| Date: | 21 February 2018 |
| Host: | Jack Whitehall Emma Willis (BRITs Are Coming Nominations Launch Show) |
| Main: | Brit Awards |
| Most Awards: | Dua Lipa and Stormzy (2) |
| Most Nominations: | Dua Lipa (5) |
| Brit Awards 2018 | |
| Network: | ITV ITV2 (Red Carpet) YouTube |
| Runtime: | 113 minutes |
| Ratings: | 4.5 million[1] |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
| Venue: | The O2 Arena |
Brit Awards 2018 was the 38th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music show, the Brit Awards. It was held on the 21st February 2018 at the O2 Arena in London,[2] with Jack Whitehall as the host.[3] The Brit Award statuette designed by sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor was awarded to the winners.[4] Foo Fighters, Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran were among the global stars nominated for awards in the ceremony.[5]
Ariana Grande was scheduled to perform a tribute, in remembrance of those who lost their lives at the Manchester Arena Bombing, but later withdrew due to illness. Liam Gallagher instead, stood in for Grande, performing "Live Forever".[6] [7]
| Paloma Faith | "Crybaby" | N/A | The Architect – 11 (−2) | |
| Clean Bandit Julia Michaels | "Symphony" "I Miss You" | 41 (−5) 4 (+1) | N/A | |
| J Hus | "Did You See" | N/A | Common Sense – 24 (+11) | |
| Liam Payne | "Strip That Down" | N/A | N/A | |
| Jorja Smith Stormzy | "Let Me Down" | 34 (debut) | N/A Gang Signs & Prayer – 33 (−5) |
| Performer(s) | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 1 March 2018) | UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 1 March 2018) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Timberlake Chris Stapleton | "Midnight Summer Jam" "Say Something" | N/A 22 (+5) | Man of the Woods – 7 (+1) | |
| Rag'n'Bone Man Jorja Smith | "Skin" | N/A | Human – 4 (+8) | |
| Dua Lipa | "New Rules" | 31 (+3) | Dua Lipa – 3 (+8) | |
| Ed Sheeran | "Supermarket Flowers" | 81 (re-entry) | ÷ – 2 (+/−) x – 13 (+4) + – 32 (+6) | |
| Foo Fighters | "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" | N/A | Greatest Hits – 36 (+17) Concrete and Gold – 87 (re-entry) | |
| Liam Gallagher | "Live Forever" | N/A | As You Were – 17 (+7) | |
| Sam Smith | "Too Good at Goodbyes" | 69 (+15) | The Thrill of It All – 11 (−2) In the Lonely Hour – 31 (+1) | |
| Kendrick Lamar Rich the Kid | "Feel" "New Freezer" | N/A | Damn – 14 (+7) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – 79 (−3) | |
| Rita Ora Liam Payne | "Your Song" "Anywhere" "For You" | N/A 34 (−3) 8 (+/−) | N/A | |
| Stormzy | "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2"Brits Freestyle "Big for Your Boots" | 48 (+24) N/A | Gang Signs & Prayer – 10 (+31) |
The nominations were revealed on 13 January 2018.[8]
| Nominations | Artist | |
|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | 5 | Dua Lipa |
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | 4 | Ed Sheeran |
| scope=row rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 3 | J Hus |
| Rag'n'Bone Man | ||
| scope=row rowspan="14" style="text-align:center" | 2 | Big Sean |
| Calvin Harris | ||
| Clean Bandit | ||
| Jonas Blue | ||
| Katy Perry | ||
| Liam Payne | ||
| Little Mix | ||
| Loyle Carner | ||
| Pharrell Williams | ||
| Quavo | ||
| Stormzy | ||
| Taylor Swift | ||
| William Singe | ||
| Zara Larsson |
| Wins | Artist | |
|---|---|---|
| scope=row rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 2 | Dua Lipa |
| Stormzy |
| Italic Title: | no |
| Brit Awards 2018 | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Longtype: | / Box set |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Cover: | Brit Awards 2018 album.png |
| Released: | 9 February 2018 |
| Label: | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Prev Title: | Brit Awards 2017 |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
The Brit Awards 2018 is a compilation and box set which has two discs with a total of forty songs.
The 2018 ceremony garnered controversy when Harry Styles was announced as the winner of the British Video of the Year. The official Brits leaderboard for these votes showed Little Mix consistently maintaining the number one spot each week, followed by Styles at number two. During the final voting event on the night of the ceremony Little Mix and Styles alternated between the top spot on numerous occasions. The last leader-board update placed Little Mix at the top spot, with Styles at number two. After the announcement of Styles as a winner, the Brit Awards were accused by Little Mix fans of rigging the votes for this category.[9] [10] The Brits responded to the claim, saying: "The final leader-board was displayed on The BRITs website prior to the final count being checked and verified independently by the Electoral Reform Services, the company that independently run all BRITs voting processes. The leader-board doesn’t work in real time and the vote was incredibly tight at the top. Fans can have complete confidence in the BRITs public vote." The Electoral Reform Services added: "Robust vote-counting rules and filters are in place which are in accordance with ITV's voting regulations, and agreed and tested prior to any vote taking place. We are confident that the vote integrity has not been compromised."[11] [12]