Ellie Goulding, Jess Glynne, One Direction to play BBC Music Awards

The BBC today announced Ellie Goulding, Hozier, Jess Glynne, Little Mix, Mumford & Sons, OMI and One Direction are set to perform at the BBC Music Awards 2015, taking place at The Genting Arena, Birmingham on Thursday 10th December. Further acts will be announced over the coming weeks.

Jess Glynne says: "I'm really excited to be at this year's BBC Music Awards. I was there last year at the inaugural awards performing with Clean Bandit and it was a great night with a brilliant performance from Ed Sheeran among my personal favourites. To be back this year in my own right is amazing. I'm looking forward to it - roll on December."

During this morning's BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 Breakfast Shows presenters Nick Grimshaw and Chris Evans joined forces on-air to reveal the first 7 artists confirmed to perform at the annual event – a celebration of an amazing year in music with spectacular performances and surprising collaborations from some of the biggest names in the business and hot new talent alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra.

OMI says: "I'm extremely excited as usual. I love being in the UK and feeling the British energy. I can't wait to perform for my fans."

Hosted by Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton, the live event will take place from 4-6pm and will be broadcast the same evening on BBC One, Radio 1, Radio 2 and bbc.co.uk/music. There will also be coverage of the Red Carpet arrivals, back stage gossip and exclusive interviews and sessions.

Supported by Birmingham City Council, the BBC Music Awards will feature five awards: British Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year as decided by the BBC Music panel, Song of the Year voted for by members of the public and a special award for a BBC Introducing artist. This year there will be a new award - Live Performance of the Year – which will be given to the band or artist who has delivered THE stand out BBC Music live moment of 2015 also voted by the BBC Music panel.

Andrew Hozier-Byrne – aka Hozier – adds: "I'm very excited to be playing at the BBC Music Awards this year alongside such a fantastic line up of artists. See you then."

During the week preceding the Awards, the BBC Music team will be running outreach events across the city, encouraging and inspiring new or aspiring artists in conjunction with local partners and venues. The sessions will focus on sharing expertise and advice about working in the music industry. During the day there will be a series of seminars and workshops looking at issues such as 'How To Make Money In The Music Industry', 'Women in Music' and 'The Art of Song Writing'. Each evening there will be a BBC Introducing Showcase featuring up and coming bands, acts and performers from across the city.

Tickets are now on sale, and are priced from £39 to £53 (plus booking fee). Visit bbc.co.uk/musicawards for full details.

The BBC Music Awards will broadcast on BBC One in primetime on Thursday 10th December.