The 2020 Brit Awards will be held on 18 February 2020 at the O2 Arena in London. It will be the 40th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards.[1] On 27 November 2019, Jack Whitehall was announced as the host for the third year running.[2]
In December 2019, it was announced that BBC Radio 1 host Alice Levine will be hosting the BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The show was broadcast on ITV\
Category revamp
The British Phonographic Industry has "revamped"[3] the award categories for this year's ceremony. Several award categories have been renamed and abolished, reducing the number of awards from thirteen to nine.[4] The Brit Awards will no longer be supporting fan voting and will aim to start "giving artists' complete artistic control over their performances".[5] Brits Committee chairman David Joseph stated "Most importantly we will be putting creativity, British culture and exceptional performances at the heart of the show to make Brits night a world class celebration."[3]
Abolished categories
As of 18 February 2020, The British Phonographic Industry will be abolishing the following awards:[5]
International Group Award
Best British Video Award
Outstanding Contribution to Music Award
Global Success Award
Renamed categories
As of 18 February 2020, The British Phonographic Industry has renamed the following awards:[3]
Best New Artist (previously British Breakthrough Act)
Rising Star Award (previously Critics' Choice Award)
Song of the Year (previously British Single of the Year)
Controversy
Following the launch show, the Brits were castigated for having male-dominated nominations on the main and gender-neutral categories.[6][7][8][9][10] The nominations for Album of the Year, Best Group and Best New Artist were almost entirely dominated by British male solo artists, except for Mabel who was nominated for the latter.
In December 2019, it was announced that BBC Radio 1 host Alice Levine will be hosting the BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The show was broadcast on ITV\
Category revamp
The British Phonographic Industry has "revamped"[3] the award categories for this year's ceremony. Several award categories have been renamed and abolished, reducing the number of awards from thirteen to nine.[4] The Brit Awards will no longer be supporting fan voting and will aim to start "giving artists' complete artistic control over their performances".[5] Brits Committee chairman David Joseph stated "Most importantly we will be putting creativity, British culture and exceptional performances at the heart of the show to make Brits night a world class celebration."[3]
Abolished categories
As of 18 February 2020, The British Phonographic Industry will be abolishing the following awards:[5]
International Group Award
Best British Video Award
Outstanding Contribution to Music Award
Global Success Award
Renamed categories
As of 18 February 2020, The British Phonographic Industry has renamed the following awards:[3]
Best New Artist (previously British Breakthrough Act)
Rising Star Award (previously Critics' Choice Award)
Song of the Year (previously British Single of the Year)
Controversy
Following the launch show, the Brits were castigated for having male-dominated nominations on the main and gender-neutral categories.[6][7][8][9][10] The nominations for Album of the Year, Best Group and Best New Artist were almost entirely dominated by British male solo artists, except for Mabel who was nominated for the latter.
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