| Brit Awards 2007 | ||||
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| Date | 14 February 2007 | |||
| Venue | Earls Court | |||
| Hosted by | Russell Brand | |||
| Most awards | Arctic Monkeys andThe Killers (2) | |||
| Most nominations | Lily Allen (4) | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | ITV | |||
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Brit Awards 2007 was the 27th edition of theBrit Awards, an annual pop musicawards ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by theBritish Phonographic Industry and took place on 14 February 2007 atEarls Court in London. The show, when broadcast, attracted 5.43 million viewers.
The ceremony was hosted byRussell Brand, withFearne Cotton interviewing winners backstage, and thevoiceover byTom Baker. The show was supposedly being broadcast live for the first time since 1989, onITV1; however, it was revealed to have been on a 30-secondtape delay.[1] The sound occasionally dropped out, apparently in an attempt to censor strong language, although swearing byLiam Gallagher,Simon Pegg,Mark Owen and host Brand was nonetheless audible on the broadcast.
The pre-show was calledThe BRITs Red Carpet, and was hosted byLauren Laverne,Matt Willis,Alesha Dixon andRussell Howard. The show that followed was calledThe BRITs Encore.
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 | Lily Allen |
| 3 (5) | Corinne Bailey Rae |
| Gnarls Barkley | |
| James Morrison | |
| Muse | |
| Snow Patrol | |
| 2 (8) | Amy Winehouse |
| Arctic Monkeys | |
| Bob Dylan | |
| Justin Timberlake | |
| Kasabian | |
| The Killers | |
| Razorlight | |
| Scissor Sisters |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 2 (2) | Arctic Monkeys |
| The Killers |
Some controversy was caused by the host of the 2007 ceremony, comedianRussell Brand, who made several quips relating to news stories of the time including singerRobbie Williams' enteringrehabilitation for addiction to prescription drugs, the Queen's 'naughty bits' and a fatalfriendly fire incident involving a British soldier killed by American armed forces inIraq.ITV1 received over 300 complaint calls from viewers.[2] He would again instigate controversy the following year at the2008 MTV Video Music Awards.