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British music awards ceremony

Brit Awards 2015
Date	25 February 2015
Venue	The O2 Arena
Hosted by	Ant & Dec
Most awards	Ed SheeranSam Smith (2 each)
Most nominations	Sam Smith (6)
Website	http://www.brits.co.uk/
Television/radio coverage
Network	ITVYouTube
Viewership	5.8 million[1]
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Brit Awards 2015 was held on 25 February 2015. This was the 35th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London, presented by Ant & Dec. This was their second time hosting, and their first since 2001.[2] Award nominations were revealed on 15 January 2015.[3] Tracey Emin became the fifth artist to style the BRITs statue.[4]

The Brits Are Coming: Nominations Launch Party

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Reggie Yates hosted the launch show inside the ITV Studios in London on Thursday 15 January.

Main show performances

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The first three performers were announced for the 2015 Brit Awards on 16 December 2014.[6][7][8][9]

Winners and nominees

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• Sam Smith (presented by Kim Kardashian)

Multiple nominations and awards

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Two-time winner Ed Sheeran

Artists that received multiple awards

Kanye West performance

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Kanye West was confirmed to perform just the day before the awards took place.[13] He performed his song "All Day" amongst a large entourage including grime musicians Skepta, Stormzy, Krept and Konan, Jammer and Novelist. The entourage held flamethrowers and wore all black. However, his performance was repeatedly muted throughout most of the track for those watching on television due to the extreme explicit language featured within the song's lyrics, with the use of "nigga" being repeatedly rapped live on ITV.[14]The performance drew mixed reactions from the crowd, with presenters Ant & Dec joking about it afterwards, and divided opinions on social media; some criticising West's performance and some criticising how ITV dealt with the issue.[15]

Madonna was the last to perform on the night, singing a version of her song "Living for Love" to close the show and mark her first Brits performance in 20 years.[16] Shortly into her performance, a problem with her costume caused her to be pulled down a flight of stairs that made up part of the stage.[17]

She later took to Instagram to confirm that she was uninjured, posting "Thanks for the good wishes! I'm fine".[18] It was later revealed that her cape was tied too tightly when her dancers attempted to remove it from her neck, causing her to crash to the floor and leaving the audience in shock.[19]After several seconds, she continued the performance as planned.[20]

Brit Awards 2015 album

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Brit Awards 2015
Compilation album / Box set by Various artists
Released	13 February 2015
Label	UMTV
Various artists chronology
Brit Awards 2014(2014) ''Brit Awards 2015''(2015) Brit Awards 2016(2016)

The Brit Awards 2015 is a compilation and box set which includes the "63 biggest tracks from the past year". The box set has three discs with a total of sixty-three songs by various artists.

Ratings and critical reception

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An average of 5.3 million people tuned in to the ceremony on ITV, according to overnight ratings – rising to 5.8 million when ITV+1 viewers are added in.

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19. ^ "Madonna falls off stage at the Brit Awards". Daily Telegraph. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
20. ^ "Madonna Takes a Major Onstage Tumble at the BRIT Awards". Yahoo!. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
21. ^ "Top 30 Multi-Artist Compilation Album, week ending 26 February 2015". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
22. ^ "Official Compilations Chart – 1 March 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

• Brit Awards 2015 at Brits.co.uk
• The 2015 Brit Awards at IMDb