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NME on the red carpet ahead of the BRIT Awards 2022, Glass Animals told us about the secret to the runaway success of their single ‘Heat Waves’ and thoughts about going all “Celtic opera” on their next album and dreams of collaborating with Lil Nas X. Watch our interview with the band above.The Oxford band were at the London ceremony where they nominated for Best Rock/Alternative Act as well as ‘Best Song’ for ‘Heat Waves’ – which has racked up millions upon millions of streams over the last year and recently saw them become the first UK band to top Spotify’s global singles chart.“There’s something in it.

Oti Mabuse and AJ Odudu were out in force for the Strictly Come Dancing stars for this year's Brit Awards.The professional dancer and last year's runner-up looked utterly stunning as they wowed on the red carpet for the 2022 show. As they continued to pose for the cameras on their way to the ceremony, Italian ballroom star Graziano di Prima joined the pair in an embossed velvet jacket as he opted for a fancy black tie style for the event.

Courteney Cox surprised the BRIT Awards viewers on Tuesday evening when she made an unexpected appearance alongside her partner, Johnny McDaid.MORE: Anne-Marie takes a tumble on stage during performance at BRIT Awards 2022The Friends star and the Snow Patrol rocker presented the award for Best International Song and looked adorable as they walked out on stage together to the sound of cheering from audience members. Courteney, 57, looked stunning in a black silk long-sleeved shirt which she paired with a matching skirt, while Johnny, 45, matched her in an all-black outfit consisting of a T-shirt, skinny jeans and leather jacket.WATCH: First look at Courteney Cox's new show Shining ValeThe couple have been together since 2013 but tend to keep their relationship low-key so are rarely spotted together. However, Courteney recently shared a rare insight into their relationship, admitting that she is "not opposed" to marriage after previously calling off her engagement to Johnny back in 2015 before reuniting.MORE: Adele floors crowds with jaw-dropping look at the BRIT Awards 2022MORE: Who is BRIT Awards 2022 host Mo Gilligan's famous girlfriend?They spent the pandemic apart as Johnny was based in Ireland, with the actress admitting that she has "never met someone more patient".She said: "He is a great listener.

Courteney Cox looked loved-up on the Brit Awards red carpet as she made a rare appearance with her beau Johnny McDaid. Friends actress Courteney, 57, and Snow Patrol rocker Johnny, 45, cosied up together as they posed for the camera on the red carpet for the event on Tuesday 8 February.The couple have had an on-off romance, starting when they first embarked on a relationship in 2013. After a whirlwind love story, the pair got engaged, but had called off their nuptials by the end of 2015.

ANNE-MARIE has been praised by fans for carrying on with the show after dramatically FALLING down stairs at the Brit Awards. Viewers were quick to throw their support behind the singer for continuing with her big performance despite hurting her left ankle. Anne-Marie, wearing a short red dress, had only just begun singing when she flew down several stairs on the stage.

Wolf Alice won Group Of The Year at tonight’s (February 8) BRIT Awards 2022, taking home their first trophy from the prestigious awards.The band were nominated in the category alongside Coldplay, Little Mix, D-Block Europe and London Grammar.Wolf Alice were presented with the award by Italian Eurovision winners Måneskin. “That’s absolutely unbelievable,” bassist Theo Ellis said, receiving the trophy. “I think we’re quite shocked.

BRIT Awards for a star-studded celebration of the industry.Heading into the big night, Adele and Ed Sheeran led the pack with four noms each — alongside artists Dave and Little Simz — in a year where more female artists were nominated for awards than any time before.Throughout the gala event — hosted by comedian Mo Gilligan and presented by the British Phonographic Industry — the show doled out the trophies with some surprising and well-deserved victories.Check out the full list of the show's big winners below.   Adele, Columbia, Sony Music Dave, Dave Neighbourhood, Universal Music Ed Sheeran, Asylum, Warner Music Little Simz, Age 101/Awal Sam Fender, Polydor, Universal Music Coldplay, Parlophone, Warner Music D-Block Europe, D-Block Europe, Universal Music Little Mix, RCA, Sony Music London Grammar, Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music Bree Runway EMI, Universal Music Lola Young, Island, Universal Music “Latest Trends,” A1 & J1 “Don’t Play" Anne-Marie/KSI/Digital Farm Animals “Remember,” Becky Hill & David Guetta “Obsessed With You,” Central Cee  “Clash,” Dave featuring Stormzy “Bad Habits,” Ed Sheeran “Cold Heart (Pnau Mix),” Elton John & Dua Lipa «Heat Waves,” Glass Animals “Bed,” Joel Corry/Raye/David Guetta, “Holiday,” KSI “Wellerman,” Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted “Friday (Dopamine Re-Edit)» Riton X Nightcrawlers feat.

