2014_Brit_Awards

Brit Awards 2014

Brit Awards 2014

Award ceremony


Brit Awards 2014 was held on 19 February 2014. It was the 34th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop Brit Awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London and was presented by James Corden for the fourth consecutive year.[2] Leading the nominations was Ellie Goulding with five nominations. Arctic Monkeys and One Direction both won the most awards, winning two awards each.[3][4][5] For the first time ever, a backstage livestream was broadcast on the internet, via YouTube. The stream was hosted by internet vloggers Daniel Howell and Phil Lester, with guests including One Direction and Ellie Goulding. 67-year-old David Bowie became the oldest winner to date of the British Male Solo Artist award.[6]

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A new glossy black finish design statue designed by fashion designer Philip Treacy was presented for the first time.[7]

Statuette design

The statuette for the 2014 BRIT Awards was designed by Irish milliner Philip Treacy. Taking the form of Britannia (the national personification of Britain), the trophy has been redesigned by various artists since the BRIT Awards revamp in 2011.[8][9] Treacy stated that music has always been his inspiration, with the 2014 trophy being inspired by "a uniquely British genre of music, Punk."[10] It was unveiled on 28 November 2013.[11] The statuette has a glossy black finish, with a black and white circular hat that represents a mohawk, which sits atop the helmet at the apex of the trophy.[12]

Performances

The Brits Are Coming: Nominations Launch Party

Nick Grimshaw hosted the launch show inside the ITV Studios in London on Thursday 9 January.

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Main show performances

The following performances took place during the live broadcast on 19 February 2014.[14][15][16]

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Select performances were made available for purchase on iTunes following the ceremony, and "Pompeii/Waiting All Night" by Bastille, Rudimental and Ella Eyre debuted at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart, whilst Lorde and Disclosure's "White Noise/Royals" debuted at number 72.[17][20]

Winners and nominees

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Multiple nominations and awards

Two-time winner Arctic Monkeys
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Brit Awards 2014 album

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The Brit Awards 2014 is a compilation and box set which includes the "62 biggest tracks from the past year".[26] The box set has three discs with a total of sixty-two songs by various artists.

Track listing

The set has three discs; the first disc includes twenty-one songs, the second disc includes twenty songs and the third disc includes twenty-one songs. Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding and Calvin Harris are the only artists to have more than one song in the album.

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Weekly charts

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References

  1. "James Corden to quit hosting the Brit Awards after 2014". Digital Spy. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  2. "Brit awards 2014 – as it happened". Guardian. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. "Brits 2014: The real winners and losers". BBC News. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. "Brit Awards 2014: as it happened". Daily Telegraph. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. "Oldest Brit winner David Bowie enters independence debate". BBC News. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  6. "Brit Awards 2014: See the new statue". Digital Spy. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  7. Hirschmiller, Stephanie (28 November 2013). "Philip Treacy designs 2014 BRIT Awards trophy". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  8. Corner, Lewis (28 November 2013). "Brit Awards 2014: See the new statue". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK (National Magazine Company Ltd.). Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  9. Hirschmiller, Stephanie (28 November 2013). "Philip Treacy Designs Brit Award Trophy". Women's Wear Daily (WWD). Fairchild Fashion Media (Condé Nast). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  10. O'Mance, Brad. "Bruno Mars, Bastille and Rudimental are also performing at the Brits". Pop Justice. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  11. Hogan, Michael (19 February 2014). "Brit Awards 2014: Live". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014.
  12. "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 1st March 2014". Official Charts Company. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  13. "Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 – 1st March 2014". 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  14. "Foals producers Flood and Alan Moulder win Brit award". BBC News. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  15. "Foals 'Holy Fire' producers win Brit Award". NME. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  16. Jonze, Tim (19 February 2014). "Bruno Mars wins international solo male at Brit awards 2014". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  17. Evans, Denise (29 January 2014). "Sam Smith to play Parklife Weekender 2014". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

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