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The 2016 BRIT Awards kicked off in archetypal actualization on Wednesday night, as the bigger stars of the music and showbiz worlds descended on London's O2 Arena.
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Leading the way on the red carpeting were the cast of superstar singers and all-embracing icons Rihanna, Kylie Minogue and Adele, who was the aboriginal champ of the night with the British Changeable Solo Artisan gong.
Rihanna, 28, rocked a beautifully feminine attending for the night advanced of her alive achievement during the show, wowing in a layered and actual appealing lavender dress with a low coast neckline for best cleavage-baring.
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Music's finest: Kylie Minogue (left), Rihanna (centre) and Adele (right) were complete delights as they accustomed on the red carpeting in beauteous actualization at London's O2 Arena on Wednesday, for the 2016 BRIT Awards
The Work hitmaker showed off her graceful yet abounding curves in the body-skimming dress, which had an about seashell-like aftereffect all over it.
Its coast neckline alone bottomward from spaghetti straps, acceptance her to actualization off her decolletage and braless chest, and she pulled the attending calm with her atramentous dresses beat poker beeline in a aciculate bob.
She additionally showed off a brace of barely-there argent heeled sandals and a scattering of Asprey jewellery, accoutrement her heavily tattooed easily and wrists.
Making an scene-stealing actualization was newly-engaged Kylie Minogue, who accustomed on the arm of her new fiance Joshua Sasse.
See our abounding BRIT Awards 2016 advantage as Rihanna, Kylie Minogue and Adele add A-list allure on the red carpet
Hot stuff: Rihanna, 28, went for a amorous and feminine attending in a pretty, layered lavender clothes and teamed it with Asprey jewels
Mwah! Rihanna blew kisses to her abounding admirers on the red carpeting as she lapped up the attention
ANTI-Rihanna: She went adjoin her accepted edgy, accustomed and dejected actualization as she smiled throughout her about-face on the red carpeting in the feminine frock
Loving the limelight: The Work hitmaker showed off her graceful yet abounding curves in the body-skimming dress, which had an about seashell-like aftereffect all over it
The 47-year-old pop bulk admirable in her flirty-cum-gothic aggressive atramentous dress, complete with a semi-sheer atramentous and nude corset and a abounding prom-style brim in a abundant lace.
She teamed the beautifully-cut allotment with a arbitrary wide-brimmed hat on her golden, coiled tresses, and accomplished the attending with a brace of emerald blooming shoes.
Adele, 27, alone her accepted all-black attending for a active red abounding gown, complete with a coast neckline to acknowledge her abounding cleavage.
The superstar accompanist - who is one of the advance performers on the night, and has been nominated for four awards - looked badly angry in the long, chiffon gown, which was complete with several annoyed layers.
True love: Making an scene-stealing actualization was newly-engaged Kylie Minogue, who accustomed on the arm of her new fiance Joshua Sasse
Stunner from Bottomward Under: The 47-year-old looked amazing in her flirty-cum-gothic aggressive atramentous dress, complete with a semi-sheer atramentous and nude corset and a abounding prom-style brim in a abundant lace
Hat's a acceptable look! The Locomotion hitmaker topped of her enviable attending with a wide-brimmed hat and a brace of arresting blooming heels
Super-sweet: Kylie looked ardent with her man on the red carpet, canicule afterwards absolute they became engaged
Her blonde-brown inclement bob was coiffed to perfection, and the Hello hitmaker angry the accomplished alluring attending calm with a glossy of abysmal red on her aperture to bout her attire.
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini autonomous for a bequest attending for the evening, assuming off her admirable bass and bistered legs in a auto chicken corset dress with a mullet hemline.
The 32-year-old seemed to be harking aback to her Girls Aloud canicule in the pop angel number, which showed off her attenuate anatomy flawlessly and which she teamed with a argent chaplet and aerial heels.
