Brit Awards 2018

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Brit Awards 2018
2018 Brit Awards.svg
Date21 February 2018
Venue The O2 Arena
Hosted by Jack Whitehall
Emma Willis (BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show)
Most awards Dua Lipa and Stormzy (2)
Most nominations Dua Lipa (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network ITV
ITV2 (Red Carpet)
YouTube
Runtime113 minutes
Viewership4.5 million [1]
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Brit Awards 2018 was the 38th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music show, the Brit Awards. It was held on the 21st February 2018 at the O2 Arena in London, [2] with Jack Whitehall as the host. [3] The Brit Award statuette designed by sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor was awarded to the winners. [4] Foo Fighters, Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran were among the global stars nominated for awards in the ceremony. [5]

Contents

Performances

Ariana Grande was scheduled to perform a tribute, in remembrance of those who lost their lives at the Manchester Arena Bombing, but later withdrew due to illness. Liam Gallagher instead, stood in for Grande, performing "Live Forever". [6] [7]

Pre-ceremony

Performer(s)SongUK Singles Chart reaction
(week ending 25 January 2018)		UK Albums Chart reaction
(week ending 25 January 2018)
Paloma Faith "Crybaby"N/A The Architect – 11 (−2)
Clean Bandit
Julia Michaels 		"Symphony"
"I Miss You"		41 (−5)
4 (+1)		N/A
J Hus "Did You See"N/A Common Sense – 24 (+11)
Liam Payne "Strip That Down"N/AN/A
Jorja Smith
Stormzy 		"Let Me Down"34 (debut)N/A
Gang Signs & Prayer – 33 (−5)

Main show

Performer(s)SongUK Singles Chart reaction
(week ending 1 March 2018)		UK Albums Chart reaction
(week ending 1 March 2018)
Justin Timberlake
Chris Stapleton 		"Midnight Summer Jam"
"Say Something"		N/A
22 (+5)		 Man of the Woods – 7 (+1)
Rag'n'Bone Man
Jorja Smith 		"Skin"N/A Human – 4 (+8)
Dua Lipa "New Rules"31 (+3) Dua Lipa – 3 (+8)
Ed Sheeran "Supermarket Flowers"81 (re-entry) ÷ – 2 (+/−)
x – 13 (+4)
+ – 32 (+6)
Foo Fighters "The Sky Is a Neighborhood"N/A Greatest Hits – 36 (+17)
Concrete and Gold – 87 (re-entry)
Liam Gallagher "Live Forever"N/A As You Were – 17 (+7)
Sam Smith "Too Good at Goodbyes"69 (+15) The Thrill of It All – 11 (−2)
In the Lonely Hour – 31 (+1)
Kendrick Lamar
Rich the Kid 		"Feel"
"New Freezer"		N/A Damn – 14 (+7)
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – 79 (−3)
Rita Ora
Liam Payne 		"Your Song"
"Anywhere"
"For You"		N/A
34 (−3)
8 (+/−)		N/A
Stormzy "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2"

Brits Freestyle [8]
"Big for Your Boots"

48 (+24)
N/A		 Gang Signs & Prayer – 10 (+31)

Winners and nominees

The nominations were revealed on 13 January 2018. [9]

British Album of the Year
(presented by Nile Rodgers)		Special Achievement Award
British Single of the Year
(presented by Dermot O'Leary and Emma Willis)		 British Video of the Year
(presented by Jennifer Hudson, Olly Murs and Tom Jones)
British Male Solo Artist
(presented by Little Mix)		 British Female Solo Artist
(presented by Kylie Minogue and Millie Bobby Brown)
British Group
(presented by Hailey Baldwin and Luke Evans)		 British Breakthrough Act
(presented by Alice Levine and Clara Amfo)
International Male Solo Artist
(presented by Camila Cabello and Harry Kane)		 International Female Solo Artist
(presented by Adwoa Aboah and Ellie Goulding)
International Group
(presented by Anna Friel and Damian Lewis)		 Critics' Choice Award
(presented by Rag'n'Bone Man)

Multiple nominations and awards

Two-time winner Dua Lipa earned the most nominations and awards Dua Lipa By Daniel Ahs Karlsson.jpg
Two-time winner Dua Lipa earned the most nominations and awards
Artists who received multiple nominations
NominationsArtist
5 Dua Lipa
4 Ed Sheeran
3 J Hus
Rag'n'Bone Man
2 Big Sean
Calvin Harris
Clean Bandit
Jonas Blue
Katy Perry
Liam Payne
Little Mix
Loyle Carner
Pharrell Williams
Quavo
Stormzy
Taylor Swift
William Singe
Zara Larsson
Artists who received multiple awards
WinsArtist
2 Dua Lipa
Stormzy

Brit Awards 2018 album

Brit Awards 2018
Brit Awards 2018 album.png
Compilation album / Box set by
Various Artists
Released9 February 2018
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Various Artists chronology
Brit Awards 2017
(2017)		''Brit Awards 2018''
(2018)

The Brit Awards 2018 is a compilation and box set which has two discs with a total of forty songs.

Track listing

CD 1

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Galway Girl" Ed Sheeran 2:49
2."Human" Rag'n'Bone Man 3:18
3."What About Us" Pink 4:29
4."Too Good at Goodbyes" Sam Smith 3:22
5."Reggaetón Lento" CNCO and Little Mix 3:07
6."Havana" Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug 3:35
7."New Rules" Dua Lipa 3:30
8."Crybaby" Paloma Faith 3:53
9."Ciao Adios" Anne-Marie 3:21
10."Dusk Till Dawn" Zayn featuring Sia 3:56
11."Big for Your Boots" Stormzy 4:01
12."Did You See" J Hus 3:03
13."Teenage Fantasy" Jorja Smith 3:48
14."No Words" Dave featuring MoStack3:31
15."The Isle of Arran" Loyle Carner 3:34
16."Feels" Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean 3:43
17."(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano" Sampha 3:37
18."Strip That Down" Liam Payne featuring Quavo 3:23
19."I'm the One" DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne 4:47
20."Unforgettable" French Montana featuring Swae Lee 3:51

CD 2

British Video of the Year controversy

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 leader-board 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. [10] [11] The Brits responded to the claim, saying: "The final leader-board 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 leader-board 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." [12] [13]

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  4. ↑ "This is what Brit winners will take home next year". BBC. 10 December 2017.
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  8. ↑ Stormzy – Brits 2018 Performance , retrieved 7 August 2019
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