Hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks released their first album , '' Stereo Typical '' , in 2011 and as of May 2012 had sold over 1 million singles and over 600,000 albums in the UK . DJ Fresh achieved two number one UK singles in 2012 including " Louder " , the first from the genre of dubstep and " Hot Right Now " , the first drum and bass number one . Conor Maynard 's debut album '' Contrast '' reached number one in the UK album charts in 2012 . Also in 2012 , Keane 's album '' Strangeland '' reached number one in the UK chart . Drawing comparisons with fellow Sussex artists , Keane , and known for emotive piano-led songs , Tom Odell became the first male artist to win the BRITs Critics ' Choice Award in early 2013 . Passenger ( real name Michael Rosenberg ) was nominated for British Single of the Year at the 2014 BRIT Awards for " Let Her Go " which topped the charts in several countries . In 2014 , Royal Blood 's eponymous debut album '' Royal Blood '' reached number one in the UK album chart , the fastest-selling British rock debut album in the UK in three years . The album was nominated for a Mercury prize and won Royal Blood a Brit Award for best British group . In 2016 , Anohni became the second openly transgender person nominated for an Academy Award , for the song " Manta Ray " in the film '' Racing Extinction '' . Her debut solo album , '' Hopelessness '' , was released in May 2016 to wide critical acclaim , and was nominated for the 2016 Mercury Music Prize . Tom Odell 's second album '' Wrong Crowd '' charted at number 2 album in the UK . Singer-songwriter Rag 'n' Bone Man won the 2017 Critics ' Choice ( Brit Award ) as well as a nomination for the 2017 Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act . His album Human was a number one hit in several European countries including Germany , and reached number two in the UK . His album , also called Human , debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 117,000 , making it the fastest-selling debut album by a male artist during the 2010s
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