Brit Awards 2018
Brit Awards 2018 was the 38th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music show, the Brit Awards. It was held on the 21st February 2018 at the O2 Arena in London,[2] with Jack Whitehall as the host.[3] The Brit Award statuette designed by sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor was awarded to the winners.[4] Foo Fighters, Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran were among the global stars nominated for awards in the ceremony.[5]
| Brit Awards 2018 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 21 February 2018 |
| Venue | The O2 Arena |
| Hosted by | Jack Whitehall Emma Willis (BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show) |
| Most awards | Dua Lipa and Stormzy (2) |
| Most nominations | Dua Lipa (5) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV ITV2 (Red Carpet) YouTube |
| Runtime | 113 minutes |
| Viewership | 4.5 million[1] |
Performances
Ariana Grande was scheduled to perform a tribute, in remembrance of those who lost their lives at the Manchester Arena Bombing, but later withdrew due to illness. Liam Gallagher instead, stood in for Grande, performing "Live Forever".[6][7]
Pre-ceremony
| Performer(s) | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 25 January 2018) |
UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 25 January 2018) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma Faith | "Crybaby" | N/A | The Architect – 11 (−2) |
| Clean Bandit Julia Michaels |
"Symphony" "I Miss You" |
41 (−5) 4 (+1) |
N/A |
| J Hus | "Did You See" | N/A | Common Sense – 24 (+11) |
| Liam Payne | "Strip That Down" | N/A | N/A |
| Jorja Smith Stormzy |
"Let Me Down" | 34 (debut) | N/A Gang Signs & Prayer – 33 (−5) |
Main show
| Performer(s) | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 1 March 2018) |
UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 1 March 2018) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Timberlake Chris Stapleton |
"Midnight Summer Jam" "Say Something" |
N/A 22 (+5) |
Man of the Woods – 7 (+1) |
| Rag'n'Bone Man Jorja Smith |
"Skin" | N/A | Human – 4 (+8) |
| Dua Lipa | "New Rules" | 31 (+3) | Dua Lipa – 3 (+8) |
| Ed Sheeran | "Supermarket Flowers" | 81 (re-entry) | ÷ – 2 (+/−) x – 13 (+4) + – 32 (+6) |
| Foo Fighters | "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" | N/A | Greatest Hits – 36 (+17) Concrete and Gold – 87 (re-entry) |
| Liam Gallagher | "Live Forever" | N/A | As You Were – 17 (+7) |
| Sam Smith | "Too Good at Goodbyes" | 69 (+15) | The Thrill of It All – 11 (−2) In the Lonely Hour – 31 (+1) |
| Kendrick Lamar Rich the Kid |
"Feel" "New Freezer" |
N/A | Damn – 14 (+7) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – 79 (−3) |
| Rita Ora Liam Payne |
"Your Song" "Anywhere" "For You" |
N/A 34 (−3) 8 (+/−) |
N/A |
| Stormzy | "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2"
Brits Freestyle[8] |
48 (+24) N/A |
Gang Signs & Prayer – 10 (+31) |
Winners and nominees
The nominations were revealed on 13 January 2018.[9]
Multiple nominations and awards
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 5 | Dua Lipa |
| 4 | Ed Sheeran |
| 3 | J Hus |
| Rag'n'Bone Man | |
| 2 | Big Sean |
| Calvin Harris | |
| Clean Bandit | |
| Jonas Blue | |
| Katy Perry | |
| Liam Payne | |
| Little Mix | |
| Loyle Carner | |
| Pharrell Williams | |
| Quavo | |
| Stormzy | |
| Taylor Swift | |
| William Singe | |
| Zara Larsson |
Brit Awards 2018 album
| Brit Awards 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Compilation album / Box set by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | 9 February 2018 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
| Various Artists chronology | ||||
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The Brit Awards 2018 is a compilation and box set which has two discs with a total of forty songs.
