Adele and Ed Sheeran were announced on Saturday as two of the top nominees for the 2022 BRIT Awards, with four nominations each.
Rappers Dave and Little Sims also received four nominations for the awards, a list that saw the distribution of the male and female categories, the UK’s annual pop music honors.
Organizers said last month they were introducing gender-neutral awards for local and international artists, with artists now in the running for artist of the year or international artist of the year.
British songwriter Adele, who topped charts worldwide with her comeback album “30”, received four nominations, including a nomination for Best Album, Best Artist, and Best Song for “Easy on Me”.
They face competition from singer-songwriter Sam Fender in the Best Album and Artist categories.
In the international artist category, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X have each been nominated for two awards and are all up against Taylor Swift.
The following year’s 42nd edition of BRITs, the awards show, also saw the introduction of four types of awards: alternative/rock acts, hip-hop/grime/rap acts, dance acts and pop/R’n’B acts.
Organizers have already announced newcomer Holly Humberstone as the winner of the Rising Star award.
The BRITs will take place in London on 8 February.
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