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Brit Awards 2023 with Mastercard will return on Saturday 11 February. For the first time in the history of the music awards show, which turns 30 next year, the bash will take place on a Saturday at The O2 in London. There’s also been change at the top after Damian Christian, managing director and president of promotions at Atlantic Records, was announced as the new chair of the Brit Committee for 2023.

Charli XCX has been named the 2025 BRIT Awards‘ recipient of the Songwriter of the Year award – find out more below.Ahead of the upcoming awards ceremony, which will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1 and broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX, the BRITS have announced that Charli is being awarded the Songwriter of the Year honour.Her crowning comes after her longtime collaborator A. G.

Sabrina Carpenter has been confirmed to perform at the BRIT Awards 2025 – find out more below.The BRITs have announced that ‘Espresso’ and ‘Please Please Please’ hitmaker Sabrina Carpenter will be present at the ceremony which will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1, and broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX.Not only will she be present, but she will hit the stage for a performance, though details on what she’s going to perform remain under wraps.Additionally, Carpenter will be the recipient of the prestigious Global Success award at this year’s ceremony. She will join an elite roster of acts who have been awarded the exclusive prize – past recipients are limited to One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Adele and Sam Smith.A post shared by The BRIT Awards (@brits)Speaking on Carpenter’s achievement, Damian Christian, Chair of the BRIT Committee for 2025 said via a press release: “Congratulations to Sabrina on winning this prestigious award.

Thania Garcia Charli xcx‘s “Brat” continues to dominate awards season, earning the Essex-bred singer the most Brit nominations for any artist this year: artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year and dance and pop act. Seven-time Brit winner Dua Lipa follows with four nominations, including pop act which she won in 2024, as well as artist of the year, album of the year for “Radical Optimism,” and song of the year for “Training Season.” Also up for album of the year are The Last Dinner Party, last year’s Brits rising star winners, who are also recognized in the group of the year, best new artist and alternative/rock act categories. British jazz quintet and 2023 Mercury Prize recipients, Ezra Collective, will make their Brits debut with four nominations in the same categories.

BRIT Awards 2025.The comedian, actor and writer will return to present the ceremony for the fifth time, having previously hosted in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.Mo Gilligan took on the job in 2022 and 2023, with Clara Amfo, Maya Jama and Roman Kemp co-presenting the BRITs 2024.This year’s awards are due to take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1, broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX.Whitehall said: “They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and that is absolutely the case with the BRIT Awards – it is my favourite night of the year, and I am delighted to be invited back to host in 2025.”Damian Christian, Managing Director and President Of Promotions at Atlantic Records (part of Warner Music UK) and Chair of the BRIT Committee for 2025, added: “I’m excited that we’ve been able to bring Jack back to host for a fifth time.A post shared by The BRIT Awards (@brits)“Jack is a true professional who makes one of the toughest gigs on TV look effortless. His cutting wit will keep everyone on their toes, while his charm and humour will make the audience at home feel closer to the awards.”Check out the announcement video above.The BRITs has also confirmed today (January 16) that presenter and DJ Harriet Rose and satirist, presenter and producer Munya Chawawa will be co-presenting a pre-party programme on ITV2 and ITVX, The BRITs 2025: The Warm-Up.This is scheduled to air at 9pm GMT on Thursday February 27, with further details to follow at a later date.Rose explained: “The BRITs is easily one of the highlights of my year! I love every minute of chatting with the amazing artists, so being back for 2025 is an absolute dream.

The BRIT Awards 2025 has been confirmed, and you can find all the details below.Announced today (September 18), next year’s edition of the prestigious music awards ceremony will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1.This marks the third consecutive year that the event has been locked for in the primetime Saturday night slot and, as usual, the awards will be broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX.It has also been shared that Damian Christian, Managing Director and President of Promotions at Atlantic Records, will be serving for his third and final year as Chair of the BRIT Committee for 2025. He has been in that role for the duration of Warner Music UK’s three-year tenure and oversees all aspects including performance bookings, hosts, show creative, digital, and award categories.“It is a privilege, once again, to chair The BRITs for the third and final time.

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BRIT Awards 2024 has been revealed – you can find all the details below.Next year’s ceremony is due to take place on March 2 at The O2 in London. It’ll mark the second consecutive year that the show has aired in a primetime Saturday night slot on ITV1 and ITVX.Damian Christian, Chair of the BRIT Committee, said: “The move to a Saturday night for the first time proved to be a huge success, so I’m delighted we’ll be back in a primetime slot again in March.“A Saturday night show helped us lock in our most engaged audience ever, and we’ll be looking to build on that base as we connect with even more fans in 2024.”He added: “Next year’s BRITs will be our most ambitious show yet, with a host of exciting performances from incredible artists, as we look to celebrate the music that soundtracked our 2023.”It has not yet been confirmed whether Mo Gilligan will return as host.

Naman Ramachandran The 2024 edition of the U.K.’s annual Brit Awards will take place on March 2 and will continue its primetime slot on broadcaster ITV1 and streamer ITVX, live from The O2 arena in London. Damian Christian, managing director and president of promotions at Atlantic Records (part of Warner Music U.K.) will continue as chair of the Brit committee for 2024; Sally Wood will stay on as executive producer of the show for Brits TV; and Misty Buckley will return to design the set for the awards.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor On the morning after the BRIT Awards the night before, the U.K. music industry generally opts for a long lie-in. But 2023 BRITs chairman Damian Christian was up early – despite it being a Sunday – to receive an email from ITV bosses telling him that the show had posted “great numbers.” The telecast peaked at 3.9 million viewers, up from 2.7 million last year, with a further 1.2 million streams of the show on streaming service ITVX. The ceremony also scored its highest share (54%) of 16-34-year-old viewers in more than a decade, confirming the big move to Saturday night had paid off. “Although it was great getting the Saturday night, there was still no guarantee people were going to watch it,” Christian tells Variety in an exclusive interview. “For us to do a show for two hours, full of music and for everyone to engage with it is a massive result.”

It’s a party in the U.K.! The music industry’s biggest names will brush shoulders at the 2023 Brit Awards, held at The O2 in London.

BRIT Awards have been announced with the event set to be staged for the first time on a Saturday.The bash will be held on February 11 at the O2 Arena and will be broadcast on ITV again for the 30th year.Award organisers also announced that Managing Director of Atlantic Records, Damian Christian will be taking over as Chair of the BRIT Committee for 2023.Commenting on the new date, Christian said: “The BRITs is the biggest night of the year for the UK music industry, and we want as many eyes on it as possible as we showcase the best and most diverse British talent.

Managing Director of Warner Music’s Atlantic Records UK, Damian Christian, has been announced as the new Chair of the BRIT Committee, overseeing the running of next year’s BRIT Awards. He replaces Polydor’s Tom March, who held the role for the 2022 event.The first big decision announced for 2023 is that the ceremony will move to a Saturday night, with hopes of attracting a larger audience to the event’s TV broadcast.

APPOINTMENTSTom March has been named President of Geffen Records, which was relaunched within Universal Music’s Interscope division in the US two years ago. The appointment sees March move over from the major’s UK business and its Polydor label.