David Bowie nominated for Brit Awards

LONDON:  David Bowie could be in line to receive two posthumous Brit Awards after being shortlisted Saturday for next month´s ceremony.

Bowie, who died on January 10 last year, was nominated for best British male solo artist alongside Craig David, Skepta and Michael Kiwanuka.

He was also shortlisted in the British album of the year category for "Blackstar", released on his 69th birthday -- two days before he died.

The other nominees are grime artist Skepta for "Konnichiwa" -- which won the Mercury Prize for best British album -- The 1975´s "I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So

Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It", Kano´s "Made In The Manor" and Kiwanuka for "Love and Hate". Britain´s top music awards ceremony takes place at the O2 Arena in London on February 22, hosted by Canadian crooner Michael Buble.

Bowie won the best British male solo artist award in 2014 and in his acceptance speech, read in his absence by supermodel Kate Moss, he urged Scotland to stay in the United Kingdom.

Ellie Goulding, Emeli Sande, Anonhni, Lianne La Havas and Nao were nominated in the 2017 best British female solo artist category. Radiohead are up for the best British group award, where they face Little Mix, The 1975, Bastille and Biffy Clyro.

The best international group nominees are Drake and Future, Kings of Leon, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, A Tribe Called Quest and Twenty One Pilots.

The five shortlisted for best international male solo artist were Bon Iver, Bruno Mars, Drake, Leonard Cohen and The Weeknd.

The international female solo artist award sees a sibling rivalry between Beyonce and Solange, who are also competing with Christine And The Queens, Rihanna and Sia.