# Brit Awards 2010

Brit Awards 2010 was the 30th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual Brit Awards. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court in London for the last time. The ceremony was broadcast live on ITV on Tuesday 16 February 2010. It was hosted by Peter Kay with Fearne Cotton doing the side of stage coverage. ITV2 broadcast an after show highlights programme immediately after the main broadcast. BBC Radio 1 had official radio coverage throughout the day in the run up to the evening's show, with Scott Mills and Greg James on the Red Carpet.
The ceremony was broadcast live, but with a short delay to enable any offensive language to be cut. This occurred several times during the course of the evening, most notably when Liam Gallagher collected the Best Album of 30 Years award and also during Lily Allen's acceptance speech for Best British Female.
The ITV show drew 5.8 million viewers between 8pm and 10pm, which was a 21.9% share of the evening, topping the 5.18 million (21.7%) drawn in for the 2009 ceremony, but still down on the 6.07 million (24.4%) of 2008. The ITV2 Brits Encore show at 10pm drew 776,000 viewers, a 3.8% share.

## Performances

| Artist(s) | Song(s) | UK Singles Chart Reaction After Performance | UK Albums Chart Reaction |
| Lily Allen | "The Fear" | 89 (re-entry) | It's Not Me, It's You – 19 (+9) |
| JLS | "Beat Again" | 73 (+18) | JLS – 17 (+6) |
| Kasabian | "Fire" | 42 (re-entry) | West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum – 20 (+43) Empire – 98 (re-entry) |
| Lady Gaga | "Telephone" "Dance in the Dark" | 34 (+5) did not chart | The Fame – 2 (+3) |
| Florence + the Machine Dizzee Rascal | "You Got the Dirtee Love" | 2 (debut) | Lungs – 3 (+6) Tongue n' Cheek – 33 (+40) |
| Jay-Z Alicia Keys | "Empire State of Mind" | 16 (+9) | The Blueprint 3 – 10 (+12) |
| Cheryl Cole | "Fight for This Love" | 36 (+7) | 3 Words – 32 (+6) |
| Robbie Williams | "Bodies" "Let Me Entertain You" "Feel" "Supreme" "Millennium" "Come Undone" "Morning Sun" "You Know Me" "No Regrets" "Angels" "Everything Changes" "Rock DJ" "Rudebox" | did not chart | Reality Killed the Video Star – 8 (+13) Greatest Hits – 38 (re-entry) |

## Winners and nominees

| British Album of the Year (presented by Tom Ford) | British Producer of the Year |
| Florence and the Machine – Lungs Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n' Cheek Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum Lily Allen – It's Not Me, It's You Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up | Paul Epworth Ethan Johns Jim Abbiss Steve Lillywhite |
| British Single of the Year (presented by Alan Carr) | Critics' Choice Award (presented by Courtney Love) |
| JLS – "Beat Again" Alesha Dixon – "Breathe Slow" Alexandra Burke (featuring Flo Rida) – "Bad Boys" Cheryl Cole – "Fight for This Love" Joe McElderry – "The Climb" La Roux – "In for the Kill" Lily Allen – "The Fear" Pixie Lott – "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" Taio Cruz – "Break Your Heart" Tinchy Stryder (featuring N-Dubz) – "Number 1" | Ellie Goulding Marina and the Diamonds Delphic |
| British Male Solo Artist (presented by Andy Serkis) | British Female Solo Artist (presented by Shirley Bassey) |
| Dizzee Rascal Calvin Harris Mika Paolo Nutini Robbie Williams | Lily Allen Bat for Lashes Florence and the Machine Leona Lewis Pixie Lott |
| British Group (presented by Idris Elba) | British Breakthrough Act (presented by Geri Halliwell) |
| Kasabian Doves Friendly Fires JLS Muse | JLS Florence and the Machine Friendly Fires La Roux Pixie Lott |
| International Male Solo Artist (presented by Mel B) | International Female Solo Artist (presented by Jonathan Ross) |
| Jay-Z Bruce Springsteen Eminem Michael Bublé Seasick Steve | Lady Gaga Ladyhawke Norah Jones Rihanna Shakira |
| International Album (presented by Mika) | International Breakthrough Act (presented by Cat Deeley) |
| Lady Gaga – The Fame Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion The Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D. Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3 | Lady Gaga Animal Collective Daniel Merriweather Empire of the Sun Taylor Swift |
| British Album of 30 Years (presented by Noddy Holder) | Live Performance of 30 Years (presented by Samantha Fox) |
| Oasis – (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1996 Winning British Album) Sade – Diamond Life (1985 Winning British Album) Phil Collins – No Jacket Required (1986 Winning British Album) Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms (1987 Winning British Album) The Verve – Urban Hymns (1998 Winning British Album) Travis – The Man Who (2000 Winning British Album) Dido – No Angel (2002 Winning British Album) Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (2003 Winning British Album) Keane – Hopes and Fears (2005 Winning British Album) Duffy – Rockferry (2009 Winning British Album) | Spice Girls – "Wannabe" / "Who Do You Think You Are" (1997 Live Performance) The Who – "Who Are You" (1988 Live Performance) Bros – "I Owe You Nothing" (1989 Live Performance) Pet Shop Boys – "Go West" (1994 Live Performance) Take That – "The Beatles Medley" (1994 Live Performance) Michael Jackson – "Earth Song" (1996 Live Performance) Bee Gees – "Stayin' Alive" / "How Deep Is Your Love" (1997 Live Performance) Robbie Williams and Tom Jones – "The Full Monty Medley" (1998 Live Performance) Eurythmics and Stevie Wonder – "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (1999 Live Performance) Kylie Minogue – "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (2002 Live Performance) Coldplay – "Clocks" (2003 Live Performance) Scissor Sisters – "Take Your Mama" (2005 Live Performance) Kanye West – "Gold Digger" (2006 Live Performance) Paul McCartney – "Live and Let Die" (2008 Live Performance) Girls Aloud – "The Promise" (2009 Live Performance) |

### Outstanding Contribution to Music

* Robbie Williams

## Multiple nominations and awards

Artists that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Artist |
| 3 (5) | Florence and the Machine |
| 3 (5) | JLS |
| 3 (5) | Lady Gaga |
| 3 (5) | Lily Allen |
| 3 (5) | Pixie Lott |
| 2 (9) | Animal Collective |
| 2 (9) | Coldplay |
| 2 (9) | Dizzee Rascal |
| 2 (9) | Empire of the Sun |
| 2 (9) | Friendly Fires |
| 2 (9) | Jay-Z |
| 2 (9) | Kasabian |
| 2 (9) | La Roux |
| 2 (9) | Paolo Nutini |
Artists that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Artist |
| 3 | Lady Gaga |
| 2 | JLS |

## Moments
### Liam Gallagher and Peter Kay

At the 2010 Brits, Liam Gallagher made a surprise appearance to accept his award for Best Brits album of the past 30 years. After thanking all of his former bandmates (apart from brother Noel) and declaring his fans "the best fans in the fucking world", he gave his award to a lucky fan and hurled his microphone into the audience; a search for the microphone caused a 10‑minute delay. After walking off stage, host Peter Kay reacted to Liam's actions by saying "what a knobhead".