{"id":3630,"date":"2017-02-22T12:31:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T12:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3630"},"modified":"2017-02-22T13:09:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T13:09:19","slug":"the-brits-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/02\/the-brits-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The BRITs Ceremony 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brits.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BRIT-Awards-2017-logo-copy.jpg\" alt=\"brits ceremony\" width=\"615\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BRIT-Awards-2017-logo-copy.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BRIT-Awards-2017-logo-copy-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brits.co.uk\/\">The BRITs Ceremony 2017<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>As many of you may know its a pretty important night in the music world with the Brits 2017. The ceremony will take place tonight Wednesday February 22 at London&#8217;s O2 Arena and tickets are still available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.axs.com\/uk\/events\/326575\/the-brit-awards-2017-with-mastercard-tickets\">here!<\/a>\u00a0If previous shows are anything to go by we are in for a spectacular of music and culture late into the early hours.<\/p>\n<p>Hosting the Brits Ceremony this year are\u00a0Dermot O&#8217;Leary and Emma Willis due to a notice that Canadian heartthrob Michael Buble had stepped down due to finding out his son has liver cancer. Previous hosts Ant And Dec stepped down the year before as well meaning the Brits had to have an overhaul in the hosting department.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jme_8728.jpg\" alt=\"brits ceremony\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jme_8728.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jme_8728-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jme_8728-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jme_8728-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.firstclasswatches.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/jme_8728-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The BRITs Ceremony will also air live on YouTube for the first time at 7.30pm, which will be presented by famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">youtube<\/a> sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dicasp\">Casper Lee<\/a>. You can watch it live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dicasp\">his youtube channel<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/thebritawards\">Brits channel<\/a> from the link below:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SSN5nx1fK8I<\/p>\n<h1>Performers<\/h1>\n<p>The BRITs Ceremony is a massive event in the music industry and truly a night to remember, this year is no exception with performances from artists and bands such as Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Robbie Williams, Bruno Mars and Emeli sand\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h1>Full list of Nominees<\/h1>\n<h2>BRITISH ARTIST VIDEO<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list text-capitalize\">\n<li>Adele &#8211; &#8216;Send My Love (To Your New Lover)&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna &#8211; &#8216;This Is What You Came For&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul &amp; Anne-Marie &#8211; &#8216;Rockabye&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Coldplay &#8211; &#8216;Hymn For The Weekend&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>James Arthur &#8211; &#8216;Say You Won&#8217;t Let Go&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Jonas Blue Feat. Dakota &#8211; &#8216;Fast Car&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Little Mix Feat. Sean Paul &#8211; &#8216;Hair&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>One Direction &#8211; &#8216;History&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Tinie Tempah Feat. Zara Larsson &#8211; &#8216;Girls Like&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Zayn &#8211; &#8216;Pillowtalk&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list text-capitalize\">\n<li>Anne-Marie<\/li>\n<li>Blossoms<\/li>\n<li>Rag&#8217;N&#8217;Bone Man<\/li>\n<li>Skepta<\/li>\n<li>Stormzy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>The 1975 &#8211; i like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it<\/li>\n<li>Davie Bowie &#8211; Blackstar<\/li>\n<li>Kano &#8211; Made In The Manor<\/li>\n<li>Michael Kiwanuka &#8211; Love &amp; Hate<\/li>\n<li>Skepta &#8211; Konnichiwa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>Anohni<\/li>\n<li>Ellie Goulding<\/li>\n<li>Emeli Sand\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Lianne La Havas<\/li>\n<li>Nao<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>Craig David<\/li>\n<li>David Bowie<\/li>\n<li>Kano<\/li>\n<li>Michael Kiwanuka<\/li>\n<li>Skepta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BRITISH GROUP<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>The 1975<\/li>\n<li>Bastille<\/li>\n<li>Biffy Clyro<\/li>\n<li>Little Mix<\/li>\n<li>Radiohead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BRITISH SINGLE<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>Alan Walker &#8211; &#8216;Faded&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Calum Scott &#8211; &#8216;Dancing On My Own&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Calvin Harris feat. 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