumford & Sons – ‘Sigh No More’
Plan B – ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks’
Take That – ‘Progress’
Tinie Tempah – ‘Disc-Overy’
The xx – ‘xx’

International Male Solo Artist:
Bruce Springsteen
Cee Lo Green
David Guetta
Eminem
Kanye West

International Female Solo Artist:
Alicia Keys
Katy Perry
Kylie Minogue
Rihanna
Robyn

International Breakthrough Act:
Bruno Mars
Glee Cast
Justin Bieber
The National
The Temper Trap

International Group:
Arcade Fire
Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
The Script
Vampire Weekend

International Album:
Arcade Fire – ‘The Suburbs’
Cee Lo Green – ‘The Lady Killer’
Eminem – ‘Recovery’
Katy Perry – ‘Teenage Dream’
Kings of Leon – ‘Come Around Sundown’

Critics’ Choice:
Jessie J

British Producer:
Ethan Johns
John Leckie
Markus Dravs
Mike Pela
Stuart Price

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