Brit Awards 2016: Everything you need to know about this year's ceremony

The 2016 BRIT Awards are imminent; with the nominations announced and new performers being added to the line-up each week. 

The ceremony once again takes place at London's O2 Arena on February 24, where it will be broadcast live on ITV1. Ant & Dec will also return as hosts of the main show

This year's line-up is one of the awards' strongest yet, with Adele, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, The Weeknd, Little Mix, Jess Glynne and James Bay all on the bill.

There will also be a tribute to David Bowie following his death, rumoured to be a performance by a supergroup made up of iconic acts including Noel Gallagher, U2's Bono and Blur's Damon Albarn.

The official BRIT Awards nominations are based on votes cast by a Voting Academy, consisting of over 1,000 representatives from 15 sectors of the music industry, and, for the first time, a competition winner.

The full list of this year's nominations are...

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

GLOBAL SUCCESS AWARD 
Identified by the global sales success of British Acts of their latest project/album. Sales achieved in the period 1st January 2015 to 31st December2015 will be counted.

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

MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele - 25
Coldplay - 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
Björk
Courtney Barnett
Lana Del Rey
Meghan Trainor

INTERNATIONAL GROUP 
Alabama Shakes
Eagles of Death Metal
Major Lazer
Tame Impala 
U2

Google Play Music is the official streaming and download partner for the BRITs 2016. Live performances from the night will be available to stream and download from Google Play just after the awards, with all proceeds being donated to this year's official charity partners, Nordoff Robbins and The BRIT Trust.