And The BRIT Awards 2012 nominees are…

The BRIT Awards 2012 with MasterCard nominations were revealed at a special launch event at London’s Savoy Hotel this afternoon.

Ed Sheeran leads the charge with four nominations including British Male Solo Artist, British Breakthrough Act, British Single, MasterCard British Album Of The Year, while Adele and Jessie J have three each. Florence & The Machine picked up two (British Female Solo Artist and MasterCard British Album Of The Year), as did Coldplay (British Group and MasterCard British Album Of The Year).

Both Ed Sheeran and Jessie J were in attendance at the nominations launch, as was Scottish singer Emeli Sande (pictured above) who has won this year’s Critics’ Choice Award. Stay tuned to www.theofficialcharts.com later for all the action from the red carpet!

The full list of nominees is as follows:

British Male Solo artist
Ed Sheeran
James Blake
James Morrison
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

British Female Solo Artist
Adele
Florence & The Machine
Jessie J
Kate Bush
Laura Marling

British Breakthrough Act
Anna Calvi
Ed Sheeran
Emeli Sande
Jessie J
The Vaccines

British Group
Arctic Monkeys
Chase & Status
Coldplay
Elbow
Kasabian

British Single
Adele – Someone Like You
Ed Sheeran – The A Team
Example – Changed The Way You Kissed Me
Jessie J FT B.o.B. – Price Tag
JLS FT Dev - She Makes Me Wanna
The Military Wives w/ Gareth Malone – Wherever You Are
Olly Murs FT Rizzle Kicks – Heart Skips A Beat
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
Pixie Lott – All About Tonight
The Wanted - Glad You Came 

MasterCard British Album Of The Year
Adele – 21
Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
Ed Sheeran - +
Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake

International Male Solo Artist
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
Bruno Mars
David Guetta
Ryan Adams

International Female Solo Artist
Beyonce
Bjork
Feist
Lady Gaga
Rihanna

International Group
Fleet Foxes
Foo Fighters
Jay Z / Kanye West
Lady Antebellum
Maroon 5

International Breakthrough Act
Aloe Blacc
Bon Iver
Foster The People
Lana Del Rey
Nicki Minaj

Critics’ Choice
Emeli Sande (winner)
Maverick Sabre
Michael Kiwanuka

British Producer
Paul Epworth
Flood
Ethan Johns

The BRIT Awards 2012 with MasterCar will take place at London's The O2 on February 21. They will also be broadcast live on ITV 1, but www.theofficialcharts.com are offering you the chance to be there in person! Enter our competition here!