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|name = Brit Awards 2020
|date = 18 February 2020
|date = 18 February 2020
|host = [[Jack Whitehall]]<br/>[[Alice Levine]]<br>{{small|(Nominations show & red carpet)}}<br/>[[Clara Amfo]]<br>{{small|(Red carpet)}}
|host = [[Jack Whitehall]]<br/>[[Alice Levine]]<br>{{small|(Nominations show & red carpet)}}<br/>[[Clara Amfo]]<br>{{small|(Red carpet)}}
|image = 2020 Brit Awards.png
|image = 2020 Brit Awards.png
|main = [[Brit Awards]]
|main = [[Brit Awards]]
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|network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]<br />[[ITV2]] (Red Carpet)<br />[[YouTube]]
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|name = 40th Brit Awards
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|previous = [[Brit Awards 2019|2019]]
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|network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]<br />[[ITV2]] (Red Carpet)<br />[[YouTube]]<br />[[Rock Entertainment|Blue & Entertainment]] (20 February 2020)<br>[[NET.]] (21 February 2020)
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|next = [[41st Brit Awards|41st]]
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|previous = [[39th Brit Awards|39th]]
|venue = [[The O2 Arena]]
|venue = [[The O2 Arena]]
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|next = [[Brit Awards 2021|2021]]
|most_awards = [[Lewis Capaldi]] (2)
|most_awards = [[Lewis Capaldi]] (2)
|most_nominations = {{hlist|Lewis Capaldi|[[Dave (rapper)|Dave]] (4 each)}}
|most_nominations = {{hlist|Lewis Capaldi|[[Dave (rapper)|Dave]] (4 each)}}
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The '''2020 Brit Awards''' were held on 18 February 2020 at [[the O2 Arena]] in [[London]]. It was the 40th edition of the [[British Phonographic Industry]]'s annual pop music awards.<ref name="BRITs Are Coming">{{cite news|url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/brits-are-coming-special-returns-to-itv/078413|title=BRITs Are Coming special returns to ITV|last=Paine|first=Andre|date=16 December 2019|website=[[Music Week]]|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> On 27 November 2019, [[Jack Whitehall]] was announced as the host for the third year running.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/news/jacks-back-for-BRITs-2020|title=Jack's back!|website=[[BRIT Awards]]|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/18/brit-awards-2020-lewis-capaldi-winners-dave-stormzy-tyler|title=Brit awards 2020: Lewis Capaldi tops winners alongside rap triumphs|date=18 February 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref>
'''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".<ref name="BRITs Are Coming">{{cite news|url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/brits-are-coming-special-returns-to-itv/078413|title=BRITs Are Coming special returns to ITV|last=Paine|first=Andre|date=16 December 2019|website=[[Music Week]]|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> It was held on 18 February 2020 at [[the O2 Arena]] in [[London]], with [[Jack Whitehall]] as the host for the third year running.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/news/jacks-back-for-BRITs-2020|title=Jack's back!|website=[[BRIT Awards]]|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/18/brit-awards-2020-lewis-capaldi-winners-dave-stormzy-tyler|title=Brit awards 2020: Lewis Capaldi tops winners alongside rap triumphs|date=18 February 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref>
In December 2019, it was announced that [[BBC Radio 1]] host [[Alice Levine]] would be hosting the BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show on 11 January 2020. The show was broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref name="BRITs Are Coming" />
[[BBC Radio 1]] host [[Alice Levine]] hosted the BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show on 11 January 2020. The show was broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref name="BRITs Are Coming" />


==Category changes==
==Category changes==
The British Phonographic Industry has "revamped"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/news/brit-awards-2020-date-announced|title=We’re back!|website=[[BRIT Awards]]|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brit-awards-2020-changes-category-cerremony-latest-news-performances-a9185621.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106154610/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brit-awards-2020-changes-category-cerremony-latest-news-performances-a9185621.html |archive-date=2019-11-06 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Brit Awards announces major changes for 2020 ceremony|last=McGhie|first=Tom|date=5 November 2019|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> The Brit Awards will no longer be supporting fan voting and will aim to start "giving artists' complete artistic control over their performances".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8542726/brit-awards-2020-changes|title=U.K.'s BRIT Awards Cut Categories, Eliminate Fan Voting, Give Artists More Control of Performances|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=5 November 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> Brits Committee chairman [[David Joseph (executive)|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."<ref name=":1" />
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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/news/brit-awards-2020-date-announced |title=We’re back! |website=[[BRIT Awards]] |language=en |access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brit-awards-2020-changes-category-cerremony-latest-news-performances-a9185621.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106154610/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brit-awards-2020-changes-category-cerremony-latest-news-performances-a9185621.html |archive-date=2019-11-06 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Brit Awards announces major changes for 2020 ceremony|last=McGhie|first=Tom|date=5 November 2019|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> None of the categories included fan voting.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8542726/brit-awards-2020-changes|title=U.K.'s BRIT Awards Cut Categories, Eliminate Fan Voting, Give Artists More Control of Performances|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=5 November 2019|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>


