The BRIT Awards Take Place Tonight - Here's All You Need To Know

The annual BRIT Awards take place in London tonight.

The awards ceremony will be hosted by Dermot O'Leary and Emma Willis after the initial host, Michael Bublé, decided to pull out of the job as a result of his three-year-old son's liver cancer diagnosis.

The show will be live from London's O2 Arena and will even be broadcast live on YouTube from 7:30pm as show bosses want to reach an even wider audience.

Ed Sheeran will take to the stage as his comeback continues after his year long hiatus. Robbie Williams will also be performing as well as Bruno Mars who recently performed a show-stopping Prince tribute at the GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles.

Katy Perry will be making her first appearance at the ceremony since 2014 and will be performing her brand new single Chained To the Rhythm.

The 1975, Little Mix, Emeli Sandé and Skepta will all entertain audiences tonight as they also perform at the ceremony.

A host of stars will be in attendance at the BRITs with tight competition within categories.

The nominations for this year's awards are:

BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST

Craig David 
David Bowie 
Kano 
Michael Kiwanuka 
Skepta

BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST

Anohni 
Ellie Goulding 
Emeli Sandé 
Lianne La Havas 
Nao

BRITISH GROUP

The 1975 
Bastille 
Biffy Clyro 
Little Mix 
Radiohead

BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT

Anne-Marie 
Blossoms
Rag’n’Bone Man 
Skepta

Stormzy

BRITs GLOBAL SUCCESS AWARD

Identified by the global sales success of British Acts of 
their latest project/album. Sales achieved in the period 1st 
January 2016 to 31st December 2016 will be counted.

BRITISH SINGLE

Alan Walker – Faded 
Calum Scott – Dancing On My Own 
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – This Is What You Came For 
Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye 
Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend 
James Arthur – Say You Won't Let Go 
Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car 
Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex 
Tinie Tempah feat. Zara Larsson – Girls Like 
Zayn – Pillowtalk

MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR

The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep For You Are Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It 
David Bowie – Blackstar 
Kano – Made In the Manor 
Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate 
Skepta – Konnichiwa

BRITISH ARTIST VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) 
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – This Is What You Came For 
Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye 
Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend 
James Arthur – Say You Won't Let Go 
Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car 
Little Mix feat. Sean Paul – Hair 
One Direction – History 
Tinie Tempah feat. Zara Larsson – Girls Like 
Zayn – Pillowtalk

INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST

Bon Iver 
Bruno Mars 
Drake 
Leonard Cohen 
The Weeknd

INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST

Beyoncé 
Christine and the Queens 
Rihanna 
Sia 
Solange

INTERNATIONAL GROUP

A Tribe Called Quest 
Drake & Future 
Kings of Leon 
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 
Twenty One Pilots