Brit Awards 2016 was held on 24 February 2016 and was the 36th edition of the

British Phonographic Industry British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British recorded music industry's Trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards, the Classic BRIT Awards, National Album Day, is home to the Mercury Prize, and co-owns the Official Charts Company with ...

's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at

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and were presented by

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. Award nominations were revealed on 14 January 2016. British fashion designer

Pam Hogg Pam Hogg (4 January) is a Scottish fashion designer who launched her first fashion collection in 1981. She has created clothes for the likes of Ian Astbury of The Cult, Paula Yates, Marie Helvin, Siouxsie Sioux and Debbie Harry of Blondie. E ...

has designed the trophies for this year's ceremony, styling the BRIT statue. The ceremony included a tribute to late British music icon

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

featuring an introduction by Annie Lennox, a tribute speech by

Gary Oldman Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958) is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three British Academy ...

and a performance by Lorde backed by Bowie's long-time backing group.

Performances

The Brits Are Coming: Nominations Launch Party

Laura Whitmore Laura Whitmore (born 4 May 1985) is an Irish media personality and model based in London. She was a video jockey for MTV in 2008, and has since presented television shows, such as ''This Morning'' (2014), '' Survival of the Fittest'' (2018) ...

hosted the launch at the ITV Studios in London on Thursday 14 January.

Main show Performances

Winners and nominees

The nominations were revealed on 14 January 2016. ¹

Liam Payne Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer. He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series ''The X Factor''. After being ...

and Louis Tomlinson accept this award for British Video of the Year.

Multiple nominations and awards

''Brit Awards 2016'' album

The ''Brit Awards 2016'' is a

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and box set which includes the "62 biggest tracks from the past year". The box set has three discs with a total of sixty-two songs by various artists.

Track listing

CD 1

CD 2

CD 3

Weekly charts

References

External links

Brit Awards 2016 at Brits.co.uk
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BRIT awards The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored ...

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Brit Awards The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored ...