Six things to look out for in tonight's Brit Awards ceremony
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British popular music awards
The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored by Britannia Music Club), but subsequently became a backr...
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Six things to look out for in tonight's Brit Awards ceremony 59 minutes ago Share Save Mark Savage Music Correspondent Share Save The biggest stars in pop and rock are gathering in Manchester ahead of the 46th edition of the Brit Awards. It's the first time the ceremony has been held outside London since its inception in 1977 - but two Londoners, Olivia Dean and Lola Young, lead the nominations with five apiece. The eclectic shortlist also sees recognition for Lily Allen's bitter break-up album, West End Girl, songs from the movie musicals Wicked and KPop Demon Hunters, and a best group nomination for resurgent Britpop band Pulp. Here's what you need to know ahead of the ceremony. 1) Harry Styles returns It's three years since Harry Styles last played at the Brits. Back then, he played As It Was, sprinting around the O2 Arena in a spangly red suit jacket, before walking off with four trophies, including album of the year. This year, he'll be performing Aperture - the clubby, hypnotic single from his forthcoming record Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally (great title, no notes). We're hoping he'll recreate the music video, where he gets into a massive brawl with a stalker that slowly turns into a dance routine, during which Harry is hoisted into the sky like Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing. Details of the performance are being kept secret - with "closed door rehearsals" at Manchester's Co-Op Arena barring everyone but essential staff. But we do know that Styles will appear in a sketch with host Jack Whitehall. "I had to send over a couple of ideas, because I don't think the first few were appropriate," the comedian told ITV's Jonathan Ross Show. "There was one that was me trekking for days trying to find him and he'd been living in a hut and he looked like Hagrid, and then it had me shaving him. "I got a hard no from his team." 2) The big awards are too close to call For the last couple of years, the Brits have been too predictable. Multiple trophies for Harry Style...
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