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Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith are set to go head-to-head at this year's Brit Awards , with the latter leading the way on five nominations.
Newcomer FKA Twigs is favourite to win British Female Solo after releasing an acclaimed debut album, while James Bay has already been announced as the winner of the Critics' Choice Award.
Elsewhere, Kasabian guitarist Serge Pizzorno cried "conspiracy" at the annual music event after his band were snubbed from the nominations list.
"They're trying to shut rock and roll out of it [the Brits]," he told The Independent. "Kasabian couldn't have done any more last year. It's bulls***t really. "
Here is the list of nominees in full: British Male Solo
Damon Albarn
Ed Sheeran
George Ezra
Paolo Nutini
Sam Smith
British Female Solo
Ella Henderson
FKA twigs
Jessie Ware
Lily Allen
Paloma Faith
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Solo Male Ed Sheeran - also nominated for Album of the Year with X
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Solo Male Paolo Nutini
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Solo Male Damon Albarn
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Solo Male George Ezra - also nominated for Album of the Year with Wanted on Voyage
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Solo Female FKA Twigs
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Solo Female Jessie Ware
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Solo Female Paloma Faith
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Solo Female Lily Allen
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Solo Female Ella Henderson
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Group Clean Bandit
Justin Sutcliffe
Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Group One Direction - also nominated for best video with 'You & I'
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Group Coldplay
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Group Alt-J - also nominated for Album of the Year with This Is All Yours
Adrian Read/Bill/W J Holmes
Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Group Royal Blood - also nominated for Album of the Year with Royal Blood
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Breakthrough Act Chvrches
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Breakthrough Act George Ezra
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Breakthrough Act Sam Smith
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Breakthrough Act Royal Blood
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Breakthrough Act FKA Twigs
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'Summer' - Calvin Harris - also nominated for best video
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'Rather Be' - Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'Thinking Out Loud' - Ed Sheeran - also nominated for best video
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'Ghost' - Ella Henderson
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'Budapest' - George Ezra
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'Uptown Funk' - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - also nominated for best video
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'My Love - Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne - also nominated for best video
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'Nobody to Love' - Sigma - also nominated for best video
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'Stay With Me' - Sam Smith - also nominated for best video
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees British Single 'I Got U' - Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Female Solo Beyonce
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Female Solo Lana Del Rey
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Female Solo Sia
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Female Solo St Vincent
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Female Solo Taylor Swift
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Male Solo Jack White
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Male Solo John Legend
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Male Solo Hozier
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Male Solo Pharrell Williams
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Male Solo Beck
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Group 5 Seconds of Summer
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Group The Black Keys
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Group Foo Fighters
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Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Group The War on Drugs
Brit Awards 2015 nominees International Group First Aid Kit
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British Group
alt-J
Clean Bandit
Coldplay
One Direction
Royal Blood
British Breakthrough Act
Chvrches
FKA twigs
George Ezra
Royal Blood
Sam Smith
British Female Solo nominee FKA Twigs (Getty Images) British Producer
Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory
Flood
Jake Gosling
Paul Epworth
British Single
Calvin Harris - "Summer"
Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne - "Rather Be"
Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones - "I Got U"
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
Ella Henderson - "Ghost"
George Ezra - "Budapest"
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne - "My Love"
Sam Smith - "Stay with Me"
Sigma - "Nobody to Love"
Ed Sheeran is nominated for four Brit Awards (Getty Images) British Video
Calvin Harris - "Summer"
Charli XCX - "Boom Clap"
Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones - "I Got U"
Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
One Direction - "You and I"
Rita Ora - "I Will Never Let You Down"
Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne - "My Love"
Sam Smith - "Stay with Me"
Sigma - "Nobody to Love"
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
International Male Solo
Beck
Hozier
Jack White
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams is nominated for International Male Solo (iTunes Festival) 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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