Beyonce and Solange Knowles
SHE admitted to being her younger sister’s biggest fan in a recent feature during which she interviewed her sibling.
But Beyonce, 35, and Solange, 30, will now battle it out as they go head-to-head at The BRIT Awards 2017 with Mastercard.
The popstar siblings have both been nominated for Best International Female Solo Artist, and also face stiff competition from Christine And The Queens, Rihanna and Sia.
Beyonce has been nominated for Best International Solo Artist a jaw-dropping seven times, winning the coveted award in 2004.
The superstar had a hugely successful 2016 with her Formation World Tour and dropped her hotly-debated hit visual album Lemonade, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first act in Billboard history to have their first six studio albums debut atop the chart.
She also became the first female act to chart 12 or more songs at the same time.
Top of the world! The popstar siblings have both been nominated for Best International Female Solo Artist, and also face stiff competition from Christine And The Queens, Rihanna and Sia
Successful siblings! Solange and Beyonce were the first sisters to have US number-one albums in a calendar year in 2016
Meanwhile Solange- more quirky and less mainstream, who considers Beyonce a role model, released her album A Seat At The Table just three days before her thirtieth birthday last year, to critical acclaim.
It became her first number-one album in the US, making her and Beyonce the first sisters to have US number-one albums in a calendar year.
Speaking about one of the hits, Cranes In The Sky, as Beyonce interviewed her for Interview magazine, Solange admitted: ‘It’s a song I wrote 8 years ago. I was just coming out of my relationship with [my son- now 12] Julez’s father.
‘So I really had to take a look at myself, outside of being a mother and a wife, and internalize all of these emotions that I had been feeling through that transition. I was working through a lot of challenges at every angle of my life, and a lot of self-doubt, a lot of pity-partying.’
And Beyonce’s album Lemonade was also an emotional one, with a number of songs interpreted as referencing her relationship with Jay Z.
Meanwhile the international group nominees are Kings Of Leon, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, A Tribe Called Quest, Drake & Future and Twenty One Pilots.
The nominations for the ceremony are being announced in a live show, The Brits Are Coming, on ITV.
Craig David, Christine And The Queens and Calum Scott as well as Brits Critics’ Choice winner Rag’n’Bone Man are all performing during tonight’s event as the contenders for categories including British single, British group and the Mastercard British album of the year are revealed.
And David Bowie could win a posthumous Brit Award as best British male solo artist after being shortlisted for next month’s ceremony.
The star – who died in January 2016 – will go up against Craig David, Michael Kiwanuka and Mercury Prize winner Skepta for the title on February 22.
The contenders for British breakthrough act include Skepta, up for his second award too, Anne-Marie, Blossoms, Critics’ Choice winner Rag’n’Bone Man and Stormzy.
Meanwhile, best British female solo artist will be fought out between Anonhni, Ellie Goulding, Emeli Sande, Lianne La Havas and Nao.
Other best video nominees are Adele for Send My Love (To Your New Lover) and Little Mix again, this time featuring Sean Paul on the track Hair.
Fighting it out for international male solo artist are Bon Iver, Bruno Mars, Drake, Leonard Cohen and The Weeknd.
Zayn Malik will be battling it out with his former group One Direction for British artist video of the year – the former for Pillowtalk and the latter for History.
The category includes other British single nominees Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna on This Is What You Came For, Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie for Rockabye, James Arthur’s Say You Won’t Let Go, Jonas Blue ft. Dakota with Fast Car and Tinie Tempah ft. Zara Larsson for Girls Like.
Perrie is going up against the Pillowtalk singer with that very track in the best British single category for the 2017 BRIT Awards.
Zayn’s move into a solo career appears to be paying off as he has been nominated with his track, Pillowtalk.
He goes up against another X Factor alumni James Arthur and his track Say You Won’t Let Go for the best British single.
Little Mix are also up for best British group, this time going against Radiohead, The 1975, Bastille and Biffy Clyro.
The show will be broadcast on February 22nd.