Brit Awards

British pop music awards

The BRIT Awards
2019 Brit Awards
The entrance to Earls Court in London on the evening of the 2008 Brit Awards ceremony
Awarded for	Excellence in music
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded	18 October 1977; 41 years ago (1977-10-18) (as The BRITish Record Industry BRITannia Awards)
Website	Official website
Television/radio coverage
Network	Thames Television (1977) BBC One (1985–1992) ITV (1993–present)

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The BRIT Awards (often simply called The BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored by Britannia Music Club), but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trusts Show (though the first word of which term may still be shortened to Brit like the earlier awards).^[1] In addition, an equivalent awards ceremony for classical music, called the Classic BRIT Awards, is held in the month of May. Robbie Williams holds the record for the most BRIT Awards, 13 as a solo artist and another five as part of Take That.^[2]

The awards were first held in 1977 and originated as an annual event in 1982 under the auspices of the British record industry's trade association, the BPI. In 1989, they were renamed The BRIT Awards.^[3]MasterCard has been the long-term sponsor of the event.^[4] The highest profile music awards ceremony in the UK, The BRIT Awards have featured some of the most notable events in British popular culture, such as the final public appearance of Freddie Mercury, the Jarvis Cocker protest against Michael Jackson, and the Union Jack dress worn by Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls.

The BRIT Awards were broadcast live until 1989, when Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood hosted a widely criticised show in which little went as rehearsed.^[5] From 1990 to 2006, the event was recorded and broadcast the following night. From 2007, The BRIT Awards reverted to a live broadcast on British television, on 14 February on ITV.^[5] That year, comedian Russell Brand was the host and three awards were dropped from the ceremony: Best British Rock Act, Best British Urban Act and Best Pop Act.^[5] For the last time, on 16 February 2010, the venue for The BRITs was the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. The BRIT Awards were held at The O2 Arena in London for the first time in 2011.^[6]

The BRIT Award statuette given to the winners features Britannia, the female personification of Britain. Since 2011, the statuette has been regularly redesigned by some of the best known British designers, stylists and artists, including Vivienne Westwood, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Peter Blake, Zaha Hadid, Anish Kapoor and David Adjaye.^{[7][8][9][10]}

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Contents

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  1 Ceremonies
  
  
  
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    1.1 Table summary
    
    
    
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  2 Notable moments
  
  
  
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    2.1 Electricians' strike (1987)
    
  
  
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    2.2 Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood (1989)
    
  
  
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    2.3 Freddie Mercury's final public appearance (1990)
    
  
  
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    2.4 The KLF (1992)
    
  
  
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    2.5 Michael Jackson and Jarvis Cocker (1996)
    
  
  
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    2.6 Oasis and Blur rivalry (1996)
    
  
  
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    2.7 Chumbawamba and John Prescott (1998)
    
  
  
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    2.8 Belle and Sebastian (1999)
    
  
  
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    2.9 Ronnie Wood and Brandon Block confrontation (2000)
    
  
  
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    2.10 Geri Halliwell vs. the Spice Girls (2000)
    
  
  
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    2.11 Russell Brand (2007)
    
  
  
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    2.12 Vic Reeves and Sharon Osbourne (2008)
    
  
  
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    2.13 Adele speech cut short (2012)
    
  
  
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    2.14 David Bowie enters Scottish independence debate (2014)
    
  
  
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    2.15 Damon Albarn's slurred anti-Brexit speech and Jack Whitehall's response (2018)
    
  
  
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    2.16 British Video of the Year controversy (2018)
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Notable performances
  
  
  
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    3.1 Spice Girls' performance of "Wannabe" and "Who Do You Think You Are" (1997)^[30][31]
    
  
  
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    3.2 Geri Halliwell's performance of "Bag It Up" (2000)
    
  
  
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    3.3 Gorillaz's performance of "Clint Eastwood" (2002)
    
  
  
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    3.4 Justin Timberlake and Kylie Minogue (2003)
    
  
  
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    3.5 Girls Aloud's performance of "The Promise" (2009)
    
  
  
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    3.6 Cheryl's performance of "Fight for This Love" (2010)
    
  
  
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    3.7 Adele's performance of "Someone like You" (2011)^[31]
    
  
  
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    3.8 Kanye West's performance of "All Day" (2015)^[30]
    
  
  
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    3.9 Madonna's performance of "Living for Love" (2015)^[30][31]
    
  
  
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    3.10 Katy Perry and Skip Marley's performance of "Chained to the Rhythm" (2017)^[30]
    
  
  
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    3.11 Kendrick Lamar's performance (2018)
    
  
  
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    3.12 Stormzy's performance (2018)
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Categories
  


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  5 Voting procedure
  


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  7 Most successful acts
  


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  8 Viewing figures
  


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  9 See also
  


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  10 References
  
  
  
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    10.1 General references
    
  
  
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  11 External links
  

Ceremonies

See also: List of Brit Awards ceremonies

The first awards ceremony was in 1977, as "The BRITish Record Industry BRITannia Awards", to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee and was televised by Thames Television. There have been 37 editions to date.^[11]

The 1988 BPI Awards was the first of the ceremonies to be broadcast on live television. The BBC had previously broadcast the ceremony from 1985, with the shows from 1982 to 1984 not broadcast on television. The BBC continued to broadcast the renamed BRIT Awards, live in 1989 and pre-recorded from 1990 to 1992. ITV have broadcast the awards since 1993, pre-recorded until 2006 and live from 2007 onwards.^[5]BBC Radio 1 has provided backstage radio coverage since 2008.

Since 2014, ITV have aired a launch show in January called The BRITs Are Coming, which reveals some of the artists who have been nominated at the upcoming ceremony. The first host was Nick Grimshaw, followed by Reggie Yates (2015) and Laura Whitmore in 2016. Emma Willis has hosted the show in 2017 and again in 2018, which was broadcast live for the first time. Clara Amfo hosted the 2019 launch show on 12 January.^[12]

Table summary

BPIs

No.	Year	Date	British Album of the Year winner	British Single of the Year winner(s)	Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRITs Icon winner(s)	Host	Venue	Channel
1	1977[a]	18 October	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles	"Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen "A Whiter Shade of Pale" – Procol Harum	L.G. Wood The Beatles	Michael Aspel	Wembley Conference Centre	ITV[b][13]
2	1982	4 February	Kings of the Wild Frontier – Adam & the Ants	"Tainted Love" – Soft Cell	John Lennon	David Jacobs	Grosvenor House Hotel	N/A[c]
3	1983	8 February	Memories – Barbra Streisand	"Come on Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners	Pete Townshend The Beatles	Tim Rice
4	1984	21 February	Thriller – Michael Jackson	"Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club	George Martin
5	1985	11 February	Diamond Life – Sade	"Relax" – Frankie Goes to Hollywood	The Police	Noel Edmonds		BBC
6	1986	10 February	No Jacket Required – Phil Collins	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – Tears for Fears	Elton John Wham!
7	1987	9 February	Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits	"West End Girls" – Pet Shop Boys	Eric Clapton	Jonathan King
8	1988	8 February	...Nothing Like the Sun – Sting	"Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley	The Who	Noel Edmonds	Royal Albert Hall