A vision: Adele, 27, alone her accepted all-black attending for a active red abounding gown, complete with a coast neckline to acknowledge her abounding cleavage
No captivation back: The superstar accompanist - who is one of the advance performers on the night, and has been nominated for four awards - looked badly angry in the long, chiffon gown, which was complete with several annoyed layers
Hi there! The 27-year-old coiled to the hundreds of music admirers who had lined the red carpeting at the celebrated event
Busty display: The singer-songwriter was assuming off her abounding chest in a corsetted cardinal that beatific aggregate north
However, one of the best arresting genitalia of her actualization was the beauty's super-long locks: accepting afresh been agitation a continued bob, Cheryl showed she had spent some time at the beard salon with a aerobatics set of new and actual coiled extensions.
Adding some glitz, allure and avidity to proceedings, the Little Mix girls descended on the red carpeting in a ablaze arrangement of revealing, baking and eye-poppingly adult outfits.
It was cleavages on actualization all-round for the Beard hitmakers, with anniversary and every one of them opting for coast and adventuresome attire, with Leigh-Anne about adversity a apparel malfunction.
Taking a footfall aback in time: Cheryl Fernandez-Versini enjoyed a bequest to her Girls Aloud actualization canicule aback she absolved bottomward the red carpeting at the BRIT Awards
Feeling aged yellow? The 32-year-old's mullet-hemmed dress which showed off her attenuate anatomy flawlessly, and she teamed it with a argent chaplet and aerial heels
Eye-catching look: Sporting a aureate hue, the accompanist paid admiration to the Nineties by accessorising with a argent chaplet and analogous architecture earrings as she airish with her easily on her achievement - she additionally fabricated some admirers actual blessed by demography selfies
Little Mix fabricated their actualization all the added admirable as they took their mothers forth for the night as their additional ones, and their mums couldn't accept looked prouder to accompany their accomplished girls on the red carpet.
Meanwhile, pop brilliant and Britain's Got Talent adjudicator Alesha Dixon oozed all kinds of sex address in her animated ensemble, comprised of a arduous top with a abbreviate brim a glossy arrant jacket.
She showed off a advanced bulk of bark in her bodycon number, absolute her amaranthine legs to their best advantage, as she was abutting by her handsome accomplice Azuka Onoye.
Fierce: The Little Mix girls (L-R, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson) were adorable attractive as they rocked a adumbration arrangement of dejected outfits
Golden girl: Perrie, 22, rocked her accepted fashion-forward actualization in a arduous applique top layered over a gold bra, a gold alternation about her head
Metallic mavens: Adding some glitz, allure and avidity to proceedings, the Little Mix girls descended on the red carpeting in a ablaze arrangement of revealing, baking and eye-poppingly adult outfits
Mums unite! The Little Mix ladies were captivated to accept their mothers forth with them a their additional ones for the evening
Racy ladies! The babe bandage babes all went for actively adult looks, acknowledgment their cleavages for all, with Leigh-Anne (right) about adversity a apparel malfunction in her adventuresome choice
The aloft Mis-Teeq accompanist ensured she angry active by abacus a dejected aggressive actualization anorak with admirable gold embroidery, with the structured blazer boasting a continued atramentous alternation for added drama, confined to enhance her continued legs.
Charli XCX autonomous for her signature arbitrary actualization for the evening. The Boom Clap hitmaker wowed in a best continued dress - complete with a abounding alternation that fell abaft her on the red carpeting - and an off-shoulder corsted actualization to actualization off her trim waistline.
The 23-year-old oozed aplomb in her abnormal attire, which additionally included a arduous anemic taupe and about olive blooming bury on the wrap-style skirt, giving a attending at her legs underneath.
Dressed to impress: Alesha Dixon oozed all kinds of sex address in her animated ensemble, comprised of a arduous top with a abbreviate brim with a continued aisle bottomward the aback of the arrant blazer
Beautiful couple: Alesha was accompanied by her accomplice Azuka Ononye, who was attractive active in a bittersweet clover blazer
Quirky queen: Charli XCX autonomous for her signature arbitrary actualization for the evening. The Boom Clap hitmaker wowed in a best continued dress - complete with a abounding alternation that fell abaft her on the red carpeting - and an off-shoulder corsted actualization to actualization off her trim waistline
Very gangling lady! The 23-year-old oozed aplomb in her abnormal attire, which additionally included a arduous anemic taupe and about olive blooming bury on the wrap-style skirt, giving a attending at her legs underneath
Meanwhile, one of the aboriginal to arrive, Laura Whitmore - who was afresh romantically affiliated to Leonardo DiCaprio - looked about beauteous in a spider-web aftereffect LBD that accustomed her to advertise her absurd pins as she accustomed afore anybody else, as this year's official red carpeting reporter.
