Rina Sawayama, a Japanese-born singer who has lived in Britain for 26 years, is among the three contenders for the Rising Star prize at this year`s BRIT Awards after she successfully pushed to change eligibility rules.

Singer Rina Sawayama, who pushed for rules change, among BRITs Rising Star nominees

Rapper Dave and Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi lead the nominations for this year's BRIT Awards with four nods each, in a new, slimmed-down list of prizes at Britain's top pop music honours.

Rapper Dave and Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi lead BRIT Award nominations

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Singer Rina Sawayama, who pushed for rules change, among BRITs Rising Star nominees

Rapper Dave and Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi lead BRIT Award nominations