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| Date | 8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| Hosted by | Mo Gilligan | |||
| Most awards | Adele (3) | |||
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Brit Awards 2022, presented by theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI), was held on 8 February 2022 to recognize the best in British and international music. The ceremony took place atThe O2 Arena inLondon, and was hosted by British comedianMo Gilligan.[1] Coverage of the red carpet was broadcast onITV2 and presented byClara Amfo andMaya Jama.
The BPI announced in November 2021 that theBrit Awards would no longer use gendered categories, and that it would also revive the categories for bestAlternative/Rock Act,Dance Act,Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act, andPop/R&B Act. Nominations were announced on 18 December 2021, withAdele,Dave,Ed Sheeran, andLittle Simz tied for the most nominations, and the largest number of nominations given to female acts sinceBrit Awards 2010.[2][3]
| Performer(s) | Song | UK 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) | — |
| Performer(s) | Song | UK 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 |
On 22 November 2021, the BPI announced that it would re-align the categories for the 42nd Brit Awards to begender-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 theFemale Solo Artist andMale Solo Artist into a newArtist of the Year category, and the merger ofInternational Female Solo Artist andInternational Male Solo Artist into a revivedInternational 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, andPop/R&B Act—were reinstated.[4][5] These awards were voted on viaTikTok.[2]
Nominees for theRising 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 byMaya Jama andClara Amfo.[8]