| Brit Awards 2020 | ||||
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| Date | 18 February 2020 | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| Hosted by | Jack Whitehall Alice Levine (Nominations show & red carpet) Clara Amfo (Red carpet) | |||
| Most awards | Lewis Capaldi (2) | |||
| Most nominations |
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| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | ITV ITV2 (Red Carpet) YouTube | |||
| Runtime | 125 minutes | |||
| Viewership | 3.8 million[1] | |||
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Brit Awards 2020 was the 40th edition of theBritish Phonographic Industry's annual pop music show, theBrit Awards, and was marketed as "The 40th Show".[2] It was held on 18 February 2020 atthe O2 Arena inLondon, withJack Whitehall as the host for the third year running.[3][4]
BBC Radio 1 hostAlice Levine hosted the BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show on 11 January 2020. The show was broadcast onITV.[2]
Several changes were made to the award categories compared to the previous year with the overall number of awards based on nominations reduced from thirteen to nine.[5][6] None of the categories included fan voting.[7]
Compared to 2019, the following awards were not awarded:[7]
The following awards were renamed:[5]
Following the launch show, the Brits were castigated for having male-dominated nominations on the main and gender-neutral categories.[8][9][10][11][12] The nominations forAlbum of the Year,Best Group andBest New Artist were almost entirely dominated by male solo artists, except forMabel who was nominated for the latter, and international singersNormani andMiley Cyrus, who both were up for Song of the Year for their collaborations withSam Smith andMark Ronson.
| Performer(s) | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 23 January 2020) | UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 23 January 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Payne Cheat Codes | "Live Forever" | N/A | LP1 – 100 (–31) |
| Freya Ridings | "Lost Without You" | N/A | Freya Ridings – 72 (+18) |
| Aitch | "Taste (Make It Shake)" | N/A | N/A |
| Dermot Kennedy | "Power Over Me" | 60 (+26) | Without Fear – 23 (+17) |
| Mabel | "Don't Call Me Up" | 52 (+4) | High Expectations – 22 (+7) |
The winners are inbold.[14][15]
| British Album of the Year (presented byBillie Eilish andFinneas) | Song of the Year (presented byTom Jones) |
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| British Male Solo Artist (presented byRonnie Wood) | British Female Solo Artist (presented byEllie Goulding andJorja Smith) |
| British Group (presented byAnne-Marie,Courtney Love, andHailee Steinfeld) | Best New Artist (presented byClara Amfo andNiall Horan) |
| International Male Solo Artist (presented byKiefer Sutherland andPaloma Faith) | International Female Solo Artist (presented byMelanie C) |
| Rising Star Award (presented bySam Fender) | British Producer of the Year |
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 | Dave |
| Lewis Capaldi | |
| 3 | Mabel |
| Stormzy | |
| 2 | Burna Boy |
| Harry Styles | |
| Michael Kiwanuka | |
| Fred Again |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 2 | Lewis Capaldi |
Producer of the year will be announced ahead of the awards ceremony; the rising star award for hotly tipped new talent has already been awarded, to soul singer Celeste.