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"Adele, Coldplay and Florence and the Machine are among the top nominated artists for the 2012 BRIT Awards, the British record industry&amp;apos;s equivalent to the Grammys. The 32nd annual awards show will be held in London on February 21st. Adele, who scored the top-selling album in her native U.K. in 2011, is up for Best British Album of the Year for 21, as well as Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Single of the Year for &amp;quot;Someone Like You.&amp;quot; Coldplay&amp;apos;s Mylo Xyloto is also nominated in the best album category, and the band is in the running for Best British Group. Noel Gallagher, James Blake, Jessie J, Anna Calvi, Elbow, Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian are also nominated in various categories, and Britpop heroes Blur will be honored with a lifetime achievement award.Though the BRIT Awards are designed to honor talent from the U.K., a handful of North American acts &amp;#x2013; including Beyonc&amp;#xE9;, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Foo Fighters and Maroon 5 &amp;#x2013; were nominated in the show&amp;apos;s international categories.\r\nThe nominations for the 2012 BRIT Awards are as follows:\r\nBritish Male Solo Artist  Ed Sheeran      James Blake      James Morrison      Noel Gallagher&amp;apos;s High Flying Birds      Professor Green       British Female Solo Artist  Adele      Florence and the Machine      Jessie J      Kate Bush      Laura Marling       British Breakthrough Act  Anna Calvi      Ed Sheeran      Emeli Sand&amp;#xE9;      Jessie J      The Vaccines       British Group  Arctic Monkeys      Chase and Status      Coldplay      Elbow      Kasabian       British Single  Adele, &amp;quot;Someone Like You&amp;quot;      Ed Sheeran, &amp;quot;The A Team&amp;quot;      Example, &amp;quot;Changed The Way You Kissed Me&amp;quot;      Jessie J feat. B.o.B, &amp;quot;Price Tag&amp;quot;      JLS feat. Dev, &amp;quot;She Makes Me Wanna&amp;quot;      Military Wives/Gareth Malone, &amp;quot;Wherever You Are&amp;quot;      Olly Murs feat. Rizzle Kicks, &amp;quot;Heart Skips A Beat&amp;quot;      One Direction, &amp;quot;What Makes You Beautiful&amp;quot;      Pixie Lott, &amp;quot;All About Tonight&amp;quot;      The Wanted, &amp;quot;Glad You Came&amp;quot;       British Album of the Year  Adele - 21  Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto Ed Sheeran -&amp;#xA0; +  Florence and 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  Beyonc&amp;#xE9;      Bjork      Feist      Lady Gaga      Rihanna       International Group  Fleet Foxes      Foo Fighters      Jay Z and Kanye West      Lady Antebellum      Maroon 5       International Breakthrough Act  Aloe Blacc      Bon Iver      Foster The People      Lana Del Rey      Nicki Minaj       Outstanding Contribution to Music  Blur       Critics&amp;apos; Choice  1st - Emeli Sand&amp;#xE9;      2nd - Maverick Sabre      3rd - Michael Kiwanuka       British Producer  Paul Epworth      Flood      Ethan Jones"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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