Brit Awards 2022


Brit Awards 2022, presented by the British Phonographic Industry, 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. 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.

Performances

Nominations show

Main show

Winners and nominees

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 " 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. 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. These awards were voted on via TikTok.
Nominees for the Rising Star Award were announced on 30 November 2021 and the winner was announced on 9 December 2021. 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.
British Album of the Year
British Artist of the Year

  • Adele
  • * Dave
  • * Ed Sheeran
  • * Little Simz
  • * Sam Fender
    • British Group of the YearBritish Song of the Year

  • Adele – "Easy on Me"
  • * A1 x J1 – "Latest Trends"
  • * Anne-Marie, KSI & Digital Farm Animals – "Don't Play"
  • * Becky Hill & David Guetta – "Remember"
  • * Central Cee – "Obsessed with You"
  • * Dave featuring Stormzy – "Clash"
  • * Ed Sheeran – "Bad Habits"
  • * Elton John & Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart"
  • * Glass Animals – "Heat Waves"
  • * Joel Corry, Raye & David Guetta – "Bed"
  • * KSI – "Holiday"
  • * Nathan Evans, 220 Kid & Billen Ted – "Wellerman "
  • * Riton x Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa & Hypeman – "Friday"
  • * Tion Wayne & Russ Millions – "Body"
  • * Tom Grennan – "Little Bit of Love"
    • Best Pop/R&B ActBest Dance Act

  • Becky Hill
  • * Calvin Harris
  • * Fred Again
  • * Joel Corry
  • * Raye
    • Best New ArtistBest Rock/Alternative Act

    • Little Simz
    • * Central Cee
    • * Griff
    • * Joy Crookes
    • * Self Esteem
  • Sam Fender
  • * Coldplay
  • * Glass Animals
  • * Tom Grennan
  • * Wolf Alice
    • Best Hip Hop/Rap/Grime ActInternational Artist of the Year

  • Billie Eilish
  • * Doja Cat
  • * Lil Nas X
  • * Olivia Rodrigo
  • * Taylor Swift
    • International Group of the YearBest International Song

  • Olivia Rodrigo – "Good 4 U"
  • * ATB, Topic & A7S – "Your Love "
  • * Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever"
  • * CKay featuring Joeboy and Kuami Eugene – "Love Nwantiti Remix "
  • * Doja Cat featuring SZA – "Kiss Me More"
  • * Drake featuring Lil Baby – "Girls Want Girls"
  • * Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix – "Heartbreak Anthem"
  • * Jonasu – "Black Magic"
  • * The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – "Stay"
  • * Lil Nas X – "Montero "
  • * Lil Tjay & 6lack – "Calling My Phone"
  • * Måneskin – "I Wanna Be Your Slave"
  • * Polo G – "Rapstar"
  • * Tiësto – "The Business"
  • * The Weeknd – "Save Your Tears"
    • Rising StarBritish Producer of the Year

  • Inflo
    • Songwriter of the Year

    • Ed Sheeran