| Brit Awards 2020 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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] |
Brit Awards 2020 was the 40th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music show, the Brit Awards, and was marketed as "The 40th Show".[2] It was held on 18 February 2020 at the O2 Arena in London, with Jack Whitehall as the host for the third year running.[3][4]
BBC Radio 1 host Alice Levine hosted the BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show on 11 January 2020. The show was broadcast on ITV.[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 for Album of the Year, Best Group and Best New Artist were almost entirely dominated by male solo artists, except for Mabel who was nominated for the latter, and international singers Normani and Miley Cyrus, who both were up for Song of the Year for their collaborations with Sam Smith and Mark 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 in bold.[14][15]
| British Album of the Year (presented by Billie Eilish and Finneas) |
Song of the Year (presented by Tom Jones) |
|---|---|
| |
| British Male Solo Artist (presented by Ronnie Wood) |
British Female Solo Artist (presented by Ellie Goulding and Jorja Smith) |
| British Group (presented by Anne-Marie, Courtney Love, and Hailee Steinfeld) |
Best New Artist (presented by Clara Amfo and Niall Horan) |
| International Male Solo Artist (presented by Kiefer Sutherland and Paloma Faith) |
International Female Solo Artist (presented by Melanie C) |
| Rising Star Award (presented by Sam 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.
