Brit Awards 2022, presented by the

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(BPI), was held on 8 February 2022 to recognize the best in British and international music. The ceremony took place at

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, and was hosted by British comedian

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. The BPI announced in November 2021 that the

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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

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, and

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tied for the most nominations, and the largest number of nominations given to female acts since

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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

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; 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

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category, and the merger of International Female Solo Artist and International Male Solo Artist into a revived

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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

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. 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

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and

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References

External links

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