Last night (21st February) marked the annual Brit Awards ceremony, seeing British artists and bands receive praise and recognition for their creative efforts over the the past twelve months. Hosted by none other than James Corden, the show kicked off with a performance from Coldplay. The band, who wowed the room with new single Charlie Brown, went on to pick up Best British Band.
Great performances were also delivered by Ed Sheeran, having picked up the gong for both Best British Male and Best British Breakthrough, as well as Best International Male: Bruno Mars and Best International Female - Rihanna. However the biggest talking points came from Adele, winner of the MasterCard Album of The Year award for her sophomore effort, 21. Having performed, yet having her acceptance speech cut short to allow time for Blur’s Outstanding Contribution To Music status, leaving them to close the show after an incredibly long speech from front man Damon Albarn.
Blur went on to perform a quintet of classics from their back catalogue. Including Girls & Boys, Song 2 and Parklife,featuring an expected guest appearance from Phil Daniels, providing cockney charm. A shaky start was soon forgotten by the finale of Tender and This Is A Low, the former invited a gospel choir onto the stage, rather than rigging up a mac book to provide the accurate studio sound. Whereas the latter provided top-notch vocals from Albarn, proving the band’s worthiness of the award.
Other performances came from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Florence & The Machine and Olly Murs, each of whom went home empty handed. With Emelie Sandé achieving the Critics Choice Award, whilst, unsurprisingly, Lana Del Rey picked up the International Breakthrough honor; Foo Fighters claimed renown for Best International Group and One Direction went home with Single Of The Year, for their release – What Makes You Beautiful.
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