BRITs

No.	Year	Date	British Album of the Year winner	British Single of the Year winner	Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRITs Icon winner(s)	Host(s)	Venue	Channel
9	1989	13 February	The First of a Million Kisses – Fairground Attraction	"Perfect" – Fairground Attraction	Cliff Richard	Samantha Fox Mick Fleetwood	Royal Albert Hall	BBC
10	1990	18 February	The Raw and the Cooked – Fine Young Cannibals	"Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins	Queen	Cathy McGowan	Dominion Theatre
11	1991	10 February	Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 – George Michael	"Enjoy the Silence" – Depeche Mode	Status Quo	Simon Bates
12	1992	12 February	Seal – Seal	"These Are the Days of Our Lives" – Queen	Freddie Mercury		Hammersmith Odeon
13	1993	16 February	Diva – Annie Lennox	"Could It Be Magic" – Take That	Rod Stewart	Richard O'Brien	Alexandra Palace	ITV
14	1994	14 February	Connected – Stereo MC's	"Pray" – Take That	Van Morrison	Elton John RuPaul
15	1995	20 February	Parklife – Blur	"Parklife" – Blur ft. Phil Daniels	Elton John	Chris Evans
16	1996	19 February	(What's the Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis	"Back for Good" – Take That	David Bowie		Earls Court
17	1997	24 February	Everything Must Go – Manic Street Preachers	"Wannabe" – Spice Girls	Bee Gees	Ben Elton
18	1998	9 February	Urban Hymns – The Verve	"Never Ever" – All Saints	Fleetwood Mac		London Arena
19	1999	16 February	This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours – Manic Street Preachers	"Angels" – Robbie Williams	Eurythmics	Johnny Vaughan
20	2000	3 March	The Man Who – Travis	"She's the One" – Robbie Williams	Spice Girls	Davina McCall	Earls Court Two
21	2001	26 February	Parachutes – Coldplay	"Rock DJ" – Robbie Williams	U2	Ant & Dec
22	2002	20 February	No Angel – Dido	"Don't Stop Movin'" – S Club 7	Sting	Frank Skinner Zoe Ball
23	2003	20 February	A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay	"Just a Little" – Liberty X	Tom Jones	Davina McCall
24	2004	17 February	Permission to Land – The Darkness	"White Flag" – Dido	Duran Duran	Cat Deeley
25	2005	9 February	Hopes and Fears – Keane	"Your Game" – Will Young	Bob Geldof	Chris Evans
26	2006	14 February	X&Y – Coldplay	"Speed of Sound" – Coldplay	Paul Weller		Earls Court
27	2007	15 February	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not – Arctic Monkeys	"Patience" – Take That	Oasis	Russell Brand
28	2008	9 February	Favourite Worst Nightmare – Arctic Monkeys	"Shine" – Take That	Paul McCartney	The Osbournes
29	2009	18 February	Rockferry – Duffy	"The Promise" – Girls Aloud	Pet Shop Boys	James Corden Mathew Horne Kylie Minogue
30	2010	16 February	Lungs – Florence and the Machine	"Beat Again" – JLS	Robbie Williams	Peter Kay
31	2011	15 February	Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons	"Pass Out" – Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth	N/A	James Corden	The O2 Arena
32	2012	21 February	21 – Adele	"What Makes You Beautiful" – One Direction	Blur
33	2013	20 February	Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé	"Skyfall" – Adele	N/A
34	2014	19 February	AM – Arctic Monkeys	"Waiting All Night" – Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre	Elton John[d]
35	2015	25 February	X – Ed Sheeran	"Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars	N/A	Ant & Dec
36	2016	24 February	25 – Adele	"Hello" – Adele	David Bowie
37	2017	22 February	Blackstar – David Bowie	"Shout Out to My Ex" – Little Mix	Robbie Williams[e]	Dermot O'Leary Emma Willis
38	2018	21 February	Gang Signs & Prayer – Stormzy	"Human" – Rag'n'Bone Man	N/A	Jack Whitehall
39	2019	20 February	A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships – The 1975	"One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa	P!nk

Notes

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   ^ These awards were to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee and were for the previous 25 years of her reign.
   


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   ^ As Thames Television.
   


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   ^ Untelevised.
   


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   ^ Given at a separate show at the London Palladium theatre the previous October.
   


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   ^ Given at a separate show at the Troxy theatre previous November.
   

Notable moments

Electricians' strike (1987)

In 1987 the BPI Awards ceremony was held in the Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel. At the time there was a BBC electricians' strike in effect, and the organisers decided to use a non-TV events production company, called Upfront, to manage the show. Despite the show being picketed, the event was transmitted as intended. For a while, the outdoor broadcast scanner was rocked on its wheels by the protesters and they managed to shut off the power to one of the big GE video screen projectors. Upfront was then asked to organise the following year and persuaded the BPI to move the event to a larger venue, starting the trend that continues to this day, albeit at The O2, and with a different production company (MJK Productions).

Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood (1989)

In 1989, the ceremony was broadcast live and presented by Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and singer Samantha Fox. The inexperience of the hosts, an ineffective autocue, and little preparation combined to create an unprofessional show that was poorly received. The hosts continually got their lines mixed up, a pre-recorded message from Michael Jackson was never transmitted and several guest stars arrived late on stage or even at the wrong time, such as Boy George in place of The Four Tops.

Freddie Mercury's final public appearance (1990)

The 1990 awards ceremony saw the last public appearance of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.^[14] Queen appeared at the ceremony to receive the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.^[14][15] Mercury (who had been suffering from AIDS since 1987 but had not disclosed it to the public) did not make a speech, as Brian May did the talking on behalf of the other members, but his gaunt appearance was noticeable.^[16]

The KLF (1992)

In 1992, dance/art band The KLF was awarded Best British Group (shared with Simply Red) and were booked to open the show. In an attempt to hijack the event, the duo collaborated with grindcore metal band Extreme Noise Terror to perform a death metal version of the dance song "3 a.m. Eternal" that prompted conductor Sir Georg Solti to walk out in disgust.^[17] The performance ended with Bill Drummond firing blanks from a vintage machine gun over the audience and KLF publicist/announcer Scott Piering stating "Ladies and gentlemen, The KLF have now left the music business", the performance indeed marked the end of the duo's musical career, because they released only several one-off performances and one live performance afterwards. Producers of the show then refused to let a motorcycle courier collect the award on behalf of the band. Later, guests arriving for an after-show party witnessed the band dump a dead sheep outside the venue with the message "I died for you – bon appetit" tied around its waist, whilst their Brit Award was reportedly found buried in a field near Stonehenge in 1993.

Michael Jackson and Jarvis Cocker (1996)

In 1996, Michael Jackson was given a special Artist of a Generation award. At the ceremony he accompanied his single "Earth Song" with a stage show, culminating with Jackson as a 'Christ-like figure' surrounded by children. Jarvis Cocker, of the band Pulp, mounted the stage in what he would later claim as a protest at this portion of the performance. Cocker ran across the stage, lifting his shirt and pointing his (clothed) backside in Jackson's direction. Cocker was subsequently questioned by the police on suspicion of causing injury towards three of the children in Jackson's performance, who were now on stage.

