Brit_Awards_2018

Brit Awards 2018

Brit Awards 2018

Award ceremony


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]

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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

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Main show

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Winners and nominees

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

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Multiple nominations and awards

Two-time winner Dua Lipa earned the most nominations and awards
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Brit Awards 2018 album

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

Track listing

CD 1

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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]


References

  1. Awards, BRIT (28 August 2017). "We're super excited to announce that The #BRITs 2018 will take place on 21 February 2018! pic.twitter.com/IRYYF1MlRU". @BRITs. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. "Jack Whitehall to host 2018 Brit Awards". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2017
  3. "Winners". BRIT Awards. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. "Ariana Grande withdraws from tribute performance due to illness". BBC News. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. "All the wins and performances from the Brit awards 2018 – as they happened". Guardian. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. Stormzy – Brits 2018 Performance, retrieved 7 August 2019
  7. Kitchener, Shaun (21 February 2018). "BRITs 2018: Little Mix fans furious as Harry Styles wins Twitter vote amid trend confusion". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  8. "BRITs speak out as Little Mix fans demand answers over 'voting scandal'". Daily Star. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

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