Brit Awards 2016

Brit Awards 2016 was held on 24 February 2016 and was the 36th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London and were presented by Ant & Dec. Award nominations were revealed on 14 January 2016. British fashion designer Pam Hogg has designed the trophies for this year's ceremony, styling the BRIT statue.
The ceremony included a tribute to late British music icon David Bowie featuring an introduction by Annie Lennox, a tribute speech by Gary Oldman and a performance by Lorde backed by Bowie's long-time backing group.

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Performances

The Brits Are Coming: Nominations Launch Party

Laura Whitmore hosted the launch at the ITV Studios in London on Thursday 14 January.

Artist	Song	UK Singles Chart reaction	UK Albums Chart reaction
Jess Glynne	"Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"	37	I Cry When I Laugh – 7
Years & Years	"Eyes Shut"	17	Communion – 22
Jack Garratt	"Worry"	N/A	N/A
Birdy	"Keeping Your Head Up"	N/A	N/A

Winners and nominees

The nominations were revealed on 14 January 2016.

British Album of the Year	British Producer of the Year
Adele – 25 * Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams * Florence and the Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful * James Bay – Chaos and the Calm * Jamie xx – In Colour	Charlie Andrew Mark Ronson Mike Crossey *Tom Dalgety
British Single of the Year	British Video of the Year
Adele – "Hello" * Calvin Harris & Disciples – "How Deep Is Your Love" * Ed Sheeran & Rudimental - "Bloodstream" * Ellie Goulding – "Love Me like You Do" * James Bay – "Hold Back the River" * Jess Glynne – "Hold My Hand" * Little Mix – "Black Magic" * Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato – "Up" * Philip George – "Wish You Were Mine" * Years & Years – "King"	One Direction – "Drag Me Down" ₁ * Adele – "Hello" * Ed Sheeran – "Photograph" * Jessie J – "Flashlight" * Little Mix – "Black Magic" Eliminated Calvin Harris & Disciples – "How Deep Is Your Love" Ellie Goulding – "Love Me like You Do" Naughty Boy featuring Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin – "Runnin' (Lose It All)" Sam Smith – "Writing's on the Wall" *Years & Years – "King"
British Male Solo Artist	British Female Solo Artist
James Bay * Aphex Twin * Calvin Harris * Jamie xx * Mark Ronson	Adele * Amy Winehouse * Florence and the Machine * Jess Glynne * Laura Marling
British Group	British Breakthrough Act
Coldplay * Blur * Foals * One Direction * Years & Years	Catfish and the Bottlemen * James Bay * Jess Glynne * Wolf Alice * Years & Years
International Male Solo Artist	International Female Solo Artist
Justin Bieber * Drake * Father John Misty * Kendrick Lamar * The Weeknd	Björk * Ariana Grande * Courtney Barnett * Lana Del Rey * Meghan Trainor
International Group	Critics' Choice Award
Tame Impala * Alabama Shakes * Eagles of Death Metal * Major Lazer * U2	Jack Garratt * Frances * Izzy Bizu
Global Success Award	Icon Award
Adele	David Bowie

¹ Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson accept this award for British Video of the Year.

Multiple nominations and awards

Nominations	Artist
4	Adele
4	James Bay
4	Years & Years
3	Calvin Harris
3	Jess Glynne
2	Coldplay
2	Disciples
2	Ed Sheeran
2	Ellie Goulding
2	Florence and the Machine
2	Jamie xx
2	Little Mix
2	Mark Ronson
2	One Direction

Awards	Artist
4	Adele

''Brit Awards 2016'' album

The Brit Awards 2016 is a compilation and box set which includes the "62 biggest tracks from the past year". The box set has three discs with a total of sixty-two songs by various artists.