2014 Brit Awards
The 2014 Brit Awards were held on 19 February 2014. It was the 34th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London and was presented by James Corden for the fourth consecutive year. Leading the nominations was Ellie Goulding with five nominations. Arctic Monkeys and One Direction both won the most awards, winning two awards each.
For the first time ever, a backstage livestream was broadcast on the internet, via YouTube. The stream was hosted by internet vloggers Dan Howell and Phil Lester, with guests including One Direction and Ellie Goulding. 67-year-old David Bowie became the oldest winner to date of the British Male Solo Artist award.
A new glossy black finish design statue designed by fashion designer Philip Treacy was presented for the first time.
Statuette design
The statuette for the 2014 BRIT Awards was designed by Irish milliner Philip Treacy. Taking the form of Britannia, the trophy has been redesigned by various artists since the BRIT Awards revamp in 2011. Treacy stated that music has always been his inspiration, with the 2014 trophy being inspired by "a uniquely British genre of music, Punk." It was unveiled on 28 November 2013. The statuette has a glossy black finish, with a black and white circular hat that represents a mohawk, which sits atop the helmet at the apex of the trophy.Performances
The Brits Are Coming: Nominations Launch Party
hosted the launch show inside the ITV Studios in London on Thursday 9 January.| Artist | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction |
| Tinie Tempah | "Children of the Sun" "Lover Not a Fighter" | did not chart 42 |
| Pixie Lott | "Nasty" | 9 |
| Sam Smith | "Money on My Mind" | 1 |
| Rudimental | "Not Giving In" | 84 |
Main show performances
The following performances took place during the live broadcast on 19 February 2014.| Artist | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction | UK Albums Chart reaction |
| Arctic Monkeys | "R U Mine?" | 55 | AM – 2 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not – 40 Favourite Worst Nightmare – 84 |
| Katy Perry | "Dark Horse" | 6 | Prism – 27 |
| Bruno Mars | "Treasure" | 61 | Unorthodox Jukebox – 14 Doo-Wops & Hooligans – 56 |
| Beyoncé | "XO" | 23 | Beyoncé – 7 |
| Disclosure Lorde Aluna Francis | "Royals" "White Noise" | 36 67 | Settle – 3 Pure Heroine – 9 |
| Ellie Goulding | "I Need Your Love" "Burn" | did not chart 35 | Halcyon – 4 |
| Bastille Rudimental Ella Eyre | "Pompeii" "Waiting All Night" | 20 42 | Bad Blood – 1 Home – 5 |
| Pharrell Williams Nile Rodgers | "Get Lucky" "Good Times" "Happy" | 47 did not chart 2 | Random Access Memories – 36 |
Select performances were made available for purchase on iTunes following the ceremony, and "Pompeii/Waiting All Night" by Bastille, Rudimental and Ella Eyre debuted at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart, whilst Lorde and Disclosure's "White Noise/Royals" debuted at number 72.
Winners and nominees
1 Harry Styles went late after other One Direction members have been ended, during Global Success Award.Multiple nominations and awards
| Nominations | Artist |
| 5 | Ellie Goulding |
| 4 | Bastille |
| 4 | Disclosure |
| 3 | John Newman |
| 3 | One Direction |
| 3 | Rudimental |
| 3 | Sam Smith |
| 2 | Arctic Monkeys |
| 2 | Calvin Harris |
| 2 | David Bowie |
| 2 | Laura Mvula |
| 2 | Naughty Boy |
| 2 | Tom Odell |
| Awards | Artist |
| 2 | Arctic Monkeys |