Brit Awards 2019

Brit Awards 2019 was the 39th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music show, the Brit Awards. It was held on 20 February 2019 at The O2 Arena in London, with Jack Whitehall as the host for the second year running.[3] Architect David Adjaye designed the BRIT statuette.[4] BBC Radio 1, Live Lounge and Top of the Pops host Clara Amfo hosted the BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show on 12 January 2019. Clara Amfo and Alice Levine were live from the Red Carpet before the Main Show on ITV2.

Brit Awards 2019
Date20 February 2019
VenueThe O2 Arena
Hosted byJack Whitehall
Clara Amfo
(BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show and live from the Red carpet)
Alice Levine
(live from the Red carpet)
Most awardsThe 1975 and Calvin Harris (2)
Most nominationsAnne-Marie, Dua Lipa and Jess Glynne (4)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkITV
ITV2 (Red carpet)
YouTube
Runtime140 minutes[1]
Viewership4.1 million[2]

Hugh Jackman opened the ceremony with a song from The Greatest Showman soundtrack, and Pink closed the ceremony.[5][6]

Performers

Pre-ceremony
Performer(s) Song UK Singles Chart reaction
(week ending 24 January 2019)		 UK Albums Chart reaction
(week ending 24 January 2019)
Jess Glynne "Thursday" 24 (–5) Always In Between – 5 (+1)
I Cry When I Laugh – 36 (+10)
George Ezra "Hold My Girl" 12 (–4) Staying at Tamara's – 2 (+/–)
Wanted on Voyage – 40 (–6)
Not3s
Mabel		 "Fine Line"
"My Lover"		 N/A N/A
Little Mix "Think About Us" N/A LM5 – 21 (+1)
Glory Days – 60 (+3)
Sam Fender "Play God" N/A N/A

Main show
Performer(s) Song UK Singles Chart reaction
(week ending 28 February 2019)		 UK Albums Chart reaction
(week ending 28 February 2019)
Hugh Jackman "The Greatest Show" 80 (–1) The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – 2 (+/–)
George Ezra
Hot 8 Brass Band		 "Shotgun" 27 (+5) Staying at Tamara's – 5 (+2)
Wanted on Voyage – 43 (+8)
Little Mix
Ms. Banks		 "Woman Like Me" 88 (–6) LM5 – 34 (–5)
Glory Days – 65 (+11)
Jorja Smith "Don't Watch Me Cry" N/A Lost & Found – 47 (re-entry)
Calvin Harris
Rag'n'Bone Man
Sam Smith
Dua Lipa		 "Giant"
"Promises"
"One Kiss"		 4 (+2)
50 (+/–)
69 (+9)		 Calvin Harris
N/A

Rag'n'Bone Man
Human – 68 (re-entry)

Sam Smith
In the Lonely Hour – 53 (+1)
The Thrill of It All – 83 (+3)

Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa – 15 (–1)

Jess Glynne
H.E.R.		 "Thursday" 41 (–2) Always In Between – 12 (–2)
I Cry When I Laugh – 50 (–1)
The 1975 "Sincerity Is Scary" N/A A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships – 23 (+18)
P!nk
Dan Smith		 "Walk Me Home"
"Just like Fire"
"Just Give Me a Reason"
"Try"
"What About Us"		 N/A Greatest Hits... So Far!!! – 55 (+44)

Winners and nominees

The nominations were revealed on 12 January 2019.[7][8]

British Album of the Year
(presented by Jared Leto)		 Special Achievement Awards
British Single of the Year
(presented by Liam Payne and Winnie Harlow)		 British Artist Video of the Year
(presented by Bros)
British Male Solo Artist
(presented by Daniel Sturridge and Paloma Faith)		 British Female Solo Artist
(presented by H.E.R. and Nile Rodgers)
British Group
(presented by Natalie Dormer and Vicky McClure)		 British Breakthrough Act
(presented by Alice Levine and Clara Amfo)
International Male Solo Artist
(presented by Jack Whitehall)		 International Female Solo Artist
(presented by Jack Whitehall)
International Group
(presented by Jack Whitehall)		 Critics' Choice Award
(presented by Clara Amfo)

Multiple nominations and awards
Artists with the most nominations
Anne-Marie (4)
Dua Lipa (4)
Jess Glynne (4)
Artists with the most awards
The 1975 (2)
Calvin Harris (2)
Artists who received multiple nominations
Nominations Artist
4 Anne-Marie
Dua Lipa
Jess Glynne
3 George Ezra
Jorja Smith
2 The 1975
Calvin Harris
Clean Bandit
Dan Caplen
Demi Lovato
Florence and the Machine
Little Mix
Macklemore
Rita Ora
Rudimental
Tom Walker
Artists who won multiple awards
Awards Artist
2 The 1975
Calvin Harris

YouTube Music and Facebook hosts

On 14 February 2019, it was announced that Capital FM Breakfast Show host Vick Hope and Todrick Hall would host the YouTube Music Live Stream from 7:45pm GMT and it was also announced on the same day, that Jamie Laing and Yasmin Evans would host the Facebook Red Carpet Live Stream from 4:30pm GMT.

References
  1. How Long Are The BRITs 2019? - Viewers Have A Lot To Look Forward To, February 2019
  2. Brit Awards audience falls to just over four million - 21 February 2019
  3. Highland, News. "Jack Whitehall to host 2019 Brit Awards…and he wants to upset some celebs! - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport". www.highlandradio.com. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. "Sir David Adjaye announced as 2019 statue designer". BRIT Awards.
  5. "Hugh Jackman to open The BRITs 2019". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. "Brit awards 2019: the live show and winners – as it happened". Guardian. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. "'The BRITs Are Coming' Nominations Show". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  8. "Full list of Brit awards 2019 winners". Guardian. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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