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Brit Awards 2023, the 43rd edition of the ceremony, presented by the
British Phonographic Industry BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited, trading as British Phonographic Industry (BPI), is the British recorded music industry's trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards; is home to the Mercury Prize; co-owns the Official Charts C ...
(BPI), was held on 11 February 2023 to recognise the best in British and international music. The ceremony took place at
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in
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and was hosted by British comedian
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 ...
, who returns after hosting the 2022 edition. Coverage of the red carpet was broadcast on
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and presented by Clara Amfo, Maya Jama and Roman Kemp. The 2023 Brit Award trophy was designed by Nigerian-born London-based artist Olaolu Slawn. Going into the ceremony,
Harry Styles Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His showmanship, artistry, and flamboyant fashion have had a Cultural impact of Harry Styles, significant impact on popular culture. Styles's musical ca ...
and Wet Leg were the most-nominated artists, with four each. Styles emerged as the night's big winner, winning in all four of the categories he was nominated in, with Wet Leg and
Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most Cultural impact of Beyoncé, ...
also winning multiple awards. The ceremony was screened on ITV to 3.3 million viewers.


Performances


Brits Week 2023

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: * The Hunna at Lafayette, London (31 January) *
Metronomy Metronomy are an English electronic music band, formed in Totnes in 1999. Their lineup consists of founding member and leader Joseph Mount (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Oscar Cash (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar, saxophone), Anna Prior (drums ...
at HERE at Outernet, London (1 February) *
The 1975 The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in 2002. The band consists of Matty Healy (lead vocals, guitar, primary songwriter), Adam Hann (lead guitar), Ross MacDonald (bass), and George Daniel (drums, primary produ ...
at Gorilla, Manchester (1 February) * Years & Years at HERE at Outernet, London (2 February) * Kojey Radical at XOYO, London (3 February) * Beabadoobee at Lafayette, London (3 February) *
Cavetown Robin Daniel Skinner (born 15 December 1998), known professionally as Cavetown (sometimes stylised in all lowercase), is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, and YouTuber. His style blends elements of indie rock, indie pop and bedroom ...
at Omeara, London (4 February) * The Snuts at Stereo, Glasgow (5 February) * Sea Girls at
100 Club The 100 Club is a music venue located at 100 Oxford Street, London, England, where it has been hosting live music since 24 October 1942. It was originally called the Feldman Swing Club, but changed its name when the father of the current owner ...
, London (7 February) * Easy Life at Trinity Centre, Bristol (7 February) * Sugababes at The Garage, London (8 February) * Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls at
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group. It was original ...
, London (9 February) * Bob Vylan at Omeara, London (10 February) *
Rina Sawayama is a Japanese and British singer-songwriter, actress and model. Born in Niigata (city), Niigata, Japan, she immigrated to London with her parents at the age of five. In 2017, she Self-publishing, self-released her debut extended play, ''Rina ...
at Lafayette, London (10 February)


Main ceremony

On 12 January, Wet Leg, Sam Smith & Kim Petras were confirmed as the first set of performers. On 17 January,
Harry Styles Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His showmanship, artistry, and flamboyant fashion have had a Cultural impact of Harry Styles, significant impact on popular culture. Styles's musical ca ...
joined the line-up, with Cat Burns being confirmed on 20 January.
Lizzo Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American singer and rapper. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of ten. After college, she moved to Minn ...
,
David Guetta Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...
,
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 ...
& Ella Henderson all joined the line-up on 23 January.


Winners and nominees


Nominees

The eligibility period for the 2023 Brit Awards ran from 10 December 2021 to 9 December 2022. Nominees for the Rising Star Award were announced on 29 November 2022, and the winner was announced on 8 December 2022. The nominees for the other categories were announced on 12 January 2023 via the BRITs social platforms by
Vick Hope Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British television and radio presenter, journalist and published author. Hope hosts the BBC Radio 1 drivetime show ''Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie'' with Katie Thistleton and ...
alongside Jack Saunders and Tom Daley. British singer Sam Ryder, became the first Eurovision artist to be nominated for Best New Artist and
K-pop K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, danc ...
girl group
Blackpink Blackpink (, stylized in all caps or as BLɅϽKPIИK) is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment. The group is composed of four members: Jisoo, Jennie (singer), Jennie, Rosé (singer), Rosé, and Lisa (rapper), Lisa. Regarded by ...
, became the first Kpop girl group to be nominated for International Group.


Voting methods

Source: There were a variety of voting methods to determine the winners of the awards: *Genre categories (Pop/R&B Act, Dance, Alternative/Rock Act and Hip Hop/Rap/Grime): Public vote exclusively via TikTok *Rising Star: Shortlist selected by an invited panel from the music press, radio/music TV along with other music professionals *Honorary awards (Producer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year): The BRITs Committee *All other awards: The BRITs Voting Academy The public voting held on TikTok took place from 19 January to 2 February with voters allowed to vote up to ten times a day per nominee per category. The BRITs Voting Academy is made up of around 1,200 music industry experts selected by the BRITs Committee. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.


Artists with multiple wins and nominations

The following artists received multiple awards and nominations:


Controversies

Upon the announcement of the 2023 nominees, the Brits garnered significant controversy when the Artist of the Year featured exclusively male nominees. Eligibility to be the Best British Artist of the Year is to have released at least one top 40 album or two top 20 singles, released between 10 December 2021 and 9 December 2022. An artist's record company decides whether to propose an eligible artist to be considered by The Brits for nomination. Of the seventy eligible artists, twelve were female. Female artists were significantly represented in other categories, with Wet Leg receiving the joint highest number of nominations for the ceremony along with
Harry Styles Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His showmanship, artistry, and flamboyant fashion have had a Cultural impact of Harry Styles, significant impact on popular culture. Styles's musical ca ...
. A spokesperson for the Brits stated that 2022 saw fewer high profile women artists major releases and would monitor future nomination patterns. When Styles won the category, he dedicated the award to several of the female artists who had not been nominated. Additional controversy surrounded the Brit Award for Pop/R&B Act category, with critics citing a lack of R&B representation and questioning why the two genres were grouped together in the first place. Several issues arose throughout the ceremony. During the acceptance speech for British Group, one member of the group Wet Leg shouted an expletive anti-Conservative Party message, which was subsequently censored. Another incident involved comedian Daisy May Cooper, who seemingly made an inappropriate cocaine joke about the Sugababes. Despite Daisy’s microphone crackling, as she uttered the insensitive joke, it was not bleeped out of the show for people watching at home. Additionally, production issues concerning the construction of the set for Sam Smith's performance resulted in a pre-recording of
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British cultural icon, icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. List of awards and nominations received by Adele, ...
performing her song " I Drink Wine" from last year's ceremony, being shown. Sam Smith and Kim Petras' performance of "Unholy" received backlash's resulting in over 100 Ofcom complaints being made.


References


External links


Brit Awards official website
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