David Bowie and Leonard Cohen are among the nominees for this year’s Brit Awards, which honour British and international musicians.
The nominees for next month’s ceremony were announced on Saturday, with David Bowie up for two posthumous awards.
The influential rock icon — who died at the age of 69 in January 2016 — received nominations in the British Male Solo Artists and British Album of the Year awards.
Bowie, who was honoured at the 2016 Brit Awards with a tribute performance by Lorde of Life on Mars?, is up against Craig David, Kano, Michael Kiwanuka and Skepta in the Male Solo Artist category.
His album Blackstar will fight it out with The 1975’s i like it when you sleep, because you are so beautiful but so unaware of it, Kano’s Made in the Manor, Michael Kiwanuka’s Love & Hate and Skepta’s Konnichiwa.
Blackstar was released just two days before Bowie’s death.
Canadian singer-songwriter Cohen, who died in November 2016, was nominated in the International Male Solo Artist category, alongside Bon Iver, Bruno Mars, Drake and The Weeknd.
Skepta and Little Mix lead nominations
Bowie and Cohen qualified for the nominations because they released albums during the qualifying timeframe — with both putting out music shortly before they died.
Nominations for the Brit Awards, which will be hosted by Canadian crooner Michael Buble at the O2 Arena in London on February 22, were led by grime artist Skepta and girl group Little Mix, who scored three nominations each.
The trophy which will be handed out to the winners was designed by late Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.
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