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, with Jack Whitehall as the host."Jack Whitehall to host 2018 Brit Awards". BBC News. Retrieved 10 December 2017 The Brit Award statuette designed by sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor was awarded to the winners. Foo Fighters, Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran were among the global stars nominated for awards in the ceremony.
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".
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/AThe Architect – 11 (−2)Clean BanditJulia Michaels"Symphony""I Miss You"41 (−5)4 (+1)N/AJ Hus"Did You See"N/ACommon Sense – 24 (+11)Liam Payne"Strip That Down"N/AN/AJorja SmithStormzy"Let Me Down"34 (debut)N/AGang 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 TimberlakeChris Stapleton"Midnight Summer Jam""Say Something"N/A22 (+5)Man of the Woods – 7 (+1)Rag'n'Bone ManJorja Smith"Skin"N/AHuman – 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/AGreatest Hits – 36 (+17)Concrete and Gold – 87 (re-entry)Liam Gallagher"Live Forever"N/AAs 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 LamarRich the Kid"Feel""New Freezer"N/ADamn – 14 (+7)Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – 79 (−3)Rita OraLiam Payne"Your Song""Anywhere""For You"N/A34 (−3)8 (+/−)N/AStormzy"Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2" Brits Freestyle "Big for Your Boots"48 (+24)N/AGang Signs & Prayer – 10 (+31)
Winners and nominees The nominations were revealed on 13 January 2018.
British Album of the Year(presented by Nile Rodgers)Special Achievement AwardStormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa Ed Sheeran – ÷ J Hus – Common Sense Rag'n'Bone Man – HumanBritish Producer of the Year: Steve Mac (presented by Ed Sheeran) Global Success Award: Ed Sheeran (presented by Elton John and Ronnie Wood)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)Rag'n'Bone Man – "Human" Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean – "Feels" Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson – "Symphony" Dua Lipa – "New Rules" Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" J Hus – "Did You See" Jax Jones featuring Raye – "You Don't Know Me" Jonas Blue featuring William Singe – "Mama" Liam Payne featuring Quavo – "Strip That Down" Little Mix – "Touch"*Harry Styles – "Sign of the Times" Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" Little Mix – "Touch" Liam Payne featuring Quavo – "Strip That Down" Zayn and Taylor Swift – "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"Eliminated Anne-Marie – "Ciao Adios" Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean – "Feels" Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson – "Symphony" Dua Lipa – "New Rules" Jonas Blue featuring William Singe – "Mama"British Male Solo Artist(presented by Little Mix)British Female Solo Artist(presented by Kylie Minogue and Millie Bobby Brown)Stormzy Ed Sheeran Liam Gallagher Loyle Carner Rag'n'Bone ManDua Lipa Jessie Ware Kae Tempest Laura Marling Paloma FaithBritish Group(presented by Hailey Baldwin and Luke Evans)British Breakthrough Act(presented by Alice Levine and Clara Amfo)Gorillaz London Grammar Royal Blood Wolf Alice The xxDua Lipa Dave J Hus Loyle Carner SamphaInternational Male Solo Artist(presented by Camila Cabello and Harry Kane)International Female Solo Artist(presented by Adwoa Aboah and Ellie Goulding)Kendrick Lamar Beck Childish Gambino DJ Khaled DrakeLorde Alicia Keys Björk Pink Taylor SwiftInternational Group(presented by Anna Friel and Damian Lewis)Critics' Choice Award(presented by Rag'n'Bone Man)Foo Fighters Arcade Fire Haim The Killers LCD SoundsystemJorja Smith Mabel Stefflon Don
Multiple nominations and awards
+ Artists who received multiple nominationsNominationsArtist 5 Dua Lipa 4Ed Sheeran 3J HusRag'n'Bone Man 2Big SeanCalvin HarrisClean BanditJonas BlueKaty PerryLiam PayneLittle MixLoyle CarnerPharrell WilliamsQuavoStormzyTaylor SwiftWilliam SingeZara Larsson
+ Artists who received multiple awardsWinsArtist 2 Dua Lipa Stormzy
Brit Awards 2018 album
The Brit Awards 2018 is a compilation and box set which has two discs with a total of forty songs.
Track listing CD 1
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. 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."
References
External links Brit Awards 2018 at Brits.co.uk