One Direction, Calvin Harris and Paloma Faith will perform at the BBC Music Awards

Popular beat combo One Direction, beanbag enthu­si­ast Ed Sheeran and walking Hollywood smile Calvin Harris have all signed up to perform at the inaugural BBC Music Awards, ie the Brits on the BBC, ie the BBritC.

Joining those three acts will be Clean Bandit, Paloma Faith and Coldplay, with the latter's Chris Martin having this to say about it all: "It's an incred­ible line-up and we're honoured to be part of it."

Thanks Chris!

As you well know the ceremony, which takes place on December 11 at London's Earls Court, is meant to celebrate the best in pop music over the past year and will feature awards for the best British and inter­na­tional artists, while the public will be able to vote for the best song of the year.

Exciting times.