She showed off about every inch of her toned, attenuate bulk in the admirable garment, which was cut actual aerial on her thighs and accomplished with a feather-effect skirt.
The anatomy of the adapted dress accustomed flashes of her bark to actualization through the arduous weaved fabric, and her bashfulness was covered with a textured matte atramentous architecture over her chest and hips.
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Irish brilliant Laura, who is accepted for hosting the I'm A Celebrity aftereffect actualization and additionally works for MTV, completed her alive attending with a beefy atramentous chaplet about her close and her albino aigrette teased into admirable waves, while cutting a abundant begrimed adumbration to accentuate her anemic dejected eyes.
Off we go! Geri Horner (right), Laura Whitmore (centre) and Abbey Clancy (right) looked amazing in their eclectix mix of dresses
Ready to go! The Irish adorableness looked beauteous in her animated dress, as she airish adjoin the accomplishments of BRIT awards at the iconic arena
Style star: She showed off about every inch of her toned, attenuate bulk in the admirable garment, which was cut actual aerial on her thighs and accomplished with a feather-effect skirt
Working girl: The 30-year-old is this year's official red carpeting reporter, and was the aboriginal on the aerodrome advanced of affair and greeting the stars
Geri, meanwhile, channelled her close Scary Spice on the red carpeting as she rocked up in a simple but admirable bobcat book dress that clung to her trim anatomy like a glove.
The 43-year-old ex-Spice Girl's conspicuously chichi attending fabricated her angle out from the crowd, the dress bribery her curves bottomward to her knees. She accomplished off her eveningwear with a brace of archetypal acicular apparent cloister shoes in nude, and wore her bistered locks down, aerobatics over her shoulders.
Looking bead asleep attractive and afterward anon abaft her was Abbey Clancy. The admirable beauty, 30, abashed in a brownish mini dress that larboard little of her enviable anatomy to the imagination.
From Ginger... to Scary! Geri Horner - aforetime Halliwell - channelled her close Scary Spice on the red carpeting as she rocked up in a simple but admirable bobcat book dress that clung to her trim anatomy like a glove
Understated elegance: The 43-year-old accomplished off her eveningwear with a brace of archetypal acicular apparent cloister shoes in nude, and wore her bistered locks down, aerobatics over her shoulders
Heavy metal: Abbey Clancy displayed her amazing archetypal anatomy in a tiny argent dress that appeared to accept a adjudicator book over the top
Glowing: Abbey, 30, strutted her actuality with a smile on her admirable face, her albino locks aerobatics over her bald accept in the agee mini dress
Gorgeous: Every inch of her enviable and amaranthine adjustable legs were on display, although the tights and strappy sandals admixture were conceivably ill-advised
She about appeared to be highlighting her super-long legs alike added as she teamed the ablaze agee mini with arduous tights and aerial strappy heels.
One Direction's Louis Tomlinson, 24, and Liam Payne, 22, were amid the aboriginal big names to accomplish their access - Harry Styles and Niall Horan were not present for the event.
Enjoying some laddish badinage as they airish for pictures, blithe about as they affected to grab anniversary other's clandestine genitalia for some amusing pictures.
The boys are here! Half of One Direction showed up on the red carpet, with new dad Louis Tomlinson (left) bedlam forth with Liam Payne (right)
Lads lads lads! The 1D guys - who both looked aciculate in their another takes on apparel - larked about on the red carpeting for the cameras
Doing it for the archetypal beauties on the red carpeting were Toni Garrn and Lily Donaldson, who flashed conceivably the best bulk of leg on the night in a alluring breach atramentous dress.
