John Williams and Nicola Benedetti among classical artists nominated in the Global Awards 2022

5 April 2022, 07:00

John Williams, Nicola Benedetti and Isata Kanneh-Mason nominated in Global Awards
John Williams, Nicola Benedetti and Isata Kanneh-Mason nominated in Global Awards. Picture: Getty/Alamy
Classic FM

By Classic FM

John Williams, Nicola Benedetti, Freddie De Tommaso and Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason have been nominated in the Best Classical Artist category.

The Global Awards are back for 2022, and the shortlist for the Best Classical Artist category has been revealed.

Film composer John Williams, violinist Nicola Benedetti, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and tenor Freddie De Tommaso are the five nominees in the classical category.

The shortlisted artists and podcasters across a host of popular categories were unveiled on air, online and on Global Player on Monday 4 April 2022.

Now in its fifth year, The Global Awards brings together Global’s radio stations including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Gold, as well as Global Player, 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 14 April 2022.

The Global Awards 2022
The Global Awards 2022. Picture: Global

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

Andrea Bocelli sings ‘Time To Say Goodbye’ (live at The Global Awards 2018)

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 2022.