Brit Awards 2022 Explained

Host:Mo Gilligan
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Brit Awards 2022
Previous:2021
Next:2023
Most Awards:Adele (3)

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.[1] Coverage of the red carpet was broadcast on ITV2 and presented by Clara Amfo and Maya Jama.

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, Dave, Ed Sheeran, and Little Simz tied for the most nominations, and the largest number of nominations given to female acts since Brit Awards 2010.[2] [3]

Performances

Nominations show

Performer(s)SongUK Singles Chart reaction
(week ending 24 December 2021)
UK Albums Chart reaction
(week ending 24 December 2021)
Anne-Marie"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)"Therapy – 78 (re-entry)
Glass Animals"Heat Waves"65 (–12)
Mimi Webb"Good Without"
Joel Corry
Gracey
"Out Out"
"Bed"
"I Wish"
N/A
N/A
45 (–9)

Main show

Performer(s)SongUK Singles Chart reaction
(week ending 17 February 2022)
UK Albums Chart reaction
(week ending 17 February 2022)
Ed Sheeran
Bring Me the Horizon
"Bad Habits"20 (+4)= – 2 (+2)
÷ – 16 (-1)
x – 55 (+5)
No.6 Collaborations Project – 77 (+4)
Anne-Marie
KSI
Digital Farm Animals
"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)"
"Don't Play"
"Holiday"
N/A
All Over the Place – 95 (re)
N/A
Little Simz
Emma Corrin
"Introvert"
"Woman"
Liam Gallagher"Everything's Electric"18 (new entry)
Holly Humberstone"London Is Lonely"
Adele"I Drink Wine"75 (-36)30 – 4 (+1)
25 – 35 (-1)
21 – 61 (+5)
Sam Fender"Seventeen Going Under"7 (+1)Seventeen Going Under – 20 (+12)
Hypersonic Missiles – 60 (+23)
Ed Sheeran"The Joker and the Queen"= – 2 (+2)
÷ – 16 (-1)
x – 55 (+5)
No.6 Collaborations Project – 77 (+4)
Dave
Fredo
Ghetts
Meekz
Giggs
"In the Fire"Psychodrama – 7 (+60)
We're All Alone In This Together – 22 (+11)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

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 "[recognize] artists 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 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.[4] [5] These awards were voted on via TikTok.

Nominees for the Rising Star Award were announced on 30 November 2021[6] and the winner was announced on 9 December 2021.[7] 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.[8]

British Album of the Year
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British Artist of the Year
British Group of the Year
British Song of the Year
Best Pop/R&B Act
Best Dance Act
Best New Artist
Best Rock/Alternative Act
Best Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act
International Artist of the Year
International Group of the Year
Best International Song
Rising Star
British Producer of the Year
Songwriter of the Year

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The BRIT Awards 2022: Ceremony time, host, performers and nominations. RadioTimes. Joe. Julians. 20 December 2021. November 29, 2021.
  2. News: 2021-12-18. Brit Awards 2022: Adele, Ed Sheeran and Dave nominated in gender-neutral awards. BBC News. 2021-12-18.
  3. Web site: Adele sweeps gender-neutral Brit awards dominated by female acts. 8 February 2022. Guardian. 9 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Savage. Mark. 2021-11-22. Brit Awards scrap male and female categories. 2022-01-24. BBC News.
  5. Web site: Ravindran. Manori. 2021-12-18. Brit Awards: Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dave and Little Simz Lead 2022 Nominations. 24 January 2022. Variety. en-US.
  6. News: Meet our 2022 Rising Stars. BRITS. 30 November 2021.
  7. News: Holly Humberstone announced as winner of BRITs Rising Star Award. BRITS. 9 December 2021.
  8. Web site: BRIT Awards 2022 nominations in full: Adele, Dave, Ed Sheeran and Little Simz lead with four each. 18 December 2021. Official Charts Company.