Brit Awards 2013

33rd BRIT Awards
33rd BRIT Awards
	February 2013
Venue	The O2 Arena
Hosts	James Corden
ITV2	Keith Lemon and Laura Whitmore
Radio 1	Scott Mills and Matt Edmondson (Red Carpet); Reggie Yates and Gemma Cairney (After Party)
Network	; ITV (UK TV coverage); BBC (Radio Coverage); Fuse (U.S. TV coverage); MuchMusic (Canadian TV coverage)
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The 2013 BRIT Awards will be held in February 2013. This will be the 33rd edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The award ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London for the third time. The ceremony will once again be presented by James Corden.^[1]

Confirmed Performances

Emeli Sandé - "Wonder" and "Clown".

Nominees and Winners

Nominations were announced on 12 January 2012.^[2]^[3]^[4] Categories for this year remain largely unchanged, though the award for "Best International Album" has been discontinued.

Best British Male Solo Artist (presented by Plan B)	Best British Female Solo Artist (presented by Kylie Minogue)
Ed Sheeran James Blake James Morrison Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Professor Green	Adele Florence and the Machine Jessie J Kate Bush Laura Marling
Best British Breakthrough Act (presented by Cesc Fabregas and Nicole Scherzinger)	Best British Group (presented by Jo Whiley and Huey Morgan)
Ed Sheeran Anna Calvi Emeli Sandé Jessie J The Vaccines	Coldplay Arctic Monkeys Chase & Status Elbow Kasabian
Best British Single (presented by Tinie Tempah)	MasterCard British Album of the Year (presented by George Michael)
One Direction – "What Makes You Beautiful" Adele – "Someone Like You" Ed Sheeran – "The A Team" Example – "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" Jessie J featuring B.o.B – "Price Tag" JLS featuring Dev – "She Makes Me Wanna" Military Wives/Gareth Malone – "Wherever You Are" Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks – "Heart Skips a Beat" Pixie Lott – "All About Tonight" The Wanted – "Glad You Came"	Adele – 21 Florence and The Machine – Ceremonials Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto Ed Sheeran – + PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Best International Male Solo Artist (presented by Jessie J and Jack Whitehall)	Best International Female Solo Artist (presented by Jenson Button)
Bruno Mars Aloe Blacc Bon Iver David Guetta Ryan Adams	Rihanna Beyoncé Björk Feist Lady Gaga
Best International Group (presented by Brian May and Roger Taylor)	Best International Breakthrough Act (presented by will.i.am and Rob Brydon)
Foo Fighters Fleet Foxes Jay-Z and Kanye West Lady Antebellum Maroon 5	Lana Del Rey Aloe Blacc Bon Iver Foster The People Nicki Minaj
Critics' Choice (presented by James Corden and Jessie J)	Best British Producer (presented by Laura Marling

Outstanding Contribution to Music

(Presented by Ray Winstone)

^ "Brit Awards 2012 Live Coverage". Guardian. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ Adele, Coldplay Lead BRIT Award Nominations one direction Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 February 2012
^ The BRIT Awards 2012 nominees Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2012
^ "Ed Sheeran leads Brit Award nominations". RTE News. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

[1] "Brit Awards 2012 Live Coverage". Guardian. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

[RollingStoneBrits-2] Adele, Coldplay Lead BRIT Award Nominations one direction Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 February 2012

[Brits2012-3] The BRIT Awards 2012 nominees Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2012

[4] "Ed Sheeran leads Brit Award nominations". RTE News. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

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