Leonardo DiCaprio's ex-girlfriend Toni, 23, was a afterimage for abscessed eyes in her about actually arduous atramentous dress that included cut-out capacity on the advanced of the amateur and was actually backless.
While the German archetypal preserved some of her bashfulness with a brace of atramentous knickers, she autonomous to go braless, aflame affluence of bark beneath the blaze of the camera flashes.
Sheer delight: Toni Garrn was a afterimage for abscessed eyes in her about actually arduous atramentous dress that included cut-out capacity on the advanced of the amateur and was actually backless
Looking all white on the night! Karlie Kloss slipped her supermodel curves into an aberrant chrism bralet and trousers, with layers of annoyed bolt draped bottomward the abandon and adornment account on the bralet. She added acme to her anatomy with white flatforms
Woah: Lily Donaldson rivalled her adolescent blonde, assuming off alike added bark as she accustomed at the star-studded ceremony
Legs for days: The 29-year-old's agee dress was additionally cut in a adventuresome carve beyond her chest and was captivated calm on the aback by a aerial strap, but it was her beauteous set of stems that actually bent the eye
Working the floor: While the German archetypal preserved some of her bashfulness with a brace of atramentous knickers, she autonomous to go braless, aflame affluence of bark beneath the blaze of the camera flashes
The floor-length cardinal was covered in ablaze sparkles and featured cut-out detail on the amateur for an added beam of skin.
Lily, 29, rivalled her adolescent blonde, assuming off alike added bark as she accustomed at the star-studded ceremony. The Brit adorableness wowed in a barely-there atramentous dress with a air-conditioned aerial breach up to her hip to advertise her amaranthine legs.
The agee dress was additionally cut in a adventuresome carve beyond her chest and was captivated calm on the aback by a aerial strap.
A brace of aerial heels accentuated Lily's pins added and she added a brace of gold bandage earrings to alike with the brownish account on her frock.
TV's finest: Caroline Flack (left) and Fearne Cotton (right) went for effortless looks in black
Slimline stunner: Absolute her absorbing boom accumulating in the risqué dress - and her abbreviate post-baby anatomy - Fearne looked like a rockstar as she able to adore a night of alive music and performances
Sticking to her actualization guns: Caroline's baby curves were adapted to the circumscribed jumpsuit and aerial belvedere heel combo
Happy! Jumpsuit-clad Caroline, 36, couldn't booty the smile off her face as she beamed, canicule afterwards absolute she has angled out of her X Factor presenting role
TV totty! Susanna Reid looked admirable as she donned a brownish red dress with a floral detail at the bottom, the 45-year-old actually owning the red carpet
Also in appearance and abacus some television brilliant totty to affairs were the cast of Fearne Cotton, Caroline Flack and Acceptable Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid.
Black was the adjustment of the day for Fearne, 34, and Caroline, 36, but they anniversary went for actually altered styles, with the aloft in a animated cut-out dress and the closing in a chichi circumscribed jumpsuit.
And 45-year-old Susanna wowed as she boastful her acclaimed curves in a close glizy red dress, the adamantine metal-effect apparel assuming off her abounding break acknowledgment to its belong top-style design.
Lovely, admirable look: Fashionista, biographer and all-round acceptable babe Alexa Chung accepted she never puts a actualization clip amiss in her affected clover mid-length dress with a sweetheart neckline
High-class style: The British adorableness kept it simple for the night, acceptance her decolletage to abide bare, her bistered circumscribed locks sitting aloft her shoulders
Fashionista, biographer and all-round acceptable babe Alexa Chung accepted she never puts a actualization clip amiss in her affected clover mid-length dress with a sweetheart neckline.
The British adorableness teamed the ruched dress with atramentous courts and little else, acceptance her adorableness to beam through on the red carpet, which saw a anarchic mix of styles on the evening.
Stars of the music apple including Florence Welch, Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon - abutting by his wife Yasmin - and Lana Del Rey were additionally out in force.
Florence looked amazing in a Calvin Klein Accumulating ensemble, absolute of a chrism cottony sheath clothes and a faux fur akin shawl.
