# Brit Awards 2017

Brit Awards 2017 was held on 22 February 2017 and was the 37th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony were held at The O2 Arena in London. Emma Willis hosted The Brits Are Coming, the launch show to reveal this year's nominees which was broadcast live for the first time, on 14 January 2017. Robbie Williams was given the Brits Icon Award the previous November during a special concert held in his honour at Troxy in London. Architect Dame Zaha Hadid designed the Brit Award statuette that was to be given to the winners.
On 13 January 2017, it was confirmed that YouTube star Caspar Lee would be the BRITs Digital Presenter. Singer Michael Bublé was set to host but later pulled out on 18 January 2017 due to his son battling liver cancer and is "determined to focus on his son's recovery". On 31 January 2017, it was confirmed that Dermot O'Leary and Emma Willis would present the ceremony, replacing Bublé. Alice Levine, Clara Amfo and Laura Jackson covered the goss from Red Carpet and Backstage on ITV2.
The ceremony included a tribute to the late George Michael, which was presented by former Wham! member Andrew Ridgeley alongside associated duo members Helen "Pepsi" DeMacque and Shirlie Holliman. The lead vocalist of Coldplay, Chris Martin, sang "A Different Corner" in the tribute.

## Performances
### Pre-ceremony

| Artist | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction | UK Albums Chart reaction |
| Craig David | "Nothing Like This" "Ain't Giving Up" | N/A | Following My Intuition – 55 (+3) |
| Christine and the Queens | "Tilted" | 97 (re-entry) | Chaleur humaine – 36 (–5) |
| Calum Scott | "Dancing On My Own" | 46 (+2) | N/A |
| Rag'n'Bone Man | "Human" | 2 (+/–) | N/A |

### Main show

| Artist | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction | UK Albums Chart reaction |
| Little Mix | "Shout Out to My Ex" | 36 (–1) | Glory Days – 8 (+1) |
| Bruno Mars | "That's What I Like" | 72 (debut) | 24K Magic – 12 (+2) |
| Emeli Sandé | "Hurts" | N/A | Long Live the Angels – 28 (+6) |
| The 1975 | "The Sound" | 68 (re-entry) | The 1975 – 59 (+26) I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It – 18 (+34) |
| Chris Martin George Michael | "A Different Corner" | N/A | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael – 11 (+2) Twenty Five – 72 (+3) |
| Katy Perry Skip Marley | "Chained to the Rhythm" | 5 (+2) | N/A |
| Skepta | "Shutdown" | N/A | Konnichiwa – 71 (re-entry) |
| The Chainsmokers Coldplay | "Something Just Like This" | 30 (debut) | N/A |
| Ed Sheeran Stormzy | "Castle on the Hill" "Shape of You (Stormzy Remix)" | 4 (-1) N/A | + – 13 (+6) x – 4 (+3) |
| Robbie Williams | "The Heavy Entertainment Show" "Love My Life" "Mixed Signals" | N/A | The Heavy Entertainment Show – 48 (-1) |

## Winners and nominees

The nominations were revealed on 14 January 2017.
| British Album of the Year (presented by Noel Gallagher) | Special Achievement Award |
| David Bowie – Blackstar (Posthumous) The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It Kano – Made in the Manor Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate Skepta – Konnichiwa | Global Success Award: Adele (presented by Naomi Campbell & Jonathan Ross) Icon Award: Robbie Williams (presented by Take That) |
| British Single of the Year (presented by Fearne Cotton & Holly Willoughby) | British Video of the Year (presented by Simon Cowell & Nicole Scherzinger) |
| Little Mix – "Shout Out to My Ex" Alan Walker – "Faded" Calum Scott - "Dancing On My Own" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna – "This Is What You Came For" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – "Rockabye" Coldplay – "Hymn for the Weekend" James Arthur – "Say You Won't Let Go" Jonas Blue featuring Dakota – "Fast Car" Tinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson – "Girls Like" Zayn – "Pillowtalk" | One Direction – "History" $^1$ Coldplay – "Hymn for the Weekend" James Arthur – "Say You Won't Let Go" Little Mix featuring Sean Paul – "Hair" Zayn – "Pillowtalk" Eliminated Adele – "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna – "This Is What You Came For" Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – "Rockabye" Jonas Blue featuring Dakota – "Fast Car" Tinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson – "Girls Like" |
| British Male Solo Artist (presented by Zane Lowe) | British Female Solo Artist (presented by David Tennant) |
| David Bowie (Posthumous) Craig David Kano Michael Kiwanuka Skepta | Emeli Sandé Anohni Ellie Goulding Lianne La Havas Nao |
| British Group (presented by Maisie Williams & Romesh Ranganathan) | British Breakthrough Act (presented by Nick Grimshaw & Rita Ora) |
| The 1975 Bastille Biffy Clyro Little Mix Radiohead | Rag'n'Bone Man Anne-Marie Blossoms Skepta Stormzy |
| International Male Solo Artist (presented by Alice Levine, Clara Amfo & Laura Jackson) | International Female Solo Artist (presented by Alice Levine, Clara Amfo & Laura Jackson) |
| Drake Bon Iver Bruno Mars Leonard Cohen The Weeknd | Beyoncé Christine and the Queens Rihanna Sia Solange |
| International Group (presented by Alice Levine, Clara Amfo & Laura Jackson) | Critics' Choice Award (presented by Emeli Sandé) |
| A Tribe Called Quest Drake and Future Kings of Leon Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Twenty One Pilots | Rag'n'Bone Man Anne-Marie Dua Lipa |
$^1$ Liam Payne accept this award for British Video of the Year.

## Multiple nominations and awards

Artists that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Artist |
| 4 | Anne-Marie |
| 3 (4) | Little Mix |
| 3 (4) | Rihanna |
| 3 (4) | Skepta |
| 3 (4) | Sean Paul |
| 2 (15) | The 1975 |
| 2 (15) | Calvin Harris |
| 2 (15) | Clean Bandit |
| 2 (15) | Coldplay |
| 2 (15) | Dakota |
| 2 (15) | David Bowie |
| 2 (15) | Drake |
| 2 (15) | James Arthur |
| 2 (15) | Jonas Blue |
| 2 (15) | Kano |
| 2 (15) | Michael Kiwanuka |
| 2 (15) | Rag'n'Bone Man |
| 2 (15) | Tinie Tempah |
| 2 (15) | Zara Larsson |
| 2 (15) | Zayn Malik |
Artists that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Artist |
| 2 (2) | David Bowie |
| 2 (2) | Rag'n'Bone Man |

## Brit Awards 2017 album

The Brit Awards 2017 is a compilation and box set which includes the "63 biggest tracks from the past year". The box set has three discs with a total of sixty-three songs by various artists.

### Weekly charts

| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
| UK Compilation Albums | 1 |
| Irish Compilation Albums | 9 |