Brit Awards 2022, presented by the
British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British recorded music industry's Trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards, the Classic BRIT Awards, National Album Day, is home to the Mercury Prize, and co-owns the Official Charts Company with th ...
(BPI), was held on 8 February 2022 to recognize the best in British and international music. The ceremony took place at
The O2 Arena
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in
London
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, and was hosted by British comedian
Mo Gilligan
Mosiah Bikila Gilligan (born 19 February 1988) is a British stand-up comedian. He is known for his observational comedy. After several years of uploading comedy clips to social media, he found global success in 2017. He hosted '' The Lateish Sho ...
.
The BPI announced in November 2021 that the
Brit Awards
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 ...
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
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
,
Dave Dave may refer to:
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* ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver
* ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film
* Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the ...
,
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...
, and
Little Simz
Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo (born 23 February 1994), better known by her stage name Little Simz, is a British rapper, singer and actress. She rose to prominence with the independent release of her first three albums; ''A Curious Tale ...
tied for the most nominations, and the largest number of nominations given to female acts since
Brit Awards 2010
Brit Awards 2010 was the 30th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual Brit Awards. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court in London for the last time. The ceremony was broadcast live on ITV on Tuesday 16 February 2010. It wa ...
.
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
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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
Artist of the Year
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Overview
Through several rounds of regional comp ...
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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International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* International (Kevin Michael album), ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* International (New Order album), ' ...
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
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TikTok is an international version ...
.
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
Maya Indea Jama (, ; born 14 August 1994) is an English television, radio presenter, and DJ. She co-presented BBC One's '' Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer'' alongside Peter Crouch and Alex Horne and is presenter of the BBC Three competition '' Gl ...
and
Clara Amfo
Clara Amfo (born 22 May 1984) is a British radio broadcaster, television presenter, podcast host and voice-over artist. She is known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1.
Early life and education
Amfo was born in Kingston upon Thames in Lo ...
.
References
External links
Brit Awards official website{{Brit Awards
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February 2022 events in the United Kingdom
2022 music awards
2022 in British music
2022 awards in the United Kingdom