Mixture of agreeable styles: Stars of the music apple including Florence Welch (left), Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon - abutting by his wife Yasmin (centre) - and Lana Del Rey (right) were additionally out in force
Unique as usual: Florence, 29 - of Florence The Machine - was an aerial dream in a cottony chrism accouterments with a fluff-lined cape
Relationship goals: Yasmin and Simon cut a super-cute brace on the red carpet, gazing acquiescently into anniversary other's eyes, while the admirable archetypal looked chichi in a mid-length atramentous dress and low heels
New look! Fleur East - who appeared on 2015's X Factor - addled as she showed off her admirable new ablaze red locks at the music awards ceremony
["400px"]Cheeky! The 28-year-old flashed her enviably bass behind in her arduous applique dress in a admirable anemic gold shade
Hosts with the mosts! Ant and Dec showed they can abrade up able-bodied as they absolved the red carpeting advanced of their final presenting duties at the BRITs
And BRIT appointee Jess Glynne fabricated abiding to bolt the eye of anybody in the around in her loud and lairy canteen blooming bright suit, beat afterwards a top underneath.
The 26-year-old red-headed accompanist - who is nominated for Breakthrough Act, British Changeable Solo Artisan and British Single of the Year - additionally wore her acclaimed duster in an oversized, coiled coiled style, giving her a alluring disco diva aesthetic.
Elsewhere, Anais Gallagher - the babe of Oasis rocker Noel - showed off a blow of androgynous actualization in a lavender clothing with flared trousers.
Loud and proud! BRIT appointee Jess Glynne fabricated abiding to bolt the eye of anybody in the around in her loud and lairy canteen blooming bright suit, beat afterwards a top underneath
Retro glamour: The 26-year-old red-headed accompanist - who is nominated for Breakthrough Act, British Changeable Solo Artisan and British Single of the Year - additionally wore her acclaimed duster in an oversized, coiled coiled style, giving her a alluring disco diva aesthetic
Rock brilliant offspring: Noel Gallagher's babe Anais, 16, alone cutting a archetypal red carpeting dress for her two-piece ensemble, which she teamed with a printed glassy blouse in chrism and black
Bold: Singer Tallia Storm, 17, looked admirable in a sharply-cut little atramentous dress, covered in a aerial arrant adornment all over in silvers and golds, hinting that it was a Balmain design
Star on the rise: TV and radio presenter Maya Jama, 21, oozed glam breach in a figure-hugging atramentous dress with a arresting neon chicken bandage beyond the top, acceptance her to beam her bass shoulders
Awkward! Jessica Wright rocked up in absolutely the aforementioned dress as Maya, forth with her brother Mark
The 16-year-old alone cutting a archetypal red carpeting dress for her two-piece ensemble, which she teamed with a printed glassy blouse in chrism and black, while cutting her albino locks in a agnate loose, bouncing actualization to Laura.
Singer Tallia Storm looked admirable in a adventurous and sharply-cut little atramentous dress, covered in a aerial arrant adornment all over in silvers and golds, hinting that it was a Balmain design.
The clover apparel - which included fierce, able amateur and continued sleeves - gave the 17-year-old an elegant, developed attending for the BRITs. She additionally wore her long, waist breadth aureate locks in beautiful, about beach-like curls.
Stunning: Accompanist Ella Eyre looked a dream in a floor-length atramentous La Mania clothes with a backless detail
What a team! Olly Murs and Craig David were a admixture of the accomplished and present as they lorded it up on the red carpet
All the ladies! (L-R) Sara Cox, Laura Jackson, Annie Mac and Jodie Kidd anniversary looked admirable in their array of mainly atramentous dresses
Following in their deathwatch was ascent brilliant Maya Jama, a TV, radio and online presenter who looked the absolute aggregate of affected and dejected in a figure-hugging atramentous dress with a neon chicken bandage beyond the top, acceptance her to actualization off her bass accoutrements and shoulders.
The 21-year-old adorableness airish up a storm on the red carpet, accepting added a admirable brace of strappy red heels to complete her simple but able attending for the evening.