CD 1
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Galway Girl" | Ed Sheeran | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Human" | Rag'n'Bone Man | 3:18 |
| 3. | "What About Us" | Pink | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Too Good at Goodbyes" | Sam Smith | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Reggaetón Lento" | CNCO and Little Mix | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Havana" | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | 3:35 |
| 7. | "New Rules" | Dua Lipa | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Crybaby" | Paloma Faith | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Ciao Adios" | Anne-Marie | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Dusk Till Dawn" | Zayn featuring Sia | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Big for Your Boots" | Stormzy | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Did You See" | J Hus | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Teenage Fantasy" | Jorja Smith | 3:48 |
| 14. | "No Words" | Dave featuring MoStack | 3:31 |
| 15. | "The Isle of Arran" | Loyle Carner | 3:34 |
| 16. | "Feels" | Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean | 3:43 |
| 17. | "(No One Knows Me) Like the Piano" | Sampha | 3:37 |
| 18. | "Strip That Down" | Liam Payne featuring Quavo | 3:23 |
| 19. | "I'm the One" | DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne | 4:47 |
| 20. | "Unforgettable" | French Montana featuring Swae Lee | 3:51 |
CD 2
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Run" | Foo Fighters | 5:25 |
| 2. | "Wall of Glass" | Liam Gallagher | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Sign of the Times" | Harry Styles | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Get Out of Your Own Way" | U2 | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Everything Now" | Arcade Fire | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Lights Out" | Royal Blood | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Saturnz Barz" | Gorillaz featuring Popcaan | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Holy Mountain" | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Oh Woman Oh Man" | London Grammar | 4:36 |
| 10. | "I Dare You" | The xx | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Something Just like This" | The Chainsmokers and Coldplay | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Rain" | The Script | 3:28 |
| 13. | "Came Here for Love" | Sigala and Ella Eyre | 3:22 |
| 14. | "Power" | Little Mix featuring Stormzy | 4:02 |
| 15. | "Symphony" | Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson | 3:32 |
| 16. | "Mama" | Jonas Blue featuring William Singe | 3:01 |
| 17. | "Back to You" | Louis Tomlinson featuring Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals | 3:09 |
| 18. | "One Last Time" | Ariana Grande | 3:15 |
| 19. | "Alone" | Jessie Ware | 3:38 |
| 20. | "In Common" | Alicia Keys | 3:29 |
British Video of the Year controversy
The 2018 ceremony garnered controversy when Harry Styles was announced as the winner of the British Video of the Year. The official Brits leaderboard for these votes showed Little Mix consistently maintaining the number one spot each week, followed by Styles at number two. During the final voting event on the night of the ceremony Little Mix and Styles alternated between the top spot on numerous occasions. The last leader-board update placed Little Mix at the top spot, with Styles at number two. After the announcement of Styles as a winner, the Brit Awards were accused by Little Mix fans of rigging the votes for this category.[10][11] The Brits responded to the claim, saying: "The final leader-board was displayed on The BRITs website prior to the final count being checked and verified independently by the Electoral Reform Services, the company that independently run all BRITs voting processes. The leader-board doesn’t work in real time and the vote was incredibly tight at the top. Fans can have complete confidence in the BRITs public vote." The Electoral Reform Services added: "Robust vote-counting rules and filters are in place which are in accordance with ITV's voting regulations, and agreed and tested prior to any vote taking place. We are confident that the vote integrity has not been compromised."[12][13]
References
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- Awards, BRIT (28 August 2017). "We're super excited to announce that The #BRITs 2018 will take place on 21 February 2018! pic.twitter.com/IRYYF1MlRU". @BRITs. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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- "This is what Brit winners will take home next year". BBC. 10 December 2017.
- "Winners". BRIT Awards. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "Ariana Grande withdraws from tribute performance due to illness". BBC News. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "All the wins and performances from the Brit awards 2018 – as they happened". Guardian. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- Stormzy – Brits 2018 Performance, retrieved 7 August 2019
- "Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran Lead Brit Awards 2018 Nominations". Billboard. 23 January 2018.
- "BRITS 2018: Little Mix Fans Confused After 'Touch' Loses Video of the Year". MTV UK. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- Kitchener, Shaun (21 February 2018). "BRITs 2018: Little Mix fans furious as Harry Styles wins Twitter vote amid trend confusion". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "Little Mix fans are claiming the BRITs are fixed after they lost to Harry Styles". 22 February 2018.
- "BRITs speak out as Little Mix fans demand answers over 'voting scandal'". Daily Star. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.