Ed Sheeran and Bring Me The Horizon opened the BRIT Awards 2022 tonight (February 8) with an unlikely new version of the former’s ‘Bad Habits’.The track was the first single to be taken from Sheeran’s 2021 album ‘=’ and topped the Official UK Singles Chart for 11 consecutive weeks.Taking to the stage to kick off this year’s BRITs, Sheeran and Bring Me The Horizon delivered an amped-up version of the hit, complete with an array of dancers, some of whom hung from wires and spun around above the stage. BMTH frontman Oli Sykes put his own spin on the song with his adopted verses delivered in his trademark growl.Sheeran will perform again later in the ceremony.

BRIT Awards 2022, Sam Fender caught up with NME to tell us all about his habits on the tour bus, and how his new material could be inspired by Tom Petty. Watch our full video interview with Fender and bandmate Dean Thompson above.Off the back of his successful year following the release of acclaimed second album ‘Seventeen Going Under’, Fender was at the London ceremony where he was nominated for Album Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, and Best Rock/Alternative Act.“I feel quite restricted,” he said of his suit and smart attire. “There will be no kung-fu tonight.

Gemma Atkinson was an unsuspecting target of a Sharpie pen as she headed to London or the Brit Awards.

It's one of the biggest nights on the showbiz calendar, and stars were oozing confidence as they paraded the red carpet in barely-there outfits at the Brit Awards.

BRIT Awards 2022 is underway at London’s The O2, where the likes of Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz and more are all in the running for awards.Tonight’s (February 8) event will be hosted by Mo Gilligan for the first time, while the show will also not hand out trophies in gendered categories. Instead, they will be replaced by Artist Of The Year and International Artist Of The Year fields.Four new genre categories have also been added – Alternative/Rock Act, Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Dance Act and Pop/R’N’B Act – which fans were able to vote for via TikTok.Adele, Sheeran, Little Simz and Dave led the nominations going into the night with four nods each.

Adele has sparked rumours she's engaged to Rich Paul as she posed on the Brit Awards 2022 red carpet.The superstar musician, who is performing at this year's show, looked stunning as she showed off her incredibly svelte figure in a long black gown, which featured a polkadot printed tulle stitched in to the sleeves for an off-the-shoulder look. The 33 year old star rocked a bronzed makeup look and dramatic eyebrows, with her signature matte lip, and opted to wear her silky blonde locks slicked back in an elegant 'do, which she wore in a side parting. But despite owning the red carpet, it was the giant glittering gem on her ring finger that did all the talking.

Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts braved the cold in a daring cut out dress as she showed off her incredible figure at the 2022 Brit Awards on Tuesday evening.The 40 year old who recently took style tips from Amanda Holden wowed on the red carpet as she channelled her inner Megan Fox to strut her stuff in front of the cameras.The radio presenter opted for a fabulous black floor length gown by high end designer Monot, which came with quite the collection of missing fabric. Not only did the perfectly placed cut outs leave us complimenting the blonde on her figure but the risqué thigh high split excellently showed off her long toned legs.

Doctor Who actress Jodie Whittaker has announced she is expecting her second child with husband Christian Contreras as she debuted her bump on the red carpet at the Brit Awards. Taking to the pre-show at the awards ceremony, the 39 year old wowed in an elegant and gorgeous gown by luxury British brand Cimone.

Emily Atack wowed fans with a snap of herself wearing a stunning Stella McCartney designer gown.

