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Ed Sheeran and Adele eye Brits glory Music stars set for Brit Awards
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Ed Sheeran is in the running for four awards at the 32nd Brits later, while Adele - fresh from winning six Grammys - and Jessie J are up for three each. Some of the biggest names in music from the UK and beyond are gathering for the Brit Awards, which take place later.
Sheeran, 21, is up for best male, breakthrough act, best single for The A Team, and best album for his record +. Adele, Ed Sheeran, Noel Gallagher and Florence & The Machine are among the artists who will perform at the ceremony at the O2 Arena in London.
Adele, who has said last year's rendition of Someone Like You "kick-started my album into what it's become", will perform again. Sheeran leads the field with four nominations - best male, breakthrough act, best single and best album.
Blur will pick up a lifetime achievement prize at the O2 Arena. Adele, whose performance at last year's ceremony was the catalyst for her huge global success, is up for three prizes.
Speaking at the Brit nominations announcement last month, Sheeran tipped Adele to win best British album. The north London singer is the hot favourite to win best British female and best British album for 21, her second record.
"This exact time last year, I was signing my record deal," he said at the time. "So I think it's been a good year." She is also in the running for best British single and will sing Rolling at the Deep at this year's event in what is only her second live performance since having throat surgery last year.
Adele is odds-on favourite with bookmakers to win best British album, going up against Sheeran's +, Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto, Florence & The Machine's Ceremonials and PJ Harvey's Let England Shake. Speaking on the red carpet, Sheeran said he was glad to be up against Adele in only two of his four categories. "It's a good time to be male," he said.
The 21-year-old said he was not holding out hope of beating Adele in the best album category, predicting: "She's going to clean up regardless."
Jessie J is also up for three prizes, while reformed Britpop favourites Blur will pick up a lifetime achievement prize.
Arriving at the venue, bassist Alex James said: "I feel very grateful but I'm more excited about playing than anything. My heart's actually beating quite fast."
The group will perform a five-song medley at the ceremony, with actor Phil Daniels due to join them for their hit Parklife.
Sheeran's record + is nominated for best British album, along with Adele's 21, Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto, Florence & The Machine's Ceremonials and PJ Harvey's Let England Shake.
Sheeran competes with rapper Professor Green, James Blake, James Morrison and Noel Gallagher for best male.Sheeran competes with rapper Professor Green, James Blake, James Morrison and Noel Gallagher for best male.
Adele is also odds-on favourite to beat Jessie J, Florence & The Machine, Kate Bush and Laura Marling to be named best female. Adele is up against Jessie J, Florence & The Machine, Kate Bush and last year's winner Laura Marling in the best British female category.
But for best single - voted for by listeners of Capital FM - bookmakers suggest One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful will beat Adele's Someone Like You. For best single - voted for by listeners of Capital FM - bookmakers suggest One Direction's What Makes You Beautiful will beat Adele's Someone Like You.
Adele will perform for the second time since recovering from throat surgery. US singer Aloe Blacc, who is nominated for best international male alongside Bon Iver, Bruno Mars, David Guetta and Ryan Adams, said soul music was going through a purple patch.
She made her comeback performance at last weekend's Grammys, performing her song Rolling in the Deep. "Adele is doing well, I'm doing well, Bruno Mars is doing well. It really feels like music is being honoured in a special way with these nominations.
Picking up album of the year, for 21, she said it had been "inspired by something that is really normal and everyone's been through it, just a rubbish relationship". "Adele has been a very refreshing break from all of the very hyper, celebratory dance music. Sometimes you just want a song that can comfort you when you're sad."
"It's gone on to do things I can't tell you how I feel about it. It's been the most life-changing year." Singer-songwriter Anna Calvi, who is up for the British breakthrough award alongside Sheeran, Emeli Sande, Jessie J, The Vaccines, said her nomination showed growing respect for left-field musicians.
Lifetime achievement winners Blur will perform at Tuesday's awards. Calvi, who is signed to the independent Domino label, said: "I think it's recognising the way that music's going. There's more diverse music that's coming to the fore and that's a great thing."
Singer Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17094518" title="Ed Sheeran and Blur play Brit Awards warm-up show" >performed a three-track warm-up set on Sunday in a concert at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire in aid of the War Child charity. Comic actor James Corden will host the ceremony, which will be screened on ITV1 from 20:00 GMT.
Sheeran headlined the concert and was joined on stage by fellow best single contender Example, who performed his nominated track Changed The Way You Kissed Me.
Comic actor James Corden will host the Brits for the second time, 12 months on from his debut outing in the role.