Oasis and Blur rivalry (1996)

1996 saw the height of a well-documented feud between Oasis and fellow Britpop band Blur. The differing styles of the bands, coupled with their prominence within the Britpop movement, led the British media to seize upon the rivalry between the bands.^[18] Both factions played along, with the Gallaghers taunting Blur at the 1996 BRIT Awards by singing a rendition of "Parklife" when they collected their "Best British Band" award (with Liam changing the lyrics to "Shite-life" and Noel changing them to "Marmite").

Chumbawamba and John Prescott (1998)

In 1998, Danbert Nobacon of the politically active band Chumbawamba threw a bucket of iced water over then-Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. Despite apologies on behalf of the band from EMI Europe, Chumbawamba were unrepentant saying

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If John Prescott has the nerve to turn up at events like the Brit Awards in a vain attempt to make Labour seem cool and trendy, then he deserves all we can throw at him.

”

Belle and Sebastian (1999)

In 1999, the Indie band Belle & Sebastian were nominated for Best British Newcomers, despite having released three albums before the 1999 Awards. The award was sponsored by Radio One and voted for online by their listeners. At the time, Steps were arguably Britain's biggest boy/girl pop group and were also nominated. Despite this, the award was won by Belle & Sebastian. On the Saturday after the awards, a story appeared in the press alleging that the group had rigged the vote in their favour, encouraging students from two universities to vote online. However, fans argued that the band had a predominantly large student following, that band member Isobel Campbell had attended one of the universities in question, and in particular, the award ought to be given on artistic merit as opposed to popularity or CD sales.

Ronnie Wood and Brandon Block confrontation (2000)

Dance DJ Brandon Block was told by his friends that he had won an award and had been summoned to the stage to collect it. Because of his advanced state of intoxication, he believed them and walked on to the stage, eventually ending up next to a bemused Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and actress Thora Birch, who were about to present the award for Best Soundtrack Album. After Block was removed from the stage by security, Wood aimed an insult in his direction. A series of insults were then traded between the two, both of which were audible through the stage microphone, causing claims that the whole event may have been staged. Wood then threw his drink into Block's face, and the DJ was ejected from the event. Sometime after the incident, Block claimed that he had subsequently apologised to Wood for his behaviour, and Wood had merely brushed it off.

Geri Halliwell vs. the Spice Girls (2000)

The Spice Girls were set to receive the Outstanding Contribution To Music award at the 2000 BRIT Awards. There was much media speculation before and even during the event as to whether or not former Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell would accept the award with the four remaining members of the group.^[19] On the night, however, Halliwell declined to join her former bandmates and instead ensured front-page coverage the following day by performing her solo number 1 single "Bag It Up" straddling a pole between a pair of giant inflatable legs.

Russell Brand (2007)

Some controversy was caused by the host of the 2007 awards ceremony, comedian Russell Brand, who made several quips relating to news stories of the time including Robbie Williams entering rehab for addiction to prescription drugs, the Queen's 'naughty bits' and a fatal friendly fire incident involving a British soldier killed by American armed forces in Iraq. ITV received over 300 complaint calls from viewers.^[20] He would again instigate controversy the following year at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

Vic Reeves and Sharon Osbourne (2008)

After Vic Reeves appeared to forget which award he was presenting, Sharon Osbourne attempted to wrestle the microphone from him, insisted he was drunk and called him a "pissed bastard". She proceeded to make the full announcement herself. The next day it was reported that Reeves was not intoxicated and was hurt by Osbourne's behaviour. The incident has since been ascribed to an autocue malfunction, but Reeves said in his defence that he was trying to read the autocue screen, but he couldn't read it because Osbourne was pushing him out of the way.^{[citation needed]}

Adele speech cut short (2012)

Adele won the award for 'British Album of the Year', widely regarded as the most important award. Less than half a minute into her acceptance speech, host James Corden was forced to cut Adele off in order to introduce Blur who were due to perform an eleven-minute set as they had won the 'Outstanding Contribution to Music' award and the ceremony was running over its allotted time.^[21] Adele was visibly annoyed and proceeded to raise her middle finger^[22] and the producers of the show came under fire on Twitter for the decision.^[23] Following the incident Adele said "I got cut off during my speech for Best Album and I flung the middle finger. But that finger was to the suits at The BRIT Awards, not to my fans".^[24] Adele received an apology from the show's organisers, who stated; "We send our deepest apologies to Adele that her big moment was cut short. We don't want this to undermine her incredible achievement in winning our night's biggest award. It tops off what's been an incredible year for her."^[25] Due to the tight schedule, only three of the five songs Blur played were broadcast on ITV.

David Bowie enters Scottish independence debate (2014)

At 67 years of age, the influential musician David Bowie became the oldest recipient to date of the Best British Male Solo Artist Award.^[26] Bowie used his acceptance speech, delivered in his absence by Kate Moss, to urge Scotland to remain part of the UK in the September 2014 Scottish independence referendum. His speech read: "I'm completely delighted to have a Brit for being the best male – but I am, aren't I Kate? Yes. I think it's a great way to end the day. Thank you very, very much and Scotland stay with us."^[27] Bowie's unusual intervention in British politics garnered a significant reaction throughout the UK on social media.^[26][28]

Damon Albarn's slurred anti-Brexit speech and Jack Whitehall's response (2018)

When picking up the Best British Group award for Gorillaz, Albarn appeared to be drunk in his speech, slurring his words and starting a rant about Brexit. Taking the microphone while his bandmates hung back, he began: "This country is, believe it or not, quite a small little thing right. "It's a lovely place and it's part of a beautiful world but don’t let it become isolated and don't let yourselves become cut off." The speech appeared to go on for a while and at one point, the camera cut back to Jack Whitehall, who was supposed to continue presenting although it quickly went back to the speech as Albarn carried on speaking. Once the speech was over, Whitehall responded by saying, "I really didn’t want this to be an Adele moment" referring back to 2012 when Adele was cut off and swore at the audience.