Details of Adele’s dressing room requests have reportedly been leaked ahead of her live performance at the Brit Awards on Tuesday night – and the items aren’t as exciting as fans might have expected. While some artists are known for having extravagant demands backstage such as trays of white wine bottles, white vases and draping all over the walls, the British singer has toned down her recent requests, according to a source.

Adele knows is clapping back at those relationship rumours.

Adele will perform at the BRIT Awards 2022 on Tuesday February 8.

Sam Fender will perform at The BRIT Awards 2022.He’ll be sharing the stage with previously announced artists Doja Cat, Dave, Ed Sheeran, Holly Humberstone, Liam Gallagher and Little Simz.READ MORE: Sam Fender: “This album is probably the best thing I’ve done in my life”Fender won the Rising Star Award in 2019 and has been nominated for Artist Of The Year and Rock/Alternative Act Of The Year at the 2022 event while second album ‘Seventeen Going Under’ has been shortlisted for Album Of The Year.“It’s beyond a dream to be performing at the BRIT Awards this year. Me and the band are so excited to get up on that stage, it’s going to be mega,” said Fender.

ALONG with his brother Liam Gallagher, former Oasis rocker Noel’s nights at the Brit Awards always started with bleary eyes – rather than ending in them. Now the High Flying Birds frontman has revealed the reason why the pair would always look so trashed at the start of the ceremonies.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn advance of the upcoming 2022 Brit Awards, it was revealed Friday that Inflo has been named producer of the year, with his honors set to be given out on the red carpet preceding the live ceremony at the O2 Arena in London Feb. 8.Besides having recently won plaudits for working with Adele on three tracks on her smash album “30” (“Woman Like Me,” “Hold On” and “Love Is a Game”), Inflo is best known for his own acclaimed R&B collective, Sault.“As the first Black music producer to ever win a Brit for best producer, I feel honored to be a part of change,” said Inflo, aka Dean Josiah Cover, in a statement.

Naman Ramachandran Dave, Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran, Holly Humberstone, Liam Gallagher and Little Simz are among the first wave of performers revealed for this year’s Brit awards, one of Britain’s biggest music events. The awards, which are scheduled to take place live at London’s O2 Arena on Feb. 8, will be broadcast on ITV and ITV Hub, and streamed for non-U.K.

The BRIT Awards have announced details of the public vote which will determine the winners of the four new genre awards.The new genre categories – Alternative/Rock Act, Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Dance Act and Pop/R&B Act – were introduced to the annual award show last November. For the first time, fans will be able to vote for their favourite artists on a dedicated voting hub, which is powered by TikTok.BRIT Chair Tom March commented: “I’m really excited to launch four new genre awards, which create even more opportunities for artists to be acknowledged for the brilliant music they create and produce, and give music fans the chance to get involved and vote to support their artists and help them to win a BRIT.”The vote will launch at 12pm GMT on Thursday January 20, closing at 6pm GMT Thursday February 3.

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The BRIT Awards 2022 has been criticised by a number of artists, music industry insiders and fans for not including any R&B artists in its Best Pop/R&B Act category.Last month, four new genre categories were introduced to the annual award show: Alternative/Rock Act, Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Dance Act and Pop/R&B Act.After news of the new categories was announced, it was heavily criticised by artists, music experts and fans on social media, many of whom wondered why R&B was being merged with pop.“Putting pop and R&B in the same category is really nuts to me. And proves that the powers that be once again just do not get it,” R&B singer-songwriter Mahalia tweeted.

BRIT Awards will have the most women nominees in over a decade.The nominations were announced on December 18 during the one-hour The BRITs Are Coming TV special on ITV. Find the full list of nominees here.In the 13 categories, 18 female artists or all-women groups were nominated, with the likes of Adele, Little Simz and Taylor Swift up for awards.

Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz and Dave are among nominees for the 2022 BRIT Awards.The nominations were announced today (December 18) during the one-hour The BRITs Are Coming TV special on ITV. Find the full list below.Notably, the Best Male and Female Artist categories are not featured in next year’s awards, instead, a Best Artist category takes their place.The Best New Artist category sees the likes of Central Cee, Griff, Joy Crookes, Little Simz and Self Esteem in the running.On her nomination, Self Esteem – the nom de plume of Rebecca Lucy Taylor – said across two tweets: “WILD”.

