2020 Brit Awards


The 2020 Brit Awards were held on 18 February 2020 at the O2 Arena in London. It was the 40th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. On 27 November 2019, Jack Whitehall was announced as the host for the third year running.
In December 2019, it was announced that BBC Radio 1 host Alice Levine would be hosting the BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show on 11 January 2020. The show was broadcast on ITV.

Category revamp

The British Phonographic Industry has "revamped" the award categories for this year's ceremony. Several award categories have been renamed and abolished, reducing the number of awards from thirteen to nine. The Brit Awards will no longer be supporting fan voting and will aim to start "giving artists' complete artistic control over their performances". Brits Committee chairman David Joseph stated "Most importantly we will be putting creativity, British culture and exceptional performances at the heart of the show to make Brits night a world class celebration."

Abolished categories

As of 18 February 2020, The British Phonographic Industry has abolished the following awards:
As of 18 February 2020, The British Phonographic Industry has renamed the following awards:
Following the launch show, the Brits were castigated for having male-dominated nominations on the main and gender-neutral categories. The nominations for Album of the Year, Best Group and Best New Artist were almost entirely dominated by male solo artists, except for Mabel who was nominated for the latter, and international singers Normani and Miley Cyrus, who both were up for Song of the Year for their collaborations with Sam Smith and Mark Ronson.

Performers

Pre-ceremony

Main show

Winners and nominees

The winners are in bold.
British Album of the Year
Song of the Year

  • Dave – Psychodrama
  • *Harry Styles – Fine Line
  • *Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
  • *Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka
  • *Stormzy – Heavy Is the Head
  • Lewis Capaldi – "Someone You Loved"
  • *AJ Tracey – "Ladbroke Grove"
  • *Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man – "Giant"
  • *Dave featuring Burna Boy – "Location"
  • *Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care"
  • *Mabel – "Don't Call Me Up"
  • *Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart"
  • *Sam Smith and Normani – "Dancing with a Stranger"
  • *Stormzy – "Vossi Bop"
  • *Tom Walker – "Just You and I"
    • British Male Solo Artist
    		British Female Solo Artist
  • Stormzy
  • *Dave
  • *Harry Styles
  • *Lewis Capaldi
  • *Michael Kiwanuka
  • Mabel
  • *Charli XCX
  • *FKA Twigs
  • *Freya Ridings
  • *Mahalia
    • British Group
    		Best New Artist
  • Foals
  • *Bastille
  • *Bring Me the Horizon
  • *Coldplay
  • *D-Block Europe
  • Lewis Capaldi
  • *Aitch
  • *Dave
  • *Mabel
  • *Sam Fender
    • International Male Solo Artist
    		International Female Solo Artist
  • Tyler, the Creator
  • *Bruce Springsteen
  • *Burna Boy
  • *Dermot Kennedy
  • *Post Malone
  • Billie Eilish
  • *Ariana Grande
  • *Camila Cabello
  • *Lana Del Rey
  • *Lizzo
    • Rising Star Award
    		British Producer of the Year
  • Celeste
  • *Beabadoobee
  • *Joy Crookes
  • Fred Again

    • Multiple nominations and awards