Sam Smith takes on Ed Sheeran for BBC Music Award title

Fresh from their multiple nominations at the Grammys, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith are going to head-to-head at the first ever BBC Music Awards.

Both will compete for the British artist of the year title against the likes of Elbow, Jungle and Royal Blood.

David Bowie is also on the shortlist.

Two country stars from different eras, Dolly Parton and Taylor Swift, are in the running for the best international artist along with Gregory Porter, Lorde, Pharrell and Prince.

The winners will chosen by a BBC Music panel as well as leading music journalists.

It's Dolly versus Taylor for best international artist at the BBC music awards

The show will take place in front of a live audience of 13,500 people at London's Earls Court.

It will be broadcast across the UK on BBC One, Radio 1, Radio 2 and online.

There will be lots of big names performing on the night at Earls Court in London including One Direction, Coldplay, Paloma Faith, Calvin Harris and Take That.

BBC Introducing's Catfish and the Bottlemen and the BBC Concert Orchestra will be on stage too with some surprise collaborations and appearances expected to be unveiled on the night.

Bob Shennan, director of BBC Music, said: "The BBC Music Awards exist to celebrate the past 12 months in music.

"The shortlists feature an amazing range of hugely talented artists. Each and every one has made a unique mark on the music industry.

"They have experienced phenomenal success and it's wonderful to see new acts featuring alongside some of the biggest names in the business."

The full coverage of the BBC Music Awards will be on Thursday 11 December

Radio 1 DJs Grimmy, Greg James and Alice Levine will be taking part in a special live broadcast on the day

In the morning Nick Grimshaw will kick things off on Radio 1 and Chris Evans on Radio 2 by asking people to vote for the Song of the Year Award.

Later in the day Greg James will be at Earls Court and will hook up with Radio 2's Simon Mayo for a preview of the night.

The whole show will then be broadcast live on Radio 1 and Radio 2 with Jo Whiley and Nick Grimshaw from 18:00-20:00 GMT.

Presenters Alice Levine, Gemma Cairney, Zane Lowe, Greg James, Sara Cox, Ken Bruce, Jamie Cullum and Simon Mayo will all be joining them.

Zane Lowe and Sara Cox will then host the after party live from the Green Room.

The nominees (in alphabetical order) for British artist of the year are:

David Bowie, Ed Sheeran, Elbow, Jungle, Royal Blood and Sam Smith

The nominees (in alphabetical order) for international artist of the year are:

Dolly Parton, Gregory Porter, Lorde, Pharrell, Prince and Taylor Swift

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