2016 Brit Awards


The 2016 Brit Awards were held on 24 February 2016 and was the 36th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London and were presented by Ant & Dec. Award nominations were revealed on 14 January 2016. British fashion designer Pam Hogg has designed the trophies for this year's ceremony, styling the BRIT statue.
The ceremony included a tribute to late British music icon David Bowie featuring an introduction by Annie Lennox, a tribute speech by Gary Oldman and a performance by Lorde backed by Bowie's long-time backing group.

Performances

The Brits Are Coming: Nominations Launch Party

hosted the launch at the ITV Studios in London on Thursday 14 January.
ArtistSongUK Singles Chart reactionUK Albums Chart reaction
Jess Glynne"Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"37 I Cry When I Laugh – 7
Years & Years"Eyes Shut"17 Communion – 22
Jack Garratt"Worry"N/AN/A
Birdy"Keeping Your Head Up"N/AN/A

Main show Performances

Winners and nominees

The nominations were revealed on 14 January 2016.
British Album of the Year
British Producer of the Year

  • Charlie Andrew
  • *Mark Ronson
  • *Mike Crossey
  • *Tom Dalgety
    • British Single of the Year
    		British Video of the Year
  • Adele – "Hello"
  • * Calvin Harris & Disciples – "How Deep Is Your Love"
  • * Ed Sheeran & Rudimental - "Bloodstream"
  • * Ellie Goulding – "Love Me like You Do"
  • * James Bay – "Hold Back the River"
  • * Jess Glynne – "Hold My Hand"
  • * Little Mix – "Black Magic"
  • * Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato – "Up"
  • * Philip George – "Wish You Were Mine"
  • * Years & Years – "King"
  • One Direction – "Drag Me Down" 1
  • * Adele – "Hello"
  • * Ed Sheeran – "Photograph"
  • * Jessie J – "Flashlight"
  • * Little Mix – "Black Magic"
    Eliminated
  • *Calvin Harris & Disciples – "How Deep Is Your Love"
  • *Ellie Goulding – "Love Me like You Do"
  • *Naughty Boy featuring Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin – "Runnin' "
  • *Sam Smith – "Writing's on the Wall"
  • *Years & Years – "King"
    • British Male Solo Artist
    		British Female Solo Artist
  • James Bay
  • * Aphex Twin
  • * Calvin Harris
  • * Jamie xx
  • * Mark Ronson
  • Adele
  • * Amy Winehouse
  • * Florence and the Machine
  • * Jess Glynne
  • * Laura Marling
    • British Group
    		British Breakthrough Act
  • Coldplay
  • * Blur
  • * Foals
  • * One Direction
  • * Years & Years
  • Catfish and the Bottlemen
  • * James Bay
  • * Jess Glynne
  • * Wolf Alice
  • * Years & Years
    • International Male Solo Artist
    		International Female Solo Artist
  • Justin Bieber
  • * Drake
  • * Father John Misty
  • * Kendrick Lamar
  • * The Weeknd
  • Björk
  • * Ariana Grande
  • * Courtney Barnett
  • * Lana Del Rey
  • * Meghan Trainor
    • International Group
    		Critics' Choice Award
  • Tame Impala
  • * Alabama Shakes
  • * Eagles of Death Metal
  • * Major Lazer
  • * U2
  • Jack Garratt
  • * Frances
  • * Izzy Bizu
    • Global Success Award
    		Icon Award
  • Adele
  • David Bowie'''
    • 1 Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson accept this award for British Video of the Year.

    Multiple nominations and awards

    NominationsArtist
    4
    		Adele
    4
    		James Bay
    4
    		Years & Years
    3
    		Calvin Harris
    3
    		Jess Glynne
    2
    		Coldplay
    2
    		Disciples
    2
    		Ed Sheeran
    2
    		Ellie Goulding
    2
    		Florence and the Machine
    2
    		Jamie xx
    2
    		Little Mix
    2
    		Mark Ronson
    2
    		One Direction

    AwardsArtist
    3Adele

    ''Brit Awards 2016'' album

    The Brit Awards 2016 is a compilation and box set which includes the "62 biggest tracks from the past year". The box set has three discs with a total of sixty-two songs by various artists.

    Track listing

    CD 1

    CD 2

    CD 3

    Weekly charts