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The BRIT Awards have revealed its nominees for 2022—it's the first year that the nominations will become gender-neutral, with artists of all genders mixing within the same categories.

Notable nominees include Little Simz, who gets a total of four nominations, including in Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for her recent release Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. Gigwise cover star Self Esteem has received her first nomination for Best New Artist, an honour she said has "galvanised" her. "Being a 35 year old woman nominated for a Brit Award is a really proud moment for me," she added. Gigwise favourite Sam Fender has also received nods for his recent album Seventeen Going Under. 

The winners of the Genre Awards, to be given in Rock/Alternative, Hip Hop/Grime/Rap, Dance and Pop/R&B categories will be decided by a vote on TikTok, opening on 21 January. 

Scroll down to see the nominees for all of this year's gender-neutral categories:

Artist of the Year

Adele
Dave
Ed Sheeran
Little Simz
Sam Fender

Group

Coldplay
D-Block Europe
Little Mix
London Grammar
Wolf Alice

BRITs Rising Star

Holly Humberstone WINNER
Bree Runway
Lola Young

Song of the Year with Mastercard

A1 & J1 - 'Latest Trends'
Adele - 'Easy On Me'
Anne-Marie/KSI/Digital Farm Animals - 'Don't Play'
Becky Hill & David Guetta - 'Remember'
Central Cee - 'Obsessed With You'
Ed Sheeran - 'Bad Habits'
Elton John & Dua Lipa - 'Cold Heart (Pnau Mix)'
Glass Animals - 'Heat Waves'
Joel Corry/Raye/David Guetta - 'Bed'
KSI - 'Holiday'
Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted - 'Wellerman'
Riton x Nightccrawlers Ft Mufasa & Hypeman - 'Friday (Dopamine Re-Edit)'
Tion Wayne & Russ Millions - 'Body'
Tom Grennan - 'Little Bit Of Love'

Best New Artist

Central Cee
Griff
Joy Crookes
Little Simz
Self Esteem

Mastercard Album of the Year

Adele - 30
Dave - We're All Alone In This Together
Ed Sheeran - =
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

Rock, Alternative Act

Colplay
Glass Animals
Sam Fender
Tom Grennan
Wolf Alice

Hip-hop, Grime, Rap Act

AJ Tracey
Central Cee
Dave
Ghetts
Little Simz

Dance Act

Becky Hill
Calvin Harris
Fred again..
Joel Corry
Raye

Pop, R&B Act

Adele
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Griff
Joy Crookes

International Artist

Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift

International Group

ABBA
BTS
Måneskin
Silk Sonic/Bruno Mars/Anderson.Paak
The War On Drugs

International Song of the Year

ATB/Topic/A7S - 'Your Love (9PM)
Billie Eilish - 'Happier Than Ever'
Ckay - 'Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)
Doja Cat ft. SZA - 'Kiss Me More'
Drake ft. Lil Baby - 'Girls Want Girls'
Galantis/Guetta/Little Mix - 'Heartbreak Anthem'
Jonasu - 'Black Magic'
Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber - 'Stay'
Lil Nas X - 'MONTERO (Call Me By your Name)'
Lil Tjay & 6lack - 'Calling My Phone'
Måneskin - 'I Wanna Be Your Slave'
Olivia Rodrigo - 'Good 4 U'
Pop G - 'Rapstar'
Tiësto - 'The Business'
The Weeknd - 'Save Your Tears'

The BRIT Awards 2022 will take place at The O2 and broadcast on ITV on 8 February.

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