Things to learn from this year’s BRIT Awards
Here’s things we took away from the British music industry’s biggest night of the year.
Little Mix know how to open a show
— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) February 22, 2017
Yaaasss Queens!
It seems fair to say there will be a few sore heads in the Little Mix camp tomorrow morning.
The girls opened the show with a bang with a dazzling performance of Shout Out to My Ex in which they were carried onto the stage via chariot by an army of silver-painted men.
The quartet then became the first girlband to win a BRIT since Girls Aloud in 2009 when they picked up Best British Single for the same song.
The 1975 aren’t afraid to make an effort
— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) February 22, 2017
It’s rare for a male act to attract the most attention on the red carpet – well unless it’s CeeLo Green at the Grammys.
But The 1975 – who won their first ever BRIT Award for Best British Group on the night – caught everyone’s attention by dressing like they were members of circa mid-80s Duran Duran.
They also stole the show with a gospel choir-backed rendition of The Sound which, like its official promo, featured screens which flashed their critics’ most scathing comments.
Craig David still hasn’t got justice
Craig David famously went home empty handed at the 2001 BRITs despite receiving six nominations.
Sadly, his astonishing career comeback – resulting in his first BRIT nod in 11 years – wasn’t enough to give him Best British Male, although few would argue with the man who beat him, the late great David Bowie.
Best British Breakthrough is a farce
So proud of @RagNBoneManUK! First Critics' Choice and now British Breakthrough#BRITspic.twitter.com/kYGT5RgUwE
— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) February 22, 2017
The BRITs voting panel are notorious for making faux pas when it comes to the actual awards, and this year was no exception.
Somehow Rag’n’Bone Man managed to win the BRITs Critics Choice – an accolade given to an emerging artist tipped to do big things over the following 12 months – and also Best British Breakthrough – an accolade designed to celebrate an artist who has already done big things the previous 12 months – on the same night!
Sometimes the best tributes are the simple ones
Just two months after losing longtime friend George Michael, former Wham! bandmates Andrew Ridgeley, Pepsi and Shirlie brought the O2 arena to a standstill with a simple but heartfelt tribute recalling their fondest memories of the star.
It was undoubtedly the night’s most emotional moment – although the posthumous duet between George and an admittedly slightly off-key Chris Martin also had everyone tearing up too.
The BRITs still can’t stop inventing awards
Different voting criteria meant that Adele dominated the BRITs for her 25 album at last year’s awards, but had to wait until last week to conquer the Grammys.
But like they’d previously done with the Spice Girls, Steps and One Direction, the BRITs decided to still honour her anyway by giving her the totally arbitrary Global Success Award.
The fact that Adele couldn’t even be bothered to show up to collect it just made the whole thing all the more pointless.
The BRITs still don’t know how to handle grime
— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) February 22, 2017
Two years after censoring pretty much every other second of Kanye West’s championing of the grime scene, the BRITs sent the audio muted button into overdrive once again during Skepta’s performance, despite it airing past the 9pm watershed.
As with West you know exactly what you’re going to get if you invite Skepta, so why bother inviting him at all if you’re going to rip his performance to shreds?
The fact that not one of Skepta, Kano or Stormzy picked up the awards they were nominated for also suggests the BRITs still don’t quite get it.
Source: http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/23/15-things-we-learned-from-this-years-brit-awards-6466661/#mv-a
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