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The 2016 BRIT Award nominations were announced last night (14 January), and there's one name amongst the nominees that's proving slightly puzzling.
Alongside Adele, Florence + The Machine, Jess Glynne and Laura Marling in the British Female Solo Artist category is... Amy Winehouse. Despite the fact that she died four and a half years ago.
It's not unprecedented, of course, for artists to be posthumously honoured at big awards ceremonies. Queen's Freddie Mercury won a BRIT after he died in 1991, and David Bowie is to receive a posthumous tribute at this year's ceremony - it's just, there have been four other BRIT Awards since Winehouse died.
We assume Winehouse's inclusion in the year's nominees is due to Asif Kapadia's recent documentary, Amy - which was nominated for an Oscar yesterday - but it still doesn't seem to make a huge amount of sense.
The BRIT Awards will be hosted once again by Ant & Dec on 24 February. See the full list of nominees below.
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
Critics' choice
Winner: Jack Garratt
Izzy Bizu
Frances
Brits global success award
To be announced
British single
Adele - Hello
Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love
Ed Sheeran & Rudimental- Bloodstream
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
James Bay - Hold Back The River
Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand
Little Mix - Black Magic
Olly Murs ft Demi Lovato - Up
Philip George - Wish You Were Mine
Years & Years - King
British album of the year
Adele - 25
Coldplay - A Head Full 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 Deep Is Your Love
Ed Sheeran - Photograph
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
Jessie J - Flashlight
Little Mix - Black 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
Bjork
Courtney Barnett
Lana Del Rey
Meghan Trainor
International Group
Alabama Shakes
Eagles of Death Metal
Major Lazer
Tame Impala
U2
