Brit Awards 2016
| Brit Awards 2016 | |
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| Date | 24 February 2016 |
| Venue | The O2 Arena |
| Hosted by | Ant & Dec |
| Most awards | Adele (4) |
| Most nominations | Adele, James Bay and Years & Years (4) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV YouTube |
Brit Awards 2016 was 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.[1] Award nominations were revealed on 14 January 2016.[2] British fashion designer Pam Hogg has designed the trophies for this year's ceremony, styling the BRIT statue.[3]
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.[4][5]
Performances
[edit | edit source]The Brits Are Coming: Nominations Launch Party
[edit | edit source]Laura Whitmore hosted the launch at the ITV Studios in London on Thursday 14 January.
| Artist | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction | UK Albums Chart reaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Glynne | "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" | 37 (–9) | I Cry When I Laugh – 7 (–3) |
| Years & Years | "Eyes Shut" | 17 (+/–) | Communion – 22 (–11) |
| Jack Garratt | "Worry" | N/A | N/A |
| Birdy | "Keeping Your Head Up" | N/A | N/A |
Main show Performances
[edit | edit source]Winners and nominees
[edit | edit source]The nominations were revealed on 14 January 2016.[9]
1 Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson accept this award for British Video of the Year.
Multiple nominations and awards
[edit | edit source]| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 (3) |
Adele |
| James Bay | |
| Years & Years | |
| 3 (2) |
Calvin Harris |
| Jess Glynne | |
| 2 (9) |
Coldplay |
| Disciples | |
| Ed Sheeran | |
| Ellie Goulding | |
| Florence and the Machine | |
| Jamie xx | |
| Little Mix | |
| Mark Ronson | |
| One Direction |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 | Adele |
Brit Awards 2016 album
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| Compilation album / Box set by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | 12 February 2016 | |||
| Label | UMTV | |||
| Various Artists chronology | ||||
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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
[edit | edit source]CD 1
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What Do You Mean?" | Justin Bieber | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Hold My Hand" | Jess Glynne | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Writing's on the Wall" | Sam Smith | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 4:30 |
| 5. | "King" | Years & Years | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Lean On" | Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Drag Me Down" | One Direction | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Ship to Wreck" | Florence and the Machine | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Believe" | Mumford & Sons | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Go Out" | Blur | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Ballad of the Mighty I" | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | 5:15 |
| 12. | "I Wanna Get Lost with You" | Stereophonics | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Kathleen" | Catfish and the Bottlemen | 2:41 |
| 14. | "Giant Peach" | Wolf Alice | 4:35 |
| 15. | "Pedestrian at Best" | Courtney Barnett | 3:50 |
| 16. | "Don't Wanna Fight" | Alabama Shakes | 3:53 |
| 17. | "Someone New" | Hozier | 3:42 |
| 18. | "Breathe Life" | Jack Garratt | 4:23 |
| 19. | "Mountain at My Gates" | Foals | 4:02 |
| 20. | "Chateau Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins)" | Father John Misty | 2:50 |
| 21. | "Let It Go" | James Bay | 4:21 |
CD 2
[edit | edit source]CD 3
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someone like You" | Adele | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Valerie" | Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Rock 'n' Roll Star" | Oasis | 5:23 |
| 4. | ""You Got the Dirtee Love"" | Florence and the Machine & Dizzee Rascal | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Pompeii" / "Waiting All Night" | Bastille & Rudimental featuring Ella Eyre | 5:47 |
| 6. | "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" | Robbie Williams & Tom Jones | 5:28 |
| 7. | "Treasure" | Bruno Mars | 2:58 |
| 8. | "The Fear" | Lily Allen | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Next to Me" | Emeli Sandé | 3:16 |
| 10. | "She Said" | Plan B | 3:31 |
| 11. | "These Days" | Take That | 3:52 |
| 12. | "She's Kinda Hot" | 5 Seconds of Summer | 3:36 |
| 13. | "Up" | Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato | 3:44 |
| 14. | "High by the Beach" | Lana Del Rey | 4:18 |
| 15. | "Wasn't Expecting That" | Jamie Lawson | 3:21 |
| 16. | "Wings" | Birdy | 4:12 |
| 17. | "Black Magic" | Little Mix | 3:31 |
| 18. | "Cheerleader" | OMI | 3:01 |
| 19. | "Elastic Heart" | Sia | 4:17 |
| 20. | "Lips Are Movin" | Meghan Trainor | 3:02 |
Weekly charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Compilation Albums[10] | 5 |
| UK Compilation Albums[11] | 1 |
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