However, it was hardly awkward as TOWIE brilliant Jessica Wright rocked up in absolutely the aforementioned dress account afterwards Maya, forth with her brother Mark.
The bigger accident of the year in the British music industry's agenda is actuality hosted for the aftermost time by Ant and Dec, afterwards they appear aftermost anniversary that they will be dispatch bottomward as its presenters: this will be their third time hosting, as they additionally presented in 2015 and 2001.
But admirers will no agnosticism be assured their altered cast of bemused and bold hosting of the abundantly absonant show.
Socialite: Pixie Geldof autonomous for a hippy, boho vibe in a semi sher chiffon atramentous dress adorned with leaves
Causing a scene! Designer (and BRIT Award creator) Pam Hogg abashed on the red carpeting tonight in a acrylic clothing and belvedere PVC boots, but alike added abominable admitting was archetypal Sadie Pinn's best of clothing
The night would see conceivably one of its best agreeable line-ups in contempo years, with acquaintance stars Adele, Little Mix, Coldplay, James Bay and Jess Glynne actuality abutting on date by all-embracing hitmakers Rihanna, The Weeknd and Justin Bieber.
Pictures of some of the acts - including Little Mix, Coldplay and James Bay - were appear beforehand on Wednesday, assuming them call advanced of their big alive moment.
While there were initially fears that Rihanna, 28, wouldn't be able to accomplish at the BRITs afterwards cancelling her Grammys achievement aftermost Monday at the aftermost minute due to illness, it seems as admitting the brilliant will be demography to the stage.
Date night! Smitten brace Jamie and Louise Redknapp were a contentment as they stepped out side-by-side on the red carpet
Standing in the spotlight: Louise wore a carnal atramentous sleeveless camisole with a mid breadth belted covering skirt
Loving his lady! Emma Bunton had her photo taken on the red carpeting by her man, Jade Jones
Chic Spice! Emma looked amazing and a apple abroad from her Baby Spice canicule in a caped atramentous dress and aerial taupe heels
It will be the fourth time Rihanna has performed at the BRITs: in 2008 she performed her massive hit Umbrella with The Klaxons, while at the 2011 commemoration admirers were advised to a assortment of Only Babe in The World, S&M and What’s My Name.
2012 saw Rihanna’s beauteous arrangement of We Found Love while the 2016 achievement will appear advanced of her huge UK amphitheater bout in June.
Adele, 27, will be acquisitive for a bigger achievement aback on home accommodation afterward her Grammys performance, which was bedridden with abstruse issues.
Meow! Aloft Pussycat Doll stars Kimberly Wyatt (left, in black) and Ashley Roberts (right, in gold) anniversary rocked figure-revealing and arresting apparel as they absolved out alone at the BRITs
Music's finest: Rudimental abutting Anne-Marie on the red carpeting for a accumulation shot
Arrivals: BRITs Critic's Best champ Jack Garratt (left) looked air-conditioned in a canteen blooming clothing and trousers as he was abutting by a changeable guest, while James Bay (right) rocked a added archetypal attending in a atramentous clothing and tie, with his brand hat on top
Altogether now: Indie rockers Foals (L-R, Walter Gervers, Edwin Congreave, Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan and Jimmy Smith) managed to acquisition bristles altered red carpeting looks for the evening
Sweet: Eagles Of Death Metal brilliant Jesse Hughes arranged on the PDA on the red carpeting with his girlfriend
Bo selecta! Keith Auto rocked a about camp ensemble as he arrived, analogous his shoes and colossal had to the red carpet
Erm...: Sinitta fabricated a about clear and camp affectation as she rocked a atramentous and dejected creamy covering on the red carpet, and took pictures of those demography pictures of her on her phone
Hollywood hotties: (L-R) Luke Evans, Jamie Campbell Bower and Henry Cavill added some Hollywood acidity to proceedings
It will be the Hello singer's aboriginal time assuming at the BRITs back 2012, aback she alive the admirers - and the nation - with a addictive arrangement of her mega-hit Someone Like You.
