Brit Awards 2022, presented by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI), was held on 8 February 2022 to recognize the best in British and international music. The ceremony took place at
The O2 Arena in
London, and was hosted by British comedian
Mo Gilligan.
The BPI announced in November 2021 that the
Brit Awards would no longer use gendered categories, and that it would also revive the categories for best
Alternative/Rock Act,
Dance Act,
Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act, and
Pop/R&B Act. Nominations were announced on 18 December 2021, with
Adele,
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,
Ed Sheeran, and
Little Simz tied for the most nominations, and the largest number of nominations given to female acts since
Brit Awards 2010
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Performances
Nominations show
Main show
Winners and nominees
On 22 November 2021, the BPI announced that it would re-align the categories for the 42nd Brit Awards to be
gender-neutral; it was stated that the change was intended to "
ecognizeartists solely for their music and work, rather than how they choose to identify or as others may see them, as part of the Brits' commitment to evolving the show to be as inclusive and as relevant as possible." This resulted in the merger of the
Female Solo Artist and
Male Solo Artist into a new
Artist of the Year category, and the merger of
International Female Solo Artist and
International Male Solo Artist into a revived
International Artist of the Year
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Music Albums
* International (Kevin Michael album), ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
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category (originally presented between 1986 and 1993). To compensate for the removal of categories, four genre-based awards—
Alternative/Rock Act,
Dance Act,
Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act, and
Pop/R&B Act—were reinstated. These awards were voted on via
TikTok.
Nominees for the
Rising Star Award were announced on 30 November 2021 and the winner was announced on 9 December 2021. The nominees for the other categories were announced on 18 December 2021 during a televised special, ''The Brits Are Coming'', which was hosted by
Maya Jama and
Clara Amfo.
References
External links
Brit Awards official website{{Brit Awards
Brit Awards
February 2022 events in the United Kingdom
2022 music awards
2022 in British music
2022 awards in the United Kingdom