The Brit Awards 2024 was the 44th edition of the Brit Awards ceremony presented by

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(BPI), and was held on Saturday 2 March 2024 at

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. The ceremony returned to a weekend due to successful viewership for the 2023 ceremony, which was held on a weekend for the first time. It also returned to March for the first time since the 2000 ceremony. After hosting the ceremony for two consecutive years,

Mo Gilligan Mosiah Bikila Gilligan (born 19 February 1988) is a British stand-up comedian, television presenter and content creator. He is known for his observational comedy. After several years of uploading comedy clips to social media, he found a wider au ...

announced that he would no longer be hosting the ceremony. The event was hosted by

Clara Amfo Clara Amfo is a British radio broadcaster, television presenter, podcast host and voice-over artist. She is known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1. Early life and education Born to Ghanaian parents. She has five siblings. Her father, w ...

Maya Jama Maya Indea Jama ( ; born 14 August 1994) is a British television presenter and radio DJ. She co-presented BBC One's '' Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer'' alongside Peter Crouch and Alex Horne and was the presenter of the BBC Three competition '' ...

and

Roman Kemp Roman Kemp (born 28 January 1993), is an American-born British podcast host, television personality and former radio host. From 2017 to 2024, he presented the national radio network Capital FM breakfast show. Kemp presents ''The One Show'' on B ...

. For this year's ceremony,

Raye Rachel Agatha Keen (born 24 October 1997), known professionally as Raye ( ), is a British singer-songwriter. She first rose to prominence after signing with Polydor Records and subsequently releasing Dance music, dance singles and extended pla ...

received the most nominations with seven in total, breaking the record for the most nominations received by a single artist in a year. British rappers

Central Cee Oakley Neil Caesar-Su (born 4 June 1998), known professionally as Central Cee, is a British rapper from Shepherd's Bush, London. Regarded as a leading figure in UK rap, he rose to prominence in 2020 with the release of his drill singles "Day i ...

and

J Hus Momodou Lamin Jallow (born 26 October 1996) known professionally as J Hus, is a British rapper and singer who has been credited with pioneering the genre Afroswing. He is currently signed to Black Butter Records. He gained popularity in 2015 f ...

tied for second with four each. Raye would go on to win a record-breaking 6 awards, making history with the most wins by a single artist in one night.

Background

For the 2024 awards, there were two major category changes: *The number of nominees in the British Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year has increased from five to ten. *The British Pop/R&B Act category will be split into British Pop Act and British R&B Act. The winners in both categories, as well as the three other genre categories, will be decided by a public vote via

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. The 2024 Brit Award statue was designed by Rachel Jones.

Brits Week 2024

In order to promote the awards ceremony and support the charity War Child, the BPI hosted a number of gigs around the country as part of ''Brits Week'' Artists performing as part of Brits Week included: * Cian Ducrot at Union Chapel, London (19 February) * You Me at Six at Concorde 2, Brighton (19 February) * Keane at

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, London (20 February) * Ash at

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, London (21 February) * Baby Queen at Lafayette, London (21 February) *

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, London (21 February) *

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at HERE at Outernet, London (23 February) *

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at Lafayette, London (26 February) * Gabriels at

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, London (27 February) *

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at Scala, London (28 February) * CMAT at Bush Hall, London (1 March) * Venbee at Omeara, London (1 March) *

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at The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge (4 March)

Presenters

On 1 February 2024, it was announced that

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, '' Love Island '' host

and former ''

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'' lead host

would co-host the ceremony. All three co-hosted the Red Carpet pre-show on

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preceding last year's ceremony. Clara said about hosting the Brits for the first time: "Hosting The BRITs is a bucket list job, I'm so very honoured and excited for this year's show. Throughout my career I've been so lucky to witness the growth of this year's nominees and performers and I know its gonna be another special one. I can't wait to hit the stage with Maya amaand Roman empto celebrate these amazing artists at

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!". Maya then said: "I'm really excited to be hosting The BRIT Awards alongside Clara mfoand Roman emp I've worked alongside the incredible team at the BRITs for years now and its something I always watched, and wanted to be part of, growing up - so it's amazing to be on the stage this year hosting it! It's always one of the best nights of the year for me and a real celebration of British music, culture and talent". Roman then finished by saying: "This is a real pinch me moment! Hosting The BRIT Awards - what an honour. I remember watching The BRITs on TV when I was growing up so to be asked to host this year's awards, is a dream come true. It's going to be a privilege to share the stage with so many talented artists and to celebrate the incredible achievements of all the nominees and winners this year. See you there". Damian Christian, Managing Director and President of Promotions at

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(part of

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) and Chair of The BRIT committee for 2024 said: "I'm delighted that three of the country's most renowned and talented entertainment personalities will be taking on the hosting role this year. I've admired Maya's work for years and have worked closely with Clara and Roman throughout their careers. All three are real music people and will bring their own unique humour, charm and vision to what is sure to be a great night". Katie Rawcliffe, ITV Head of Entertainment Commissioning added: "Clara, Maya and Roman are an exceptional trio and it is fantastic to have them all at the helm for this year's BRIT Awards. The show remains hugely popular, particularly amongst our 16-34 audience, and we look forward to another epic celebration of music". The red carpet and after show were broadcast on

and

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respectively and presented by Jack Saunders and Yinka Bokinni.

Performers

Main ceremony

On 24 January 2024, Dua Lipa was the first artist confirmed to perform at the ceremony. On 30 January, Raye was announced as the second performer. On 12 February,

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was announced as the recipient of the 2024 Global Icon Award, and was revealed to be performing at the ceremony. Discussing the award, Minogue stated "I am beyond thrilled to be honoured with the Global Icon Award and to be joining a roll call of such incredible artists. The UK has always been a home from home so the BRITs have a very special place in my heart. I have some amazing memories from the awards over the years and I can't wait to be back on the BRITs stage. See you at the O2!" Rema and

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were announced as performers on 15 February. A further announcement was made on 16 February confirming

Becky Hill Rebecca Claire Hill (born 14 February 1994) is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after appearing on the first series of '' The Voice UK'', auditioning with John Legend's " Ordinary People". She joined Jessie J's team and rea ...

and dance duo

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will also be performing on the night. On 20 February,

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris (and sometimes under the stage name Love Regenerator), is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'' (2007 ...

and

Ellie Goulding Elena Jane Goulding ( ; born 30 December 1986) is an English singer, songwriter, and activist. Born in Hereford and raised in Lyonshall, Goulding began writing songs at the age of 15. She released her debut single " Under the Sheets" through ...

were announced to be joining the list of performers. On the 22 February, just nine days before the ceremony, the performer lineup was complete with the addition of Canadian singer,

Tate McRae Tate Rosner McRae (born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer. She first gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality television series ''So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series), So You Th ...

Winners and nominees

The Rising Star shortlist was revealed on 28 November 2023. The complete list of nominees was announced on 24 January 2024. Winners appear first and are highlighted in bold. Raye - First Avenue - 10-25-2023 - 039

Multiple nominations and awards

References

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