===Abolished categories===
===Categories not included===
As of 18 February 2020, The British Phonographic Industry has abolished the following awards:<ref name=":2" />
Compared to 2019, the following awards were not awarded:<ref name=":2" />
*[[Brit Award for International Group|International Group Award]] (Returned in 2021)
*[[Brit Award for International Group|International Group Award]] (Returned in 2021)
*[[Brit Award for British Video of the Year|Best British Video Award]]
*[[Brit Award for British Video of the Year|Best British Video Award]]
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===Renamed categories===
===Renamed categories===
As of 18 February 2020, The British Phonographic Industry has renamed the following awards:<ref name=":1" />
The following awards were renamed:<ref name=":1" />
*[[Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act|Best New Artist]] (previously British Breakthrough Act)
*[[Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act|Best New Artist]] (previously British Breakthrough Act)
*[[Rising Star (Brit Award)|Rising Star Award]] (previously Critics' Choice Award)
*[[Rising Star (Brit Award)|Rising Star Award]] (previously Critics' Choice Award)
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|[[Harry Styles]]
|[[Harry Styles]]
|"[[Fine Line (album)|Falling]]"
|"[[Fine Line (Harry Styles album)|Falling]]"
|41 (+53)
|41 (+53)
|''[[Fine Line (album)|Fine Line]]'' – 8 (+1)
|''[[Fine Line (Harry Styles album)|Fine Line]]'' – 8 (+1)
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|[[Lizzo]]
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==Winners and nominees==
==Winners and nominees==
The winners are in '''bold'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/nominees|title=Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2020|date=11 January 2020|website=[[BRIT Awards]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111194725/https://www.brits.co.uk/nominees|archive-date=11 January 2020|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/11/brit-award-nominations-2020-dave-lewis-capaldi|title=Brit award nominations 2020: Dave and Lewis Capaldi top pile, with women shut out|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2020-01-11|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2020-01-11|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712|quote=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.}}</ref>
The winners are in '''bold'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/nominees|title=Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2020|date=11 January 2020|website=[[BRIT Awards]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111194725/https://www.brits.co.uk/nominees|archive-date=11 January 2020|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/11/brit-award-nominations-2020-dave-lewis-capaldi|title=Brit award nominations 2020: Dave and Lewis Capaldi top pile, with women shut out|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2020-01-11|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2020-01-11|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712|quote=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.}}</ref>
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!width="50%"|[[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|British Album of the Year]]<br/>{{small|(presented by [[Billie Eilish]] and [[Finneas O'Connell|Finneas]])}}
!width="50%"|[[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|British Album of the Year]]<br/>{{small|(presented by [[Billie Eilish]] and [[Finneas O'Connell|Finneas]])}}
!width="50%"|[[Brit Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]<br/>{{small|(presented by [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]])}}
!width="50%"|[[Brit Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]<br/>{{small|(presented by [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]])}}
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*'''[[Dave (rapper)|Dave]] – ''[[Psychodrama (album)|Psychodrama]]'''''
*'''[[Dave (rapper)|Dave]] – ''[[Psychodrama (album)|Psychodrama]]'''''
**{{small|[[Harry Styles]] – ''[[Fine Line (album)|Fine Line]]''}}
**{{small|[[Harry Styles]] – ''[[Fine Line (Harry Styles album)|Fine Line]]''}}
**{{small|[[Lewis Capaldi]] – ''[[Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent]]''}}
**{{small|[[Lewis Capaldi]] – ''[[Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent]]''}}
**{{small|[[Michael Kiwanuka]] – ''[[Kiwanuka (album)|Kiwanuka]]''}}
**{{small|[[Michael Kiwanuka]] – ''[[Kiwanuka (album)|Kiwanuka]]''}}
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==Multiple nominations and awards==
==Multiple nominations and awards==
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 23 November 2023

