Brit Awards 1977 Explained

Brit Awards 1977
Date:18 October 1977
Venue:Wembley Conference Centre
Host:Michael Aspel
Most Awards:The Beatles (3)
Most Nominations:The Beatles (3)
Network:ITV
Main:Brit Awards
Next:1982

The Brit Awards 1977 was a United Kingdom popular music award special event to mark both 100 years since Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The awards were given for the previous 25 years of her reign.[1] It was originally named "The British Record Industry Britannia Awards",[2] and was the first event of the Brit Awards, which became an annual event after 1982.[2] The event was organised and run by the British Phonographic Industry, was broadcast by the ITV television network and took place on 18 October 1977 at Wembley Conference Centre in London. The host was Michael Aspel.[3]

Winners and nominees

British Pop AlbumBritish Producer
British Pop SingleOutstanding Contributions to the Recording Industry
  • The Beatles and L. G. Wood
British Male Solo ArtistBritish Female Solo Artist
British Pop GroupMost Promising New Artist
British Classical Orchestral LPInternational Pop LP
British Classical Soloist LPBritish Non-Musical Recording

Multiple nominations and awards

The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations, not counting Outstanding Contribution to Music.

Artists who received multiple nominations
NominationsArtist
3The Beatles
2Elton John
Pink Floyd

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Jones . Peter . Britannia Awards - Best Of Last 25 Years Honored . Billboard . 29 October 1977.
  2. Web site: BRIT Awards. royist.com.
  3. Web site: Brit Awards: A dozen lesser-known moments . BBC News . Savage . Mark . 19 February 2014 . 18 September 2022.