2015 BRIT Awards, Feb 25, 2015, London

Rita Ora | Photo: Landmark/PR Photos
Affair: BRIT Awards 2015

When: Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Hot Spot: The O2 Arena, London, England

Deets: Ant & Dec hosted The BRIT Awards 2015. It’s not the first time the multi-award winning pair have been in charge of proceedings on the night - they previously presented the awards back in 2001, a year which saw Robbie Williams, Destiny’s Child and U2 performing.

Madonna, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Royal Blood, Paloma Faith, Take That and George Ezra performed at the awards show.


A list of the winners is as follows:

British Album of the Year:

Ed Sheeran – x 
Alt-J – This Is All Yours
George Ezra – Wanted on Voyage
Royal Blood – Royal Blood
Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour

British Artist Video of the Year:

One Direction – "You & I"
Calvin Harris – "Summer"
Charli XCX – "Boom Clap"
Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones – "I Got U"
Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"
Rita Ora – "I Will Never Let You Down"
Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne – "My Love"
Sam Smith – "Stay With Me"
Sigma – "Nobody to Love"

British Breakthrough Act:

Sam Smith 
Chvrches
FKA Twigs
George Ezra
Royal Blood

International Group:

Foo Fighters
5 Seconds of Summer
Black Keys
First Aid Kit
The War On Drugs

British Single:

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"
Calvin Harris – "Summer"
Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – "Rather Be"
Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones – "I Got U"
Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
Ella Henderson – "Ghost"
George Ezra – "Budapest"
Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne – "My Love"
Sam Smith – "Stay With Me"
Sigma – "Nobody to Love"

International Male Solo Artist:

Pharrell Williams 
Beck
Hozier
Jack White
John Legend

Global Success Award:
Sam Smith  

Best British Female Solo Artist:

Paloma Faith
Ella Henderson
FKA Twigs
Jessie Ware
Lily Allen

International Female Solo Artist:

Taylor Swift 
Beyonce
Lana Del Rey
Sia
St. Vincent

British group:

Royal Blood 
Alt-J
Clean Bandit
Coldplay
One Direction

Best British Male Solo Artist:

Ed Sheeran 
Damon Albarn
George Ezra
Paolo Nutini
Sam Smith

Critics' Choice:

James Bay 
George The Poet
Years & Years


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