# Brit Awards 2013

Brit Awards 2013 was held on 20 February 2013. This was the 33rd edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual Brit Awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London, and was presented for the third time in three years by James Corden.
Leading the nominations were Mumford & Sons and Emeli Sandé with four nominations each, but Sandé and Ben Howard ended up as the most successful winners, with two awards each.
The statue for 2013 was designed by Damien Hirst. Coverage on ITV attracted more than 6.5 million viewers, with a peak of 7.5 million, the biggest audience for the awards in ten years.

## Performances

| Artist(s) | Song(s) | UK Singles Chart Reaction | UK Albums Chart Reaction |
| Muse | "Supremacy" | 58 (debut) | The 2nd Law – 23 (+33) |
| Robbie Williams | "Candy" | 39 (+12) | Take the Crown – 42 (+9) |
| Justin Timberlake | "Mirrors" | 4 (+24) | |
| Taylor Swift | "I Knew You Were Trouble" | 6 (+6) | Red – 7 (+18) |
| One Direction | "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" | 1 (debut) | Take Me Home – 14 (+1) Up All Night – 29 (+7) |
| Ben Howard | "Only Love" | 9 (+181) | Every Kingdom – 4 (+42) |
| Mumford & Sons | "I Will Wait" | 12 (+34) | Babel – 2 (+3) Sigh No More – 32 (+7) |
| Emeli Sandé | "Clown" "Next to Me" | 10 (−1) 45 | Our Version of Events – 1 (+2) |

## Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on 10 January 2013 during the 2013 BRIT Awards Launch at the Savoy Hotel in London. The event was hosted by Nick Grimshaw
| British Album of the Year (presented by Bryan Ferry) | British Producer of the Year |
| Emeli Sandé – Our Version of Events Alt-J – An Awesome Wave Mumford & Sons – Babel Paloma Faith – Fall to Grace Plan B – Ill Manors | Paul Epworth Damon Albarn Jake Gosling |
| British Single of the Year (presented by Tom Daley and Jonathan Ross) | British Live Act (presented by Louis Smith and Jack Whitehall) |
| Adele – "Skyfall" Alex Clare – "Too Close" Coldplay & Rihanna – "Princess of China" DJ Fresh featuring Rita Ora – "Hot Right Now" Emeli Sandé – "Next to Me" Florence and the Machine – "Spectrum (Say My Name)" James Arthur – "Impossible" Jessie J – "Domino" Labrinth featuring Emeli Sandé – "Beneath Your Beautiful" Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida – "Troublemaker" Rita Ora featuring Tinie Tempah – "R.I.P." Rizzle Kicks – "Mama Do the Hump" Robbie Williams – "Candy" Rudimental featuring John Newman – "Feel the Love" Stooshe – "Black Heart" | Coldplay Mumford & Sons Muse The Rolling Stones The Vaccines |
| British Male Solo Artist (presented by Ed Sheeran) | British Female Solo Artist (presented by Taylor Swift) |
| Ben Howard Calvin Harris Olly Murs Plan B Richard Hawley | Emeli Sandé Amy Winehouse Bat for Lashes Jessie Ware Paloma Faith |
| British Group (presented by Simon Pegg and Bérénice Marlohe) | British Breakthrough Act (presented by Nick Grimshaw) |
| Mumford & Sons Alt-J Muse One Direction The xx | Ben Howard Alt-J Jake Bugg Jessie Ware Rita Ora |
| International Male Solo Artist (presented by Jourdan Dunn and Rafe Spall) | International Female Solo Artist (presented by Dermot O'Leary and Sharon Osbourne) |
| Frank Ocean Bruce Springsteen Gotye Jack White Michael Bublé | Lana Del Rey Alicia Keys Cat Power Rihanna Taylor Swift |
| International Group (presented by Dave Grohl) | Critics' Choice Award |
| The Black Keys Alabama Shakes Fun. The Killers The Script | Tom Odell AlunaGeorge Laura Mvula |
| Global Success Award (presented by Robbie Williams) | Special Recognition (presented by Damon Albarn) |
| One Direction | War Child |

## Multiple nominations and awards

Artists that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Artist |
| 4 | Emeli Sandé |
| 3 (3) | alt-J |
| 3 (3) | Mumford & Sons |
| 3 (3) | Rita Ora |
| 2 (8) | Ben Howard |
| 2 (8) | Coldplay |
| 2 (8) | Jessie Ware |
| 2 (8) | Muse |
| 2 (8) | Olly Murs |
| 2 (8) | Paloma Faith |
| 2 (8) | Plan B |
| 2 (8) | Rihanna |
Artists that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Artist |
| 2 (2) | Ben Howard |
| 2 (2) | Emeli Sandé |