Little Mix DIDN'T get a BRITs Best Group nomination and fans AREN'T happy
Oh no!
Last updated 20th Feb 2018
Over the weekend we saw the likes of Dua Lipa get a massive five nominations for The BRITs and Ed Sheeran follow closely behind with four. However, the Little Mix girls only got ONE nomination, for British Single, with a possible further nomination in the British Video Artist of the Year category, with their single 'Touch' shortlisted for a public vote.
Many fans were extremely surprised and upset that Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards failed to get a highly sought nomination for British Group, taking to Twitter to vent their frustration.
One fan account said, 'Not only should Little Mix be nominated for ‘Best British Group’ they should actually win it, considering they dominated both 2016 & 2017 with multiple platinum hits and albums.'
Continuing, 'Never mind three singles crossing the 1M sold mark. Maybe think about that☺️☺️'.
Another user said, 'You mean to tell me Little Mix have the top highest grossing girl group tour of 2017 and biggest selling female/group album in the uk in 2017 and were still not nominated for best British group at the Brits?' sic.
Others also took to Twitter to have their say...
Last year Little Mix won their first BRIT Award, after first being nominated back in 2016 for their single 'Black Magic'. Although they were nominated for British Group last year they didn't win that category, instead taking home the 'British Single' award for their single 'Shout Out To My Ex'.
This year along with British Single, the girls also have the music video for their single 'Touch' shortlisted for the British Video Artist of the Year category. This time around 10 songs have been chosen by YouTube/Vevo, and a final five nominations will be chosen by a public vote which is taking place at the moment.
See the full list of those nominated in the British Music Video category below.
Anne-Marie - 'Ciao Adios'
Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, Big Sean - 'Feels'
Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson - 'Symphony'
Dua Lipa - 'New Rules'
Ed Sheeran - 'Shape Of You'
Harry Styles - 'Sign Of The Times'
Jonas Blue featuring William Singe - 'Mama'
Liam Payne featuring Quavo - 'Strip That Down'
Little Mix - 'Touch'
ZAYN and Taylor Swift - 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever'
See the full list of BRITs nominations here >>
Joining Little Mix in this highly contested category are Clean Bandit, with their hit single 'Symphony'. We caught up with Grace from Clean Bandit on Saturday night where she told us about the filming of the 'Symphony' music video. She said it was so emotional to film, she even cried!
Watch the full interview with Grace from Clean Bandit below:
The BRIT Awards will return to the O2 Arena in London on the 21st February 2018, with performances from Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Dua Lipa and more huge acts. This year's show will be hosted by award-winning actor and comedian, Jack Whitehall.
Make sure you tune into Downtown Radio for all the latest BRITs news.
We caught up with some of the stars on the red carpet of The BRITs Are Coming, see the gallery below:
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