ZAYN Malik and his One Direction bandmates have received two nominations for this year's Brit Awards.
The Bradford singer's group is up for Best British Group and for British Artist Video Of The Year for You & I.
The band is up against Alt-J, Clean Bandit, Coldplay and Royal Blood in the group category and nine artists in the video category, including Calvin Harris, Ed Sheeran and Rita Ora.
Sam Smith heads the nominations after being shortlisted for five awards, narrowly ahead of Ed Sheeran and George Ezra who are up for four apiece.
Soul singer Smith, 22, is in the running for prizes including best male, best album and best newcomer.
Rock duo Royal Blood will compete for a trio of awards, while singer Jess Glynne also finds her name on the shortlists three times as a guest vocalist on singles by Route 94 and Clean Bandit.
Smith, who has become one of the most played acts in the world over the past year, goes up against Sheeran, Ezra and Paolo Nutini for best male as well as Damon Albarn.
The awards are on February 25 at the O2 Arena in London.
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