British Video of the Year controversy (2018)

The 2018 ceremony garnered controversy when Harry Styles was announced as the winner of the British Video of the Year. The official Brits leaderboard for these votes showed Little Mix consistently maintaining the number one spot each week, followed by Styles at number two. During the final voting event on the night of the ceremony Little Mix and Styles alternated between the top spot on numerous occasions. The last leaderboard update placed Little Mix at the top spot, with Styles at number two. After the announcement of Styles as a winner, the Brit Awards were accused by Little Mix fans of rigging the votes for this category.^[29] The Brits responded to the claim, saying: "The final leaderboard was displayed on The BRITs website prior to the final count being checked and verified independently by the Electoral Reform Services, the company that independently run all BRITs voting processes. The leaderboard doesn’t work in real time and the vote was incredibly tight at the top. Fans can have complete confidence in the BRITs public vote." The Electoral Reform Services added: "Robust vote-counting rules and filters are in place which are in accordance with ITV's voting regulations, and agreed and tested prior to any vote taking place. We are confident that the vote integrity has not been compromised".^{[citation needed]}

Notable performances

Spice Girls' performance of "Wannabe" and "Who Do You Think You Are" (1997)^[30][31]

Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, wore a Union Jack dress.^{[citation needed][32]} Spicemania was at its height in the UK and the Spice Girls had just cracked the US as well, reaching number 1 with their debut single and album.
Halliwell was originally going to wear an all-black dress, but she thought it was too boring so her sister sewed on a Union Jack tea towel, with a 'peace' sign on the back. The now iconic red, white and blue mini-dress was worn during the Spice Girls' performance of their number one song "Who Do You Think You Are".^[33] In 1998 she sold her dress in a charity auction to Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas for a record £41,320, giving Halliwell the Guinness World Record for the most expensive piece of pop star clothing ever sold.^[34] This performance won the award for "BRITs Hits 30 – Best Live Performance at The BRIT Awards" at the 2010 BRIT Awards.

Geri Halliwell's performance of "Bag It Up" (2000)

Three years following the iconic Spice Girls performance, Halliwell, now a solo artist, performed her new single "Bag It Up" at the 2000 BRIT Awards. The performance featured Halliwell emerging, whilst dancing on with a pole, from a pair of large inflatable female legs. As the performance continued, her male backing dancers stripped to their pinks briefs whilst dancing with the Union Jack flag. It is widely believed that Halliwell lip-synced her performance. In addition to all this, the performance is famous for being performed on the same night that the Spice Girls received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, which Halliwell declined to accept with her former bandmates.

Gorillaz's performance of "Clint Eastwood" (2002)

When it was announced that past Brit Award recipient Damon Albarn, and his project Gorillaz, would be taking the stage at the 2002 Brit Awards, no one knew what to expect. The four cartoon members of the band performed the song on giant life size screens (an early version of a hologram) without the Blur frontman being present at all. The band performed their hit single "Clint Eastwood" alongside UK underground rap group Phi Life Cypher and a group of silhouetted female dancers mimicking the zombies from the band's music video. The performance received rapturous cheers and applause.

Justin Timberlake and Kylie Minogue (2003)

At the 2003 BRIT Awards, Timberlake performed a three-part medley which comprised two of his hit singles, "Cry Me a River" and "Like I Love You", and a cover of Blondie's "Rapture". In addition to Timberlake beat-boxing during the interlude between "Cry Me a River" and "Like I Love You", the performance is most famous for a photo published by the Tabloids the following day which showed Timberlake pinching Minogue's bum. Minogue's appearance was a surprise guest for Timberlake's performance and this performance is regarded one of the best at the BRITs.

Girls Aloud's performance of "The Promise" (2009)

British reality group, Girls Aloud, marked their first ever performance at the 2009 ceremony, by performing their single "The Promise". The performance saw the members, including Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding and Kimberley Walsh appear as though they were naked, with their modesty being covered by pink feathers. This performance was nominated in the 2010 ceremony for the "BRITs Hits 30 – Best Live Performance at The BRIT Awards", alongside Oasis and The Who, which the Spice Girls eventually went on to win.^{[citation needed]}

Cheryl's performance of "Fight for This Love" (2010)

Cheryl performed her debut single "Fight for This Love" at the 2010 BRIT Awards. The performance featured two costumes (one in a white trench coat and another in a black hooded leotard) and sampled the song "Be" by Rowetta Satchell. The performance was mainly noted for being the first time Cheryl had performed without her wedding ring. At the time of the performance, her marriage with footballer Ashley Cole was rumoured to be over following a second round of allegations of infidelity on behalf of Ashley.^[35] Whilst at the time she passed this off as a fashion statement rather than a reflection of her personal life, it was later revealed in Cheryl's autobiography that she had broken off the marriage with Ashley by the performance at the BRITs. Despite allegations of lip-syncing,^{[citation needed]} which was later clarified to be an ITV technical problem in the broadcast of the performance, Cheryl received strong applause from the audience. Following the performance, host Peter Kay commented "Fight for This Love, never a truer word spoken", believed to be in reference to the breakdown of their marriage.

Adele's performance of "Someone like You" (2011)^[31]

Adele performed her song "Someone like You" at the 2011 Brits with only a piano accompanying her. Her emotional performance was received with a standing ovation at the O2 Arena and the video received 160 million views on YouTube. The performance launched "Someone Like You" 46 spots up the UK charts to number one, and in the process, made Adele the first artist in the UK since The Beatles to have two top five singles and two top five albums at the same time. The performance had all lights down and focused on Adele and her piano.

Kanye West's performance of "All Day" (2015)^[30]

On the date of the 2015 BRIT Awards, Kanye West was announced as a surprise performer following reports of Rihanna performing at the ceremony proven to be false.^[36] He performed his new single "All Day" during the live broadcast for the very first time: large sections of the performance were muted by ITV due to explicit language, causing outrage from viewers at home who felt they couldn't enjoy the performance.^[37]

Madonna's performance of "Living for Love" (2015)^[30][31]

Madonna's live return to BRIT Awards after 20 years was widely promoted in the media in the days leading up to the ceremony and during the show itself.^[38] During the performance of "Living for Love", she walked onstage wearing an oversized cape. When standing on stairs situated on the stage, the cape's cord failed to separate, so when Madonna's backing dancer pulled the cape behind her, she fell down the stairs and noticeably hit the stage hard.^[39] She paused momentarily as her backing music continued, before she managed to separate herself from the cape and then continued performing.^{[citation needed]} In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, Madonna blamed her fall on a wardrobe malfunction as her cape had been tied too tightly so it could not be unfastened in time, before adding: "I had a little bit of whiplash, I smacked the back of my head. And I had a man standing over me with a flashlight until about 3am to make sure I was compos mentis. I know how to fall, I have fallen off my horse many times."^[39]

Katy Perry and Skip Marley's performance of "Chained to the Rhythm" (2017)^[30]

In the leadup to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Katy Perry was a major endorsement for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, performing at many of her rallies and speaking at public events. After Donald Trump won the election, Perry returned to recording her fifth studio album and in February 2017 released "Chained to the Rhythm". During the performance, she was joined onstage by two large skeletal puppets dressed as Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May.^[40] The performance was also notable as a backing dancer fell offstage at the end of the performance whilst wearing a house costume.^[41]

Kendrick Lamar's performance (2018)

The performance was notable as there was an apparent technical issue before it began, leading to Kendrick Lamar laying on a glass roof for over a minute before he started singing. However, fans of Lamar claimed that this was part of the performance and was misinterpreted as the backing music kept stopping and starting, also leading to moments of silence, which meant that viewers took to social media in order to see what was going on.^[42]

Stormzy's performance (2018)

