| Host: | Mo Gilligan |
| Main: | Brit Awards |
| Brit Awards 2022 | |
| Previous: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2023 |
| Most Awards: | Adele (3) |
Brit Awards 2022, presented by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), was held on 8 February 2022 to recognize the best in British and international music. The ceremony took place at The O2 Arena in London, and was hosted by British comedian Mo Gilligan.[1] Coverage of the red carpet was broadcast on ITV2 and presented by Clara Amfo and Maya Jama.
The BPI announced in November 2021 that the Brit Awards would no longer use gendered categories, and that it would also revive the categories for best Alternative/Rock Act, Dance Act, Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act, and Pop/R&B Act. Nominations were announced on 18 December 2021, with Adele, Dave, Ed Sheeran, and Little Simz tied for the most nominations, and the largest number of nominations given to female acts since Brit Awards 2010.[2] [3]
| Performer(s) | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 24 December 2021) | UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 24 December 2021) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne-Marie | "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" | Therapy – 78 (re-entry) | ||
| Glass Animals | "Heat Waves" | 65 (–12) | ||
| Mimi Webb | "Good Without" | |||
| Joel Corry Gracey | "Out Out" "Bed" "I Wish" | N/A N/A 45 (–9) |
| Performer(s) | Song | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 17 February 2022) | UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 17 February 2022) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sheeran Bring Me the Horizon | "Bad Habits" | 20 (+4) | = – 2 (+2) ÷ – 16 (-1) x – 55 (+5) No.6 Collaborations Project – 77 (+4) | |
| Anne-Marie KSI Digital Farm Animals | "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" "Don't Play" "Holiday" | N/A All Over the Place – 95 (re) N/A | ||
| Little Simz Emma Corrin | "Introvert" "Woman" | |||
| Liam Gallagher | "Everything's Electric" | 18 (new entry) | ||
| Holly Humberstone | "London Is Lonely" | |||
| Adele | "I Drink Wine" | 75 (-36) | 30 – 4 (+1) 25 – 35 (-1) 21 – 61 (+5) | |
| Sam Fender | "Seventeen Going Under" | 7 (+1) | Seventeen Going Under – 20 (+12) Hypersonic Missiles – 60 (+23) | |
| Ed Sheeran | "The Joker and the Queen" | = – 2 (+2) ÷ – 16 (-1) x – 55 (+5) No.6 Collaborations Project – 77 (+4) | ||
| Dave Fredo Ghetts Meekz Giggs | "In the Fire" | Psychodrama – 7 (+60) We're All Alone In This Together – 22 (+11) N/A N/A N/A N/A |
On 22 November 2021, the BPI announced that it would re-align the categories for the 42nd Brit Awards to be gender-neutral; it was stated that the change was intended to "[recognize] artists solely for their music and work, rather than how they choose to identify or as others may see them, as part of the Brits' commitment to evolving the show to be as inclusive and as relevant as possible." This resulted in the merger of the Female Solo Artist and Male Solo Artist into a new Artist of the Year category, and the merger of International Female Solo Artist and International Male Solo Artist into a revived International Artist of the Year category (originally presented between 1986 and 1993). To compensate for the removal of categories, four genre-based awards—Alternative/Rock Act, Dance Act, Hip Hop/Rap/Grime Act, and Pop/R&B Act—were reinstated.[4] [5] These awards were voted on via TikTok.
Nominees for the Rising Star Award were announced on 30 November 2021[6] and the winner was announced on 9 December 2021.[7] The nominees for the other categories were announced on 18 December 2021 during a televised special, The Brits Are Coming, which was hosted by Maya Jama and Clara Amfo.[8]