The BRIT Awards are well and truly on their way back as Maya Jama and Clara Amfo announced this year's nominees on Saturday night. Adele, Ed Sheeran and Little Simz lead the way with four nominations each, with newcomer Central Cee not far behind with three nods.The BRITS Are Coming also featured performances from nominees Anne-Marie, Glass Animals, and Joel Corry and Gracey, as well as newcomer Mimi Webb.The ceremony will return to The O2 in London on 8 February with brand new host Mo Gilligan.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe Brit Awards, one of Britain’s biggest music events, have unveiled their 2022 nominees, with the likes of ABBA, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Måneskin and Olivia Rodrigo up for awards.Adele and Ed Sheeran picked up four nominations apiece with both getting nods for album of the year, artist of the year, best pop/R&B act and song of the year.

Damon Albarn and Bastille are among the leading names who have been announced for the BRITs Week 2022 gig series.The London shows will take place around the staging of next year’s BRIT Awards, which will be held at The O2 in London on February 8.BRITs Week presented by Mastercard for War Child will kick off on February 1 with Anne-Marie performing at Lafayette, before Bastille play at Earth Theatre on February 2.Albarn will close the gig series – which will also feature the likes of Joy Crookes, Maisie Peters, Becky Hill, Mimi Webb and Craig David – with a show at the Troxy in London on February 20.Further shows for BRITS Week 2022 are set to be announced next month – you can see the current line-up below.Proceeds from the shows will go

Holly Humberstone, Bree Runway and Lola Young have been shortlisted for next year’s BRITs Rising Star award.As was the case in 2018 and 2020, all three nominees for the prize (fka the Critics’ Choice award) are female solo artists. Griff took home the statue at the BRITs 2021, with Celeste winning at the previous year’s ceremony.The BRITs Rising Star award, which is judged by a panel of industry experts, recognises British acts that had not had a top 20 album or more than one top 20 single before October 31, 2021.Humberstone latest EP, ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’, came out this month.

BRIT Awards are to be announced in a TV special next month.Hosted by Clara Amfo & Maya Jama, The BRITs Are Coming ITV show on December 18 will also feature performances from Anne-Marie, Joel Corry & Mabel, Glass Animals and Mimi Webb.The one hour show will air at 5pm GMT ahead of next year’s awards which will take place on February 8 at The O2 in London.Mo Gilligan is set to host the 2022 BRIT Awards as a host of new changes for the 2022 ceremony come into force, including the removal of Male and Female categories.Gilligan replaces Jack Whitehall, who announced recently that he was stepping down from the role after four consecutive years.Glastonbury’s Block9 are set to handle the show’s creative direction with an all-new design.Four new

Queen‘s Brian May has criticised the BRIT Awards‘ decision to scrap their traditional gendered system for awards categories, calling it emblematic of a “frightening” trend.This week, the BRITs announced details of their 2022 ceremony, including the news that Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year awards are replacing the traditional Male and Female categories from previous years.Back in 2019, it was reported that the BRITs were planning to scrap their gender categories in a bid to include non-binary artists.

BRIT Awards as a host of new changes for next year’s ceremony have been announced, including the removal of Male and Female categories.As revealed back in September, next year’s awards will take place on February 8 at The O2 in London and will be broadcast live on ITV.Gilligan will replace Jack Whitehall as host of the show, who announced recently that he was stepping down from the role after four consecutive years.“It’s an absolute privilege to host the 2022 BRIT Awards,” Gilligan said in a statement. “I’m truly honoured to be asked.

AFTER four years hosting the Brit Awards, Jack Whitehall announced a few weeks back that he is handing over the baton for the year’s best event. The news, prompted by Jack’s filming commitments when the ceremony takes place next spring, means organisers must find someone else to take charge, in what have become difficult shoes to fill after Jack’s very solid tenure overseeing proceedings.