Stormzy, who had won British Male Solo Artist and British Album of the Year for Gang Signs & Prayer closed the 2018 ceremony. Performing under an indoor shower, he opened with "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2" with masked figures praying behind him before going into a freestyle rap. In his freestyle, he called out Prime Minister Theresa May over the handling of the Grenfell Tower fire. In the performance, he rapped "Theresa May, where's the money for Grenfell? What, you thought we just forgot about Grenfell? You criminals and you got the cheek to call us savages. You should do some jail time, you should pay some damages. We should burn your house down and see if you can manage this."^[43] He also hit out at tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail asking someone to tell them they can tell them to "suck [his] dick". The performance garnered much media attention, with many lauding it the highlight of the night.^[44][45] The following day, a spokesperson for May defended the Prime Minister's response to the disaster, stating that "the PM has been clear that what happened at Grenfell was an unimaginable tragedy, which should never be allowed to happen again. She is determined the public inquiry will discover not just what went wrong but why the voices of the people of Grenfell had been ignored for so many years."^[43]

Categories

Current British Album of the Year British Producer of the Year British Single of the Year British Artist Video of the Year British Male Solo Artist British Female Solo Artist British Group British Breakthrough Act Critics' Choice Award International Male Solo Artist International Female Solo Artist International Group

Defunct British Dance Act British Live Act British Pop Act British Rock Act British Urban Act Classical Recording Classical Soloist Album (1977) Comedy Recording (1985) International Album International Artist International Breakthrough Act International Solo Artist Non-Musical Recording (1977) Orchestral Album (1977) Soundtrack/Cast Recording

Special Artist of a Generation (1996) Biggest Selling Album Act (1998) Biggest Selling Album & Single of 1993 (1994) Biggest Selling Live Act of 1999 (2000) British Album of 30 Year (2010) British Song of 25 Year (2005) Freddie Mercury Award (1996, 1998-1999) Global Success Award (2013-present) Icon Award (2014, 2016-present) Lifetime Achievement Award (1983) Live Performance of 30 Year (2010) Most Successful Live Act (1993) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1977, 1982-2010, 2012, 2019-present) Sony Trophy Award for Technical Excellence (1983-1984) Special Award (1983, 1985) Special Recognition (2011, 2013)

Voting procedure

According to The BRIT Awards website, the list of eligible artists, albums, and singles is compiled by the Official Charts Company and submitted to the voting academy, which consists of over 1,000 members of the music industry, including the previous year's nominees and winners. The voters use a secure online website to vote, and the voting is scrutinized by Electoral Reform Services.^[46]

Performances

Take That, band member Robbie Williams and Coldplay have performed the most number of ceremonies, performing seven times each. Rihanna and Adele have performed at four ceremonies each, with all four performances taking place on the same evenings (2008, 2011, 2012 and 2016).

Year	Performers (chronologically)
1985	Alison Moyet, Bronski Beat, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw and Tina Turner
1986	Huey Lewis and the News, Kate Bush, Phil Collins and Tears for Fears
1987	Chris de Burgh, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Five Star, Level 42, Simply Red, Spandau Ballet and Whitney Houston
1988	Bananarama, Bee Gees, Chris Rea, Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield, Rick Astley, Terence Trent D'Arby, T'Pau and The Who
1989	Bros, Def Leppard, Fairground Attraction, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, Randy Newman, Tanita Tikaram and Yazz
1990	Lisa Stansfield, Neneh Cherry, Nigel Kennedy, Phil Collins and Soul II Soul
1991	EMF, The Beautiful South and Status Quo
1992	The KLF, Extreme Noise Terror, Lisa Stansfield, Beverley Craven and P.M. Dawn
1993	Suede, Peter Gabriel, Cirque du Soleil, Bill Wyman and Madness
1994	Björk, PJ Harvey, Bon Jovi, Brian May, Dina Carroll, Elton John, Meatloaf, Pet Shop Boys, Stereo MCs, Take That, Van Morrison and Shane MacGowan
1995	Blur, East 17, Eddi Reader, Elton John, Eternal, Sting, M People, Madonna and Take That
1996	Alanis Morissette, David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Michael Jackson, Pulp, Simply Red and Take That
1997	Bee Gees, Diana Ross, Jamiroquai, The Fugees, Manic Street Preachers, Mark Morrison, Prince, Sheryl Crow, Skunk Anansie and Spice Girls
1998	All Saints, Chumbawamba, Finlay Quaye, Fleetwood Mac, Robbie Williams, Tom Jones, Shola Ama, Spice Girls, Texas, The Method Man and The Verve
1999	B*Witched, Billie Piper, Cleopatra, Steps, Tina Cousins, Supatroopers, Boyzone, Barry McGuigan*, Chris Eubank*, Nigel Benn*, The Corrs, David Bowie, Placebo, Eurythmics, Stevie Wonder, Manic Street Preachers, Robbie Williams and Whitney Houston
2000	Basement Jaxx, 5ive, Queen, Geri Halliwell, Macy Gray, Ricky Martin, Spice Girls, Stereophonics, Tom Jones, Travis and Will Smith
2001	Coldplay, Craig David, Destiny's Child, Eminem, Hear'Say, Robbie Williams, Sonique, Westlife and U2
2002	Anastacia, Jamiroquai, Dido, Gorillaz, Kylie Minogue, Mis-Teeq, Shaggy, Ali G, So Solid Crew, Sting and The Strokes
2003	Avril Lavigne, Blue, Coldplay, David Gray, George Michael, Ms Dynamite, Justin Timberlake, Kylie Minogue, Liberty X, Pink, Sugababes and Tom Jones
2004	50 Cent, Beyoncé, Muse, Black Eyed Peas, Busted, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Missy Elliott, Jamie Cullum, Katie Melua and Duran Duran
2005	Daniel Bedingfield, Natasha Bedingfield, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, Gwen Stefani, Jamelia, Lemar, Keane, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, Scissor Sisters, Bob Geldof, Robbie Williams and The Streets
2006	Coldplay, KT Tunstall, Kaiser Chiefs, James Blunt, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Gorillaz, Jack Johnson, Paul Weller and Prince
2007	Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol, Amy Winehouse, The Killers, Take That, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Corinne Bailey Rae and Oasis
2008	Mika, Beth Ditto, Rihanna, Klaxons, Kylie Minogue, Kaiser Chiefs, Leona Lewis, Mark Ronson, Adele, Daniel Merriweather, Amy Winehouse and Paul McCartney
2009	U2, Girls Aloud, Coldplay, Duffy, Take That, Kings of Leon, The Ting Tings, Estelle, Pet Shop Boys, Lady Gaga and Brandon Flowers
2010	Lily Allen, JLS, Kasabian, Lady Gaga, Florence + the Machine, Dizzee Rascal, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Cheryl Cole and Robbie Williams
2011	Take That, Adele, Rihanna, Mumford & Sons, Plan B, Arcade Fire, Tinie Tempah, Eric Turner, Labrinth, Justin Bieber, David Jensen, Terry Wogan, Cee Lo Green and Paloma Faith
2012	Coldplay, Florence and the Machine, Olly Murs, Rizzle Kicks, Ed Sheeran, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Chris Martin, Adele, Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Blur
2013	Muse, Robbie Williams, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, One Direction, Ben Howard, Mumford & Sons and Emeli Sandé
2014	Arctic Monkeys, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, Disclosure, Lorde, Aluna Francis, Ellie Goulding, Bastille, Rudimental, Ella Eyre, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
2015	Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Royal Blood, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Skepta, Fekky, Krept and Konan, Stormzy, Novelist, Allan Kingdom, Theophilus London, Vic Mensa, Take That, George Ezra, Paloma Faith and Madonna
2016	Coldplay, Justin Bieber, James Bay, Jess Glynne, Rihanna, SZA, Drake, Little Mix, The Spiders from Mars, Lorde, The Weeknd and Adele
2017	Little Mix, Bruno Mars, Emeli Sandé, The 1975, Chris Martin, Katy Perry, Skip Marley, Skepta, The Chainsmokers, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and Robbie Williams
2018	Justin Timberlake, Chris Stapleton, Rag'n'Bone Man, Jorja Smith, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Liam Gallagher, Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Rita Ora, Liam Payne and Stormzy
2019	Hugh Jackman, George Ezra, Little Mix, Ms Banks, Jorja Smith, Calvin Harris, Rag'n'Bone Man, Sam Smith, Dua Lipa, Jess Glynne, H.E.R., The 1975, Pink and Dan Smith

