London: The BRIT Awards 2011

The BRIT Awards 2011 will be held at The O2 in London on Tuesday 15th February and will be broadcast live on ITV1.

The show will feature performances from the biggest global names in music. The previously announced Take That, Plan B, Rihanna and Tinie Tempah will be joined by Mumford & Sons, Adele, Cee Lo Green and Arcade Fire to complete an international stellar line-up. 2011 signals the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Britain’s most prestigious music awards ceremony, The BRIT Awards.

Leading the way with four nominations this year Tinie Tempah has told fans to ‘expect the unexpected’ from his forthcoming BRITs performance. Plan B and Mumford & Sons have both been winning rave reviews for their live performances over the last year and viewers will get to see just why. Take That will be making their first live TV appearance of 2011. International artists will be represented by US superstar Cee Lo Green, Canadian indie icons Arcade Fire and girl of the moment Rihanna, who along with Britain’s very own Adele will be adding the glamour to what promises to be a sensational night.

This year will see artists battling it out for the new BRITs statue, which has been exclusively re-styled by Britain’s most influential fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood. Westwood has styled the famous trophy in her own artistic vision in an initiative, which will see creativity being rewarded with creativity. These statues will be unique to 2011.

The nominations were officially revealed by Fearne Cotton at a special event at London’s Indigo2 which was televised on ITV2 at the weekend, featuring performances by Jessie J (winner of The Critics’ Choice Award), Tinie Tempah & Ellie Goulding and The Wanted. They are the result of votes cast by the BRITs Voting Academy, which consists of 1000 people from various sectors of the music industry. For the very first time, artists have also been invited to join the Voting Academy and have placed their vote for this year’s winners.

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The Brit Awards (stylized as the BRIT Awards; often simply called the Brits) are the British Phonographic Industry’s annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of “British” or “Britannia”, but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trust. In addition, an equivalent awards ceremony for classical music, called the Classical BRIT Awards, is held each May. Robbie Williams holds the record for the most Brit Awards, having won a total of 13 as a solo artist and another 3 awards as part of Take That.

Primary winners of each year:
1977: The Beatles win 3 awards
1982: no clear winner
1983: Paul McCartney wins 2 awards
1984: Michael Jackson, Culture Club win 2 awards
1985: Prince wins 2 awards
1986: Eurythmics win 2 awards
1987: Peter Gabriel 2 awards (Best British Male & Best British Video) Kate Bush
1988: no clear winner
1989: Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Fairground Attraction and Tracy Chapman win 2 awards
1990: Queen, Neneh Cherry, Phil Collins and Fine Young Cannibals win 2 awards
1991: The Cure win Best British band
1992: Seal wins 3 awards
1993: Annie Lennox and Simply Red win 2 awards
1994: Björk, Take That and Stereo MC’s win 2 awards
1995: Blur win 4 awards
1996: Oasis win 3 awards.
1997: Manic Street Preachers and Spice Girls win 2 awards
1998: The Verve win 3 awards
1999: Robbie Williams wins 3 awards
2000: Travis, Robbie Williams and Macy Gray win 2 awards
2001: Robbie Williams wins 3 awards
2002: Dido and Kylie Minogue win 2 awards
2003: Coldplay and Ms. Dynamite win 2 awards
2004: The Darkness win 3 awards
2005: Scissor Sisters win 3 awards
2006: Kaiser Chiefs win 3 awards
2007: Arctic Monkeys and The Killers win 2 awards
2008: Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters and Take That win 2 awards
2009: Duffy wins 3 awards
2010: Lady Gaga wins 3 awards

Where:
O 2 Arena
Peninsula Square
London SE10 0DX