08 December 2014
Newsdesk
The BBC has today (Monday 8 December) revealed the shortlists for British Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year in the inaugural BBC Music Awards.
The winners, as voted for by a BBC Music panel as well as leading music journalists, will be announced at the event being held in London’s Earls Court on Thursday (December 11).
The nominees (in alphabetical order) for British Artist of the Year are:
· David Bowie
· Ed Sheeran
· Elbow
· Jungle
· Royal Blood
· Sam Smith
The nominees (in alphabetical order) for International Artist of the Year are:
· Dolly Parton
· Gregory Porter
· Lorde
· Pharrell
· Prince
· Taylor Swift
Hosted by Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton, the show will take place in front of a live audience of 13,500 people at London’s Earls Court and will be broadcast to millions more across the country on BBC One, Radio 1, Radio 2 and at bbc.co.uk/music. In a star-studded evening of internationally recognised names, taking the stage during the event will be: One Direction, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Clean Bandit, Paloma Faith, Calvin Harris, Ella Henderson with Labrinth, Take That, George Ezra, BBC Introducing’s Catfish and the Bottlemen and the BBC Concert Orchestra with a few surprise appearances and collaborations to be unveiled on the night.
The full coverage of the BBC Music Awards is as follows:
Thursday 11th December 2014
BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2
The Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw and
Chris Evans Breakfast Show
6.30 – 10.00am (R1)
6.30-9.30am (R2)
Grimmy and Chris kick off the day with an invitation to vote for the Song of the Year Award.
Thursday 11th December 2014
BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2
Greg James plus Simon Mayo
Radio 1 4 – 6pm; Radio 2 5 – 6pm
Greg James takes his Radio 1 show down the road to Earls Court. During his show Simon Mayo will hook up with Greg to bring Radio 2 listeners a sneak preview of the night’s events.
Thursday 11th December 2014
BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 SIMULCAST
BBC Music Awards presents The Radio 1 and Radio 2 All Stars
6 – 8pm
Jo Whiley and Nick Grimshaw team up for a star-studded preview of the BBC Music Awards, broadcasting live from Earls Court. Joining them will be Radio 1 presenters Alice Levine, Gemma Cairney, Zane Lowe, Greg James and Radio 2 presenters Sara Cox, Ken Bruce, Jamie Cullum and Simon Mayo.
Thursday 11th December 2014
BBC One
The One Show
7 – 7.30pm
The One Show will also be broadcasting live from Earls Court with all the action from the Red Carpet and behind the scenes build up to the big event at 8pm.
Thursday 11th December 2014
BBC One, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 SIMULCAST
BBC Music Awards
8 – 10pm
The pop music world will unite for the inaugural, star-studded BBC Music Awards, hosted by Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton and broadcast live on BBC One, Radio 1 and Radio 2 from London’s Earls Court.
BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 SIMULCAST
BBC Music Awards – After Party
10 – 11pm
Zane Lowe and Sara Cox host the party after the party live from the Green Room at the BBC Music Award’s Earls Court HQ.
www.bbc.co.uk/music
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