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  Barry McGuigan, Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn are all retired professional boxers. Even though they are not musicians, they attended the ceremony in 1999.

Most successful acts

Coldplay performing at the 2016 Brit Awards at The O2 in London, February 2016. Their nine Brit Awards include four British Group awards.

There have been numerous acts, both groups and individuals, that have won multiple awards. The table below shows those that have won four or more awards.^[47][48][49]

Number of awards	British acts	Notes
18	Robbie Williams	British Male Solo Artist (4) British Single of the Year (3) British Video of the Year (3) British Song of Twenty Five Year (1) Icon Award (1) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1) 5 with Take That British Group (1) British Video of the Year (1) British Single of the Year (3)
9	Adele	British Album of the Year (2) British Female Solo Artist (2) British Single of the Year (2) Global Success Award (2) Critics' Choice Award (1)
	Coldplay	British Group (4) British Album of the Year (3) British Live Act (1) British Single of the Year (1)
8	Annie Lennox	British Female Solo Artist (6) British Album of the Year (1) 1 with Eurythmics Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
	Harry Styles	British Video of the Year (1) 7 with One Direction British Video of the Year (4) Global Success Award (2) British Single of the Year (1)
	Take That	British Single of the Year (5) British Group (1) British Live Act (1) British Video of the Year (1)
7	Arctic Monkeys	British Album of the Year (3) British Group (3) British Breakthrough Act (1)
	One Direction	British Video of the Year (4) Global Success Award (2) British Single of the Year (1)
	Paul McCartney	British Male Solo Artist (1) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1) Sony Trophy Award for Technical Excellence (1) 4 with The Beatles Outstanding Contribution to Music (2) British Album of the Year (1) British Group (1)
6	David Bowie	British Male Solo Artist (3) British Album of the Year (1) Icon Award (1) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
	Ed Sheeran	British Male Solo Artist (2) British Album of the Year (1) British Breakthrough Act (1) Global Success Award (2)
	Oasis	British Album of the Year (1) British Album of Thirty Year (1) British Breakthrough Act (1) British Group (1) British Video of the Year (1) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
	Phil Collins	British Male Solo Artist (3) British Album of the Year (1) British Single of the Year (1) Soundtrack/Cast Recording (1)
5	Blur	British Album of the Year (1) British Group (1) British Single of the Year (1) British Video of the Year (1) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
	Elton John	Outstanding Contribution to Music (2) British Male Solo Artist (1) Freddie Mercury Award (1) Icon Award (1)[50]
	Freddie Mercury	3 with Queen British Single of the Year (2) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
	George Michael	British Male Solo Artist (2) British Album of the Year (1) 2 with Wham! British Group (1) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
	Spice Girls	British Single of the Year (1) British Video of the Year (1) Highest Selling Album Act (1) Live Performance of Thirty Year (1) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
4	The Beatles	Outstanding Contribution to Music (2) British Album of the Year (1) British Group (1)
	Dido	British Female Solo Artist (2) British Album of the Year (1) British Single of the Year (1)
	Emeli Sandé	British Female Solo Artist (2) British Album of the Year (1) Critics' Choice Award (1)
	Manic Street Preachers	British Album of the Year (2) British Group (2)
	Paul Weller	British Male Solo Artist (3) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)

Number of awards	International acts	Notes
7	Prince	International Male Solo Artist (2) International Solo Artist (2) Soundtrack/Cast Recording (2) International Artist (1)
	U2[51]	International Group (5) Most Successful Live Act (1) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)
6	Dave Grohl	5 with Foo Fighters International Group (4) International Album (1) 1 with Nirvana International Breakthrough Act (1)
	Michael Jackson	International Solo Artist (2) International Male Solo Artist (1) Artist of a Generation (1) British Album of the Year (1) British Video of the Year (1)
5	Björk	International Female Solo Artist (4) International Breakthrough Act (1)
	Foo Fighters	International Group (4) International Album (1)
4	Eminem	International Male Solo Artist (3) International Album (1)
	Beyoncé	International Female Solo Artist (2) 1 with Destiny's Child International Group (1) 1 with The Carters International Group (1)
3	Beck	International Male Solo Artist (3)
	Bruno Mars	International Male Solo Artist (2) British Single of the Year (1)
	Justin Timberlake	International Male Solo Artist (2) International Album (1)
	Kanye West	International Male Solo Artist (3)
	Kylie Minogue	International Female Solo Artist (2) International Album (1)
	Lady Gaga	International Album (1) International Breakthrough Act (1) International Female Solo Artist (1)
	R.E.M.	International Group (3)
	Scissor Sisters	International Album (1) International Breakthrough Act (1) International Group (1)
2	Arcade Fire	International Album (1) International Group (1)
	Justin Bieber	International Breakthrough Act (1) International Male Solo Artist (1)
	Lana Del Rey	International Breakthrough Act (1) International Female Solo Artist (1)
	Lorde	International Female Solo Artist (2)
	Madonna	International Female Solo Artist (2)
	Rihanna	International Female Solo Artist (2)
	P!nk	International Female Solo Artist (1) Outstanding Contribution to Music (1)

Viewing figures

Year	Air date	Official ratings[52] .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} (in millions) (Includes HD)	Weekly rank[52]
1999	17 February	9.86	12
2000	4 March	9.61	12
2001	27 February	8.62	18
2002	21 February	7.83	15
2003	20 February	7.64	15
2004	17 February	6.18	18
2005	10 February	6.32	17
2006	16 February	4.70	22
2007	14 February	5.43	19
2008	20 February	6.35	17
2009	18 February	5.49	17
2010	16 February	6.52	14
2011	15 February	4.79	18
2012	21 February	6.63	17
2013	20 February	5.91	14
2014	19 February	3.84	18
2015	25 February	5.99	13
2016	24 February	6.22	13
2017	22 February	5.57	14
2018	21 February	4.94	17
2019	20 February	4.10	-

