Shortlist announced on-air and online for The Global Awards 2022

The shortlisted artists and podcasters for the Global Awards 2022 have been unveiled on-air, online and on Global Player today.

The event brings together all of Global’s radio brands including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Gold to celebrate the biggest stars of music, podcasting and entertainment across a wide range of genres.

The categories reflect the content aired on Global’s radio stations and on Global Player, and the winners will be revealed on-air, online and on Global Player on Thursday 14th April 2022.

There will be no physical event this year as there was in previous years, before COVID.

Anne-Marie and Becky Hill lead in receiving the most Global Awards nominations with nods in four categories each, closely followed by Ed Sheeran, Joel Corry, Dave, Adele, Coldplay and Mimi Webb, who are nominated in three categories.

Other shortlisted artists include Sam Fender, Doja Cat, Years & Years, Aitch, The Weeknd, Olivia Rodrigo, Jodie Harsh and ArrDee.

Short-listed podcasts include ‘How to Fail with Elizabeth Day’, Rob Beckett and Josh Widdecombe’s ‘Parenting Hell’, and ‘My Therapist Ghosted Me’, hosted by Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally.

The Classical category features nods for the legendary composer John Williams in his 90th year, as well as Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who goes head to head with his sister Isata.

Ashley Tabor-King OBE, Global’s Founder & Executive President, said: “The Global Awards brings together all Global’s radio brands in celebration of the world’s most talented artists and broadcasters.

“We’ll be honouring the achievements of some of our listeners’ favourite artists, bands, DJs, podcasters and some of music’s brightest rising stars, across a whole host of genres.”

The winners will be announced on air across Global’s stations on Thursday 14 April, 2022.

THE GLOBAL AWARDS 2022

SHORTLIST NOMINEES (categories judged by industry panel)

BEST GROUP

BIFFY CLYRO

BTS

COLDPLAY

D-BLOCK EUROPE

LITTLE MIX

JONAS BROTHERS

BEST MALE

AITCH

ARRDEE

DAVE

ED SHEERAN

JOEL CORRY

JUSTIN BIEBER

LIL NAS X

THE WEEKND

YEARS & YEARS

BEST FEMALE

ADELE

ANNE-MARIE

BECKY HILL

DOJA CAT

MIMI WEBB

OLIVIA RODRIGO

RAYE

BEST PODCAST

HOW TO FAIL WITH ELIZABETH DAY

MY THERAPIST GHOSTED ME

ROB BECKETT AND JOSH WIDDICOMBE’S PARENTING HELL

SH**GED MARRIED ANNOYED WITH CHRIS & ROSIE RAMSEY

THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PODCAST

BEST BRITISH ACT

ADELE

ANNE-MARIE

BECKY HILL

COLDPLAY

DAVE

ED SHEERAN

KSI

SAM FENDER

YEARS & YEARS

BEST CLASSICAL ARTIST

FREDDIE DE TOMMASO

ISATA KANNEH-MASON

JOHN WILLIAMS

NICOLA BENEDETTI

SHEKU KANNEH-MASON

BEST HIP HOP OR R&B

CENTRAL CEE

DAVE

DOJA CAT

RUSS MILLIONS

TION WAYNE

BEST INDIE ACT

BIFFY CLYRO

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE

FOO FIGHTERS

LIAM GALLAGHER

SAM FENDER

STEREOPHONICS

WOLF ALICE

BEST POP

ANNE-MARIE

BECKY HILL

JUSTIN BIEBER

JOEL CORRY

MIMI WEBB

THE WEEKND

YEARS & YEARS

BEST MASS APPEAL ARTIST

ADELE

ANNE-MARIE

COLDPLAY

ED SHEERAN

ELTON JOHN

BEST DANCE ACT

DIPLO

JAMES HYPE

JODIE HARSH

KAH-LO

MK

RISING STAR

A1 x J1

ARRDEE

BECKY HILL

MIMI WEBB

OLIVIA RODRIGO

TATE MCRAE

TOM GRENNAN

MOST PLAYED SONG

Awarded to the artist responsible for the Most Played Song on Global’s radio stations in 2021.