When and where are the 2026 Brit Awards?
The Brit Awards 2026 with Mastercard will take place on Saturday 28 February, and for the first time in its near-50 year history, the ceremony is leaving the capital for Manchester’s Co-Op Live arena. The ceremony will be hosted there in 2027, too.
Who was nominated for a Brit this year?
If last year was Charli’s year, and the one before that was Raye’s, might this be the year of Olivia Dean?
The headlines: Olivia and Lola Young are neck and neck with five nominations each. Up for Album of the Year: Lily Allen for her earth-shattering revenge album West End Girl and Olivia Dean for her tingly soulful pop LP The Art of Loving, plus Dave, Sam Fender and Wolf Alice. Meanwhile, the Artist of the Year category has a whopping 10 nominees: Dave, Fred again.., Jade, Lily Allen, Little Simz, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, PinkPantheress, Sam Fender and Self Esteem. The nominations for Song of the Year, are, erm, a bit erratic: obvious contenders like Lola Young’s “Messy”, Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” and Raye’s “Where is my Husband!” are up against Cynthia Erivo for “Defying Gravity”, as well as Calvin Harris and Ed Sheeran. Newcomer Jacob Alon has already taken the Critics Choice Award (past winners include Adele, Florence and the Machine and Jorja Smith). Bonne chance to all.
Who will host the Brits?
Comedian Jack Whitehall will return for hosting duties in Manchester, making 2026 his sixth time presenting the show.
Who designed the Brit Award this year?
Designer Matthew Williamson is behind this year’s gong.
Who will perform at the Brits?
As per usual it’s a starry line up, with comeback kid Harry Styles and woman of the hour Olivia Dean already confirmed to perform. This will be Styles’s fourth time on the Brits stage – the first of which was in the company of his One Direction band mates – as he ushers in his Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally era. It will also mark his first time performing at the Co-op Live arena, in which he is a minority stakeholder.
