The 2013 Brit Awards will fetaure performances from Mumford & Sons, Justin Timberlake and One Direction, with a posthumous nomination for Amy Winehouse as the night's most significant moment.
Winehouse, who passed away in June 2011 from an accidental alcohol posioning, could win an award for best British female artist for her album Lioness: Hidden Treasures album. The British soul diva's nomination should also serve as an acknowledgement to her impactful presence in the British music scene, as the troubled "Rehab" star will be remembered by her global fan base.
The category to watch for the night may be best live act, which includes nominations for some of the nation's industry icons in the Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Mumford & Sons, Muse and The Vaccines. International nominees include Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, the Black Keys and Fun. Actor-comedian James Corden will host this year's ceremony.
The night's biggest award, best album, will include nominees Sande's Our Version Of Events, Alt-J's An Awesome Wave, Mumford & Sons' Babel, Plan B's Ill Manors and Paloma Faith's Fall To Grace.
The Brit Awards have increased in popularity in recent years as more music fans have adopted them as a celebration of the "Cool Britania" scene. Last year's awards were slightly marred by a decision to interrupt singer Adele, who was cutoff midspeech will accepting two awards. Brits chairman David Joseph ensured this year will be much different.
"How can you take an artist who has made the biggest cultural impact musically this country has seen globally for some time and cut her off in the middle of her speech?" Joseph told The Guardian. Â"I very much to this day question what was happening in that control booth. I can hint something is going to happen this year to rewrite that wrong."
This year's awards will also see the introduction of a new category celebrating international success, with nominees including One Direction, Mumford & Sons and Adele. Adele will also be up for an award for her single Skyfall.
1,000 musicians, critics and record industry figures, with several decided by public vote.