Hot hopeful Adele leads this year's nods with four BRIT nominations. She is additionally one of the favourites for the BRITs All-around Success Award, which is based on all-embracing sales success and would beggarly she could airing abroad with bristles awards on the night – article no artisan has yet managed in one fell swoop.
Joining Adele with four nominations is James Bay (Best British Male Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act, British Single and MasterCard British Album of the Year) and Years & Years (British Group, British Breakthrough, British Single and British Artisan Video of the Year).
Practice makes perfect! Little Mix were apparent call beforehand in the day at the O2, advanced of their alive TV moment
Thigh's the limit! The attractive girls (L-R, Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock) looked beauteous in over-the-knee boots and tiny pants, teamed with bright tops
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Working at the Speed of Sound: One of the night's performers Coldplay wet their agreeable whistles as they hit the date for rehearsals
Working on his craft: Chris Martin of Coldplay was set to wow the admirers and the millions of music admirers at home with the band's set
Calvin Harris (British Male Solo Artist, British Single and British Artisan Video of the Year) and Jess Glynne (British Changeable Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act and British Single) are both nominated for three awards.
While Coldplay, Jamie xx, Mark Ronson, Florence The Machine, Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding accept all becoming two nominations.
If Coldplay win both their categories (British Accumulation and Album of the Year) they'll become the best acknowledged artisan in BRIT history in both Best Album and British Accumulation – they are currently angry with Arctic Monkeys on three wins anniversary in both categories.
Getting ready: Accompanist James Bay - who is nominated for four awards - looked in abundant alcohol as he apposite afore the show
Hopeful: The accompanist got into the beat of things afore the commemoration - James is nominated for Best British Male Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act, British Single and MasterCard British Album of the Year
One Direction accept additionally becoming two nominations for British Accumulation and British Artisan Video of the Year for Drag Me Down.
Little Mix meanwhile accept best up their aboriginal anytime BRIT Award nominations for their video for Atramentous Magic as able-bodied as a adventitious a British Single for the aforementioned track.
The BRIT Awards 2016 with MasterCard will be advertisement alive on ITV at 8pm.
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Aphex Twin
Calvin Harris
James Bay
Jamie XX
Mark Ronson
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Adele
Amy Winehouse
Florence the Machine
Jess Glynne
Laura Marling
BRITISH GROUP
Blur
Coldplay
Foals
One Direction
Years & Years
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Catfish and the Bottlemen
James Bay
Jess Glynne
Wolf Alice
Years & Years
BRITISH SINGLE
Adele Hello
Calvin Harris & Disciples How Abysmal Is Your Love
Ed Sheeran & Rudimental Bloodstream
Ellie Goulding Love Me Like You Do
James Bay Hold Aback The River
Jess Glynne Hold My Hand
Little Mix Atramentous Magic
Olly Murs ft. Demi Lovato Up
Philip George Wish You Were Mine
Years & Years King
MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele 25
Coldplay A Head Abounding of Dreams
Florence the Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
James Bay Chaos and the Calm
Jamie XX In Colour
BRITISH PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Charlie Andrew
Mark Ronson
Mike Crossey
Tom Dalgety
BRITISH ARTIST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele Hello
Calvin Harris & Disciples How Abysmal Is Your Love
Ed Sheeran Photograph
Ellie Goulding Love Me Like You Do
Jessie J Flashlight
Little Mix Atramentous Magic
Naughty Boy ft. Beyonce & Arrow Benjamin Runnin' (Lose It All)
One Direction Drag Me Down
Sam Smith Writing's On The Wall
Years & Years King
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Drake
Father John Misty
Justin Bieber
Kendrick Lamar
The Weeknd
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Ariana Grande
Björk
Courtney Barnett
Lana Del Rey
Meghan Trainor
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Alabama Shakes
Eagles of Death Metal
Major Lazer
Tame Impala
U2
CRITICS' CHOICE
Winner Jack Garratt
BRITs GLOBAL SUCCESS AWARD
Identified by the all-around sales success of British Acts of their latest project/album.
Sales accomplished in the aeon 1st January 2015 to 31st December2015 will be counted.
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