Brit Awards 2020
Date18 February 2020
VenueThe O2 Arena
Hosted byJack Whitehall
Alice Levine
(Nominations show & red carpet)
Clara Amfo
(Red carpet)
Most awardsLewis Capaldi (2)
Most nominations
  • Lewis Capaldi
  • Dave (4 each)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkITV
ITV2 (Red Carpet)
YouTube
Runtime125 minutes
Viewership3.8 million[1]
← 2019 · Brit Awards · 2021 →

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]

Category changes

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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]

Categories not included

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Compared to 2019, the following awards were not awarded:[7]

Renamed categories

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The following awards were renamed:[5]

Controversy

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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.

Performers

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Pre-ceremony

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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)

Main show

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Performer(s) Song UK Singles Chart reaction
(week ending 27 February 2020) 		UK Albums Chart reaction
(week ending 27 February 2020)
Mabel "Don't Call Me Up" 34 (+14) High Expectations – 24 (+5)
Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved" 6 (+1) Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent – 2 (+/–)
Harry Styles "Falling" 41 (+53) Fine Line – 8 (+1)
Lizzo "Cuz I Love You"
"Truth Hurts"
"Good as Hell"
"Juice" 		N/A
N/A
66 (+9)
N/A 		Cuz I Love You – 35 (re-entry)
Dave "Black"
Freestyle[13] 		100 (re-entry) Psychodrama – 14 (+43)
Billie Eilish
Finneas
Johnny Marr
Hans Zimmer 		"No Time to Die" 1 (debut) When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – 4 (+2)
Don't Smile at Me – 13 (+4)
Celeste "Strange" N/A N/A
Stormzy
Burna Boy
Tiana Major9 		"Don't Forget to Breathe"
"Do Better"
"Wiley Flow"
"Own It" (with elements of "Fortune Teller" by J Hus)
"Anybody" (Burna Boy)
"Rainfall" 		N/A
N/A
N/A
23 (+/–)
N/A
N/A 		Heavy Is the Head – 7 (+/–)
Rod Stewart
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ronnie Wood
Kenney Jones 		"I Don't Want to Talk About It"
"Stay with Me" 		N/A
N/A 		You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – 34 (–8)

Winners and nominees

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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

Multiple nominations and awards

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Artists who received multiple nominations
Nominations Artist
4 Dave
Lewis Capaldi
3 Mabel
Stormzy
2 Burna Boy
Harry Styles
Michael Kiwanuka
Fred Again
Artists who won multiple awards
Awards Artist
2 Lewis Capaldi

References

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  1. ^ Tilley, Joanna (19 February 2020). "Brit Awards pulls in 3.8m". Broadcast. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Paine, Andre (16 December 2019). "BRITs Are Coming special returns to ITV". Music Week. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Jack's back!". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Brit awards 2020: Lewis Capaldi tops winners alongside rap triumphs". The Guardian. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "We're back!". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ^ McGhie, Tom (5 November 2019). "Brit Awards announces major changes for 2020 ceremony". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b Grein, Paul (5 November 2019). "U.K.'s BRIT Awards Cut Categories, Eliminate Fan Voting, Give Artists More Control of Performances". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  8. ^ Petridis, Alexis (11 January 2020). "This year's male-dominated Brit awards have an issue with women". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. ^ Savage, Mark (14 January 2020). "Why weren't more women nominated for a Brit award?". BBC. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  10. ^ Duke, Simon (11 January 2020). "Brit Awards at centre of 'sexist' storm as nominations are revealed". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Brit Awards nominations 2020: where are all the brilliant women?". The Daily Telegraph. 11 January 2020. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. ^ Horton, Tom; Green, Alex (11 January 2020). "Lewis Capaldi and Dave lead nominations in male-dominated Brit Awards shortlist". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  13. ^ "The lyrics of Dave's Brits performance in full". The Independent. 19 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2020". BRIT Awards. 11 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  15. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (11 January 2020). "Brit award nominations 2020: Dave and Lewis Capaldi top pile, with women shut out". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 11 January 2020. 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.
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