39th Brit Awards
| 39th Brit Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 20 February 2019 |
| Venue | The O2 Arena |
| Hosted by | Jack Whitehall Clara Amfo (BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show and live from the Red carpet) Alice Levine (live from the Red carpet) |
| Most awards | The 1975 and Calvin Harris (2) |
| Most nominations | Anne-Marie, Dua Lipa and Jess Glynne (4) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ITV ITV2 (Red carpet) YouTube Blue & Entertainment (23 February 2019) NET. (21 March 2019) |
| Runtime | 140 minutes[1] |
| Viewership | 4.1 million[2] |
The 2019 Brit Awards were held on 20 February 2019 at The O2 Arena in London. It was the 39th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. On 26 November 2018, Jack Whitehall was announced as the host for the second year running.[3] Sir David Adjaye was announced as the official designer of the BRIT statuette.[4] In December 2018, it was announced that BBC Radio 1, Live Lounge and Top of the Pops host Clara Amfo hosted the BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show on 12 January 2019. Clara Amfo and Alice Levine was live from the Red Carpet before the Main Show on ITV2.
On 11 February 2019, it was announced that Hugh Jackman would open the ceremony with a song from The Greatest Showman soundtrack and on 13 February 2019 during her appearance on BBC One's The One Show with Alex Jones and Matt Baker, Clara Amfo confirmed that Pink would close the ceremony.[5][6]
Performers[]
Pre-ceremony[]
| Performer(s) | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 24 January 2019) |
UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 24 January 2019) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Glynne | "Thursday" | 24 (–5) | Always In Between – 5 (+1) I Cry When I Laugh – 36 (+10) |
| George Ezra | "Hold My Girl" | 12 (–4) | Staying at Tamara's – 2 (+/–) Wanted on Voyage – 40 (–6) |
| Not3s Mabel |
"Fine Line" "My Lover" |
N/A | N/A |
| Little Mix | "Think About Us" | N/A | LM5 – 21 (+1) Glory Days – 60 (+3) |
| Sam Fender | "Play God" | N/A | N/A |
Main show[]
| Performer(s) | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 28 February 2019) |
UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 28 February 2019) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Jackman | "The Greatest Show" | 80 (–1) | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – 2 (+/–) |
| George Ezra Hot 8 Brass Band |
"Shotgun" | 27 (+5) | Staying at Tamara's – 5 (+2) Wanted on Voyage – 43 (+8) |
| Little Mix Ms. Banks |
"Woman Like Me" | 88 (–6) | LM5 – 34 (–5) Glory Days – 65 (+11) |
| Jorja Smith | "Don't Watch Me Cry" | N/A | Lost & Found – 47 (re-entry) |
| Calvin Harris Rag'n'Bone Man Sam Smith Dua Lipa |
"Giant" "Promises" "One Kiss" |
4 (+2) 50 (+/–) 69 (+9) |
Calvin Harris N/A Rag'n'Bone Man Sam Smith Dua Lipa |
| Jess Glynne H.E.R. |
"Thursday" | 41 (–2) | Always In Between – 12 (–2) I Cry When I Laugh – 50 (–1) |
| The 1975 | "Sincerity Is Scary" | N/A | A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships – 23 (+18) |
| P!nk Dan Smith |
"Walk Me Home" "Just like Fire" "Just Give Me a Reason" "Try" "What About Us" |
N/A | Greatest Hits... So Far!!! – 55 (+44) |
Winners and nominees[]
The nominations were revealed on 12 January 2019.[7][8]
Multiple nominations and awards[]
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 | Anne-Marie |
| Dua Lipa | |
| Jess Glynne | |
| 3 | George Ezra |
| Jorja Smith | |
| 2 | The 1975 |
| Calvin Harris | |
| Clean Bandit | |
| Dan Caplen | |
| Demi Lovato | |
| Florence and the Machine | |
| Little Mix | |
| Macklemore | |
| Rita Ora | |
| Rudimental | |
| Tom Walker |
| Awards | Artist |
|---|---|
| 2 | The 1975 |
| Calvin Harris |
YouTube Music and Facebook hosts[]
On 14 February 2019, it was announced that Capital FM Breakfast Show host Vick Hope and Todrick Hall would host the YouTube Music Live Stream from 7:45pm GMT and it was also announced on the same day, that Jamie Laing and Yasmin Evans would host the Facebook Red Carpet Live Stream from 4:30pm GMT.
References[]
- ^ How Long Are The BRITs 2019? - Viewers Have A Lot To Look Forward To, February 2019
- ^ Brit Awards audience falls to just over four million - 21 February 2019
- ^ Highland, News. "Jack Whitehall to host 2019 Brit Awards…and he wants to upset some celebs! - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport". www.highlandradio.com.
- ^ "Sir David Adjaye announced as 2019 statue designer". BRIT Awards.
- ^ "Hugh Jackman to open The BRITs 2019". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Brit awards 2019: the live show and winners – as it happened". Guardian. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "'The BRITs Are Coming' Nominations Show". BRIT Awards. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Full list of Brit awards 2019 winners". Guardian. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
External links[]
- Brit Awards
- 2019 music awards
- 2019 in British music
- 2019 in London
- 2019 awards in the United Kingdom
- February 2019 events in the United Kingdom