The nominations for this year's Brit Awards were announced last night at a launch party in London, with Tinie Tempah leading the charge on the back of his excellent debut 'Disc-Overy'. You can catch The Brits 2011 Launch show on ITV2 tonight at 8pm.

The nominations for the Brit Awards 2011 are as follows:

British Male Solo Artist:
Mark Ronson
Paul Weller
Plan B
Robert Plant
Tinie Tempah

British Female Solo Artist:
Cheryl Cole
Ellie Goulding
Laura Marling
Paloma Faith
Rumer

British Breakthrough Act:
Ellie Goulding
Mumford & Sons
Rumer
Tinie Tempah
The xx

British Group:
Biffy Clyro
Gorillaz
Mumford & Sons
Take That
The xx

British Single:
Alexandra Burke ft Pitbull - ‘All Night Long’
Cheryl Cole - 'Parachute'
Florence & The Machine - 'You've Got The Love'
Matt Cardle - 'When We Collide'
Olly Murs - 'Please Don't Let Me Go'
Plan B - 'She Said'
Scouting for Girls - 'This Ain't A Love Song'
Taio Cruz - 'Dynamite'
Tinie Tempah - 'Pass Out'
The Wanted - 'All Time Low'

British Album Of The Year:
Mumford & Sons - ‘Sigh No More’
Plan B - ‘The Defamation of Strickland Banks’
Take That - ‘Progress’
Tinie Tempah - ‘Disc-Overy’
The xx - ‘xx’

International Male Solo Artist:
Bruce Springsteen
Cee Lo Green
David Guetta
Eminem
Kanye West

International Female Solo Artist:
Alicia Keys
Katy Perry
Kylie Minogue
Rihanna
Robyn

International Breakthrough Act:
Bruno Mars
Glee Cast
Justin Bieber
The National
The Temper Trap

International Group:
Arcade Fire
Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
The Script
Vampire Weekend

International Album:
Arcade Fire - 'The Suburbs'
Cee Lo Green - 'The Lady Killer'
Eminem - 'Recovery'
Katy Perry - 'Teenage Dream'
Kings of Leon - 'Come Around Sundown'

Critics’ Choice:
Jessie J

British Producer
Ethan Johns
John Leckie
Markus Dravs
Mike Pela
Stuart Price