See also

• List of BRIT Awards ceremonies


• Classic BRIT Awards

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v t e Brit Awards Ceremonies 1977 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Current awards British Album of the Year British Producer of the Year British Single of the Year British Video of the Year British Male Solo Artist British Female Solo Artist British Group British Breakthrough Act International Male Solo Artist International Female Solo Artist International Group Critics' Choice Defunct awards British Dance Act British Live Act British Pop Act British Rock Act British Urban Act International Album International Artist International Breakthrough Act International Solo Artist Classical Recording Soundtrack/Cast Recording Albums Brit Awards 2014 Brit Awards 2015 Brit Awards 2016 Brit Awards 2017 Brit Awards 2018 Related British Phonographic Industry Classic Brit Awards v t e Brit Award for British Album of the Year Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles (1977) Kings of the Wild Frontier – Adam and the Ants (1982) Memories – Barbra Streisand (1983) Thriller – Michael Jackson (1984) Diamond Life – Sade (1985) No Jacket Required – Phil Collins (1986) Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits (1987) ...Nothing Like the Sun – Sting (1988) The First of a Million Kisses – Fairground Attraction (1989) The Raw and the Cooked – Fine Young Cannibals (1990) Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 – George Michael (1991) Seal – Seal (1992) Diva – Annie Lennox (1993) Connected – Stereo MCs (1994) Parklife – Blur (1995) (What's the Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis (1996) Everything Must Go – Manic Street Preachers (1997) Urban Hymns – The Verve (1998) This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours – Manic Street Preachers (1999) The Man Who – Travis (2000) Parachutes – Coldplay (2001) No Angel – Dido (2002) A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay (2003) Permission to Land – The Darkness (2004) Hopes and Fears – Keane (2005) X&Y – Coldplay (2006) Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not – Arctic Monkeys (2007) Favourite Worst Nightmare – Arctic Monkeys (2008) Rockferry – Duffy (2009) Lungs – Florence and the Machine (2010) Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons (2011) 21 – Adele (2012) Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé (2013) AM – Arctic Monkeys (2014) x – Ed Sheeran (2015) 25 – Adele (2016) Blackstar – David Bowie (2017) Gang Signs & Prayer – Stormzy (2018) A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships - The 1975 (2019) v t e Brit Award for British Single of the Year "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum / "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (1977) "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (1982) "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners (1983) "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club (1984) "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1985) "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears (1986) "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys (1987) "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley (1988) "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction (1989) "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins (1990) "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode (1991) "These Are the Days of Our Lives" by Queen (1992) "Could It Be Magic" by Take That (1993) "Pray" by Take That (1994) "Parklife" by Blur (1995) "Back for Good" by Take That (1996) "Wannabe" by Spice Girls (1997) "Never Ever" by All Saints (1998) "Angels" by Robbie Williams (1999) "She's the One" by Robbie Williams (2000) "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams (2001) "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7 (2002) "Just a Little" by Liberty X (2003) "White Flag" by Dido (2004) "Your Game" by Will Young (2005) "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay (2006) "Patience" by Take That (2007) "Shine" by Take That (2008) "The Promise" by Girls Aloud (2009) "Beat Again" by JLS (2010) "Pass Out" by Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth (2011) "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction (2012) "Skyfall" by Adele (2013) "Waiting All Night" by Rudimental featuring Ella Eyre (2014) "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2015) "Hello" by Adele (2016) "Shout Out to My Ex" by Little Mix (2017) "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man (2018) "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (2019) v t e Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act Graham Parker and Julie Covington (1977) The Human League (1982) Yazoo (1983) Paul Young (1984) Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1985) Go West (1986) The Housemartins (1987) Wet Wet Wet (1988) Bros (1989) Lisa Stansfield (1990) Betty Boo (1991) Beverley Craven (1992) Tasmin Archer (1993) Gabrielle (1994) Oasis (1995) Supergrass (1996) Kula Shaker (1997) Stereophonics (1998) Belle and Sebastian (1999) S Club 7 (2000) A1 (2001) Blue (2002) Will Young (2003) Busted (2004) Keane (2005) Arctic Monkeys (2006) The Fratellis (2007) Mika (2008) Duffy (2009) JLS (2010) Tinie Tempah (2011) Ed Sheeran (2012) Ben Howard (2013) Bastille (2014) Sam Smith (2015) Catfish and the Bottlemen (2016) Rag'n'Bone Man (2017) Dua Lipa (2018) Tom Walker (2019) v t e Brit Award for Critics' Choice Adele (2008) Florence and the Machine (2009) Ellie Goulding (2010) Jessie J (2011) Emeli Sandé (2012) Tom Odell (2013) Sam Smith (2014) James Bay (2015) Jack Garratt (2016) Rag'n'Bone Man (2017) Jorja Smith (2018) Sam Fender (2019) v t e Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist Shirley Bassey (1977) Randy Crawford (1982) Kim Wilde (1983) Annie Lennox (1984) Alison Moyet (1985) Annie Lennox (1986) Kate Bush (1987) Alison Moyet (1988) Annie Lennox (1989) Annie Lennox (1990) Lisa Stansfield (1991) Lisa Stansfield (1992) Annie Lennox (1993) Dina Carroll (1994) Eddi Reader (1995) Annie Lennox (1996) Gabrielle (1997) Shola Ama (1998) Des'ree (1999) Beth Orton (2000) Sonique (2001) Dido (2002) Ms. Dynamite (2003) Dido (2004) Joss Stone (2005) KT Tunstall (2006) Amy Winehouse (2007) Kate Nash (2008) Duffy (2009) Lily Allen (2010) Laura Marling (2011) Adele (2012) Emeli Sandé (2013) Ellie Goulding (2014) Paloma Faith (2015) Adele (2016) Emeli Sandé (2017) Dua Lipa (2018) Jorja Smith (2019) v t e Brit Award for British Group The Beatles (1977) The Police (1982) Dire Straits (1983) Culture Club (1984) Wham! (1985) Dire Straits (1986) Five Star (1987) Pet Shop Boys (1988) Erasure (1989) Fine Young Cannibals (1990) The Cure (1991) The KLF and Simply Red (1992) Simply Red (1993) Stereo MCs (1994) Blur (1995) Oasis (1996) Manic Street Preachers (1997) The Verve (1998) Manic Street Preachers (1999) Travis (2000) Coldplay (2001) Travis (2002) Coldplay (2003) The Darkness (2004) Franz Ferdinand (2005) Kaiser Chiefs (2006) Arctic Monkeys (2007) Arctic Monkeys (2008) Elbow (2009) Kasabian (2010) Take That (2011) Coldplay (2012) Mumford & Sons (2013) Arctic Monkeys (2014) Royal Blood (2015) Coldplay (2016) The 1975 (2017) Gorillaz (2018) The 1975 (2019) v t e Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist Cliff Richard (1977) Cliff Richard (1982) Paul McCartney (1983) David Bowie (1984) Paul Young (1985) Phil Collins (1986) Peter Gabriel (1987) George Michael (1988) Phil Collins (1989) Phil Collins (1990) Elton John (1991) Seal (1992) Mick Hucknall (1993) Sting (1994) Paul Weller (1995) Paul Weller (1996) George Michael (1997) Finley Quaye (1998) Robbie Williams (1999) Tom Jones (2000) Robbie Williams (2001) Robbie Williams (2002) Robbie Williams (2003) Daniel Bedingfield (2004) The Streets (2005) James Blunt (2006) James Morrison (2007) Mark Ronson (2008) Paul Weller (2009) Dizzee Rascal (2010) Plan B (2011) Ed Sheeran (2012) Ben Howard (2013) David Bowie (2014) Ed Sheeran (2015) James Bay (2016) David Bowie (2017) Stormzy (2018) George Ezra (2019) v t e Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist Tracy Chapman (1989) Sinéad O'Connor (1991) Björk (1994) K.d. lang (1995) Björk (1996) Sheryl Crow (1997) Björk (1998) Natalie Imbruglia (1999) Macy Gray (2000) Madonna (2001) Kylie Minogue (2002) Pink (2003) Beyoncé (2004) Gwen Stefani (2005) Madonna (2006) Nelly Furtado (2007) Kylie Minogue (2008) Katy Perry (2009) Lady Gaga (2010) Rihanna (2011) Rihanna (2012) Lana Del Rey (2013) Lorde (2014) Taylor Swift (2015) Björk (2016) Beyoncé (2017) Lorde (2018) Ariana Grande (2019) v t e Brit Award for International Group Huey Lewis and the News (1986) The Bangles (1987) U2 (1988) U2 (1989) U2 (1990) INXS (1991) R.E.M. (1992) R.E.M. (1993) Crowded House (1994) R.E.M. (1995) Bon Jovi (1996) Fugees (1997) U2 (1998) The Corrs (1999) TLC (2000) U2 (2001) Destiny's Child (2002) Red Hot Chili Peppers (2003) The White Stripes (2004) Scissor Sisters (2005) Green Day (2006) The Killers (2007) Foo Fighters (2008) Kings of Leon (2009) Arcade Fire (2011) Foo Fighters (2012) The Black Keys (2013) Daft Punk (2014) Foo Fighters (2015) Tame Impala (2016) A Tribe Called Quest (2017) Foo Fighters (2018) The Carters (2019) v t e Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist Michael Jackson (1989) Michael Hutchence (1991) Lenny Kravitz (1994) Prince (1995) Prince (1996) Beck (1997) Jon Bon Jovi (1998) Beck (1999) Beck (2000) Eminem (2001) Shaggy (2002) Eminem (2003) Justin Timberlake (2004) Eminem (2005) Kanye West (2006) Justin Timberlake (2007) Kanye West (2008) Kanye West (2009) Jay-Z (2010) CeeLo Green (2011) Bruno Mars (2012) Frank Ocean (2013) Bruno Mars (2014) Pharrell Williams (2015) Justin Bieber (2016) Drake (2017) Kendrick Lamar (2018) Drake (2019)

