Brit Awards 2022 – Adele is back! What to expect ahead of tonight’s show
Brit icon Adele will be at the Brit Awards 2022 – six years after she scooped an armful of awards. The music superstar will be up against the likes of Ed Sheeran, Dave and Little Simz for the top prizes.
The Brits, for the first time, have ditched the male and female categories, seeing music’s biggest and brightest competing against each other.
The awards will be hosted by Mo Gilligan this year, who has promised all four artists who are tied with their nominations (four apiece) will be delivering stand out performances – the award this year promising “big performances are back.”
“What’s going to be nice, especially for the fans, it’s going to be their first major event [during the pandemic] and I guess for a lot of people restoring levels of normality,” the comedian told Sky News.
“Like, ‘Oh wow, big performances are back’. And seeing Adele back on home soil and all these other great acts is going to bring a lot of joy to a lot of people.”
Brit Awards 2022 – the new category
Adele, Dave, Ed Sheeran and Little Simz will be battling it out for the biggest (and new) prize of the night – the artist of the year award.
Adele’s fourth album – 30 – is the best selling album of 2021, but the pop album is up against political Dave – many are asking will it be pop or politics that reigns supreme at this year’s awards.
Dave was the big Brit winner of 2020 and is back with his critically acclaimed album We’re All Along In This Together – a social critique on issues such as race and immigration.
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Best rock/alternative act, best dance act and best hip-hop/grime/rap act have also been added to the ceremony, replacing the best male and best female categories so that non-binary artists such as Sam Smith aren’t excluded.
The Brits have seen falling viewership on TV over the years and in the hope to attract younger demographic, Tiktok users are encouraged to vote for the genre category.
How to watch the Brit Award’s tonight
Music’s biggest night in the UK will include live performances from Adele, Dave and Ed Sheeran, with comedian Mo Gilligan on hosting duty.
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Where are the Brit Awards being held?
O2 Arena in London is the undisputed home of the Brit Awards
This year’s Brit Awards ceremony takes place, as it has in previous years, at the O2 Arena in London. You can travel to the O2 Arena in London using the London Underground and by Car. Follow all the latest travel news as you are travelling to the event on TFL.
The atmosphere at the O2 is going to be electric and will be one of the biggest shows to be back after the 2-year lockdown because of the pandemic.
How to watch the Brit Awards 2022 live?
There are so many ways to watch the Brits this year – both on home soil and internationally. So if you’re not at the O2 but want to watch live, here’s how.
The red carpet will be broadcast live via the Brit Awards Youtube, Tiktok, Facebook and Twitter accounts.
You can also follow the latest action Live on WTX News as well WTX News Twitter where we will have a running commentary of the awards ceremony
In a first for the awards ceremony, fans will also be able to watch exclusive behind-the-scenes footage on the night via YouTube Shorts, a new short-form video experience, as well as listening to playlists of music by their favourite artists.
Viewers in the UK will also be able to watch the Brits broadcast live from 7 pm on ITV and ITV Hub. The ceremony will also be broadcast on Brit awards social media accounts.