v t e Music awards
Worldwide	International Dance Music Awards International Rock Awards World Music Awards
Africa	South African Music Awards (RSA) Channel O Music Video Awards (RSA) Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NGR) The Headies (NGR)
Americas	Dove Awards (US) Grammy Awards (US) Billboard Music Awards (US) Billboard Latin Music Awards (US) American Music Awards (US) Academy of Country Music Awards (US) Country Music Association Awards (US) CMT Music Awards (US) iHeartRadio Music Awards (US) Heat Latin Music Awards (US) Latin Grammy Awards (US) Lo Nuestro Awards (US) Latin American Music Award (US) Melhores do Ano (BRA) Troféu Imprensa (BRA) Premios Tu Mundo (US) Premios Juventud (US) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (US) MTV Video Music Awards (US) MTV Millennial Awards (US) BET Awards (US) Soul Train Music Awards (US) TEC Awards (US) iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (CAN) Juno Awards (CAN) BreakTudo Awards
Asia and Oceania	ABU Song Festivals (AS) ARIA Music Awards (AUS) Awit Awards (PHL) Myx Music Award (PHL) Billboard Japan Music Awards Eurovision Asia Song Contest (AS) Golden Disc Awards (S. KOR) Golden Melody Awards (TW) Japan Record Awards Japan Gold Disc Awards New Zealand Music Awards (NZ) Anugerah Juara Lagu (MAS) Anugerah Industri Muzik (MAS) Anugerah Musik Indonesia (INA) Dahsyatnya Awards (INA) SCTV Awards (INA) Anugerah Planet Muzik (SIN, MAS, BRU, INA) Dedication Music Award (VN)
Europe	Europe Music Awards (EU) Brit Awards (UK) Mercury Prize (UK) MOBO Awards (UK) Kerrang! Awards (UK) Classic Brit Awards (UK) Gramophone Award (UK) Echo Awards (GER) Victoires de la Musique (FRA) Grand Prix du Disque (FRA) NRJ Music Awards (FRA) Diapason d'Or (FRA) Sanremo Music Festival Awards (ITA) Wind Music Awards (ITA) MTV Italian Music Awards Edison Awards (NLD) Grammis Awards (SWE) Premio Nacional de Música (SPA) LOS40 Music Awards(SPA) Meteor Music Awards (IRL) Choice Music Prize (IRL) Russian Music Awards (RUS) ZAI Awards/Aurel Awards (SK) Anděl Awards (CZ) BBC Music Awards (UK) Estonian Music Awards Swallow Music Awards (ARM) Global Awards (UK)

v t e Music of the United Kingdom
Art music	Early music (England • Ireland • Scotland) Baroque Classical
History of popular music	Early popular music 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s & 2010s
Traditional genres	British folk revival Ballad Carol Children's song Hornpipe Jig Morris dance Protest song Reel Sea shanty Strathspey War song Work song
Contemporary popular genres	Folk England Scotland Wales Grime Hip Hop Jazz Pop Popular Rock Soul Schlager
Ethnic music	Caribbean England Ireland Scotland Wales
Media and performance	Music awards Brit Awards Classic Brit Awards Gramophone Classical Music Awards Ivor Novello Awards Kerrang! Awards Mercury Prize MOBO Awards Spiral Awards BBC Music Awards Global Awards Music charts Albums chart Classical charts Compilation chart Dance chart Download chart Indie chart R&B chart Rock chart Singles chart Subscription plays chart Music festivals C2C: Country to Country Cambridge Folk Download Edinburgh Eisteddfod Glastonbury Isle of Wight Knebworth Royal National Mòd The Proms Reading and Leeds Sidmouth T in the Park V Music media fRoots The Gramophone Kerrang! Melody Maker Mojo NME Q The Wire National anthem "God Save the Queen"
Regional music	British Isles Birmingham (Classical music, Jazz, Popular music) Cardiff Cornwall Liverpool Manchester Northumbria Somerset Sussex Yorkshire Overseas Anguilla Bermuda Cayman Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Turks and Caicos Virgin Islands

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