Music News LIVE: Brit Awards 2017

Summary

The 1975 win best British group and David Bowie wins British male solo artist and best album
Rag'N'Bone Man wins British breakthrough act & Robbie Williams given Global Icon
Little Mix's Shout Out To My Ex wins best British single
Emeli Sande wins British female solo act
Stormzy raps live on Ed Sheeran's No.1 hit Shape of You

Live Reporting

Kev Geoghegan & Paul Glynn

Red carpet preparations are underwaypublished at 15:49 GMT 22 February 2017
Now, the red carpet fun and games are yet to get underway but some of the nominees have been tweeting their preparations.
After all, looking this good takes time and effort as we all well know...
Little Mix's Jesy seems to have nailed it.
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Skepta's skwod have dug out their best hoodies.
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And it seems that Anne Marie can have her Brits cake and eat it.
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Who will be performing tonight?published at 15:38 GMT 22 February 2017
Good question...and it deserves a good answer.
That picture is a bit of a gimme though isn't it?
We're expecting performances from the likes of
- Katy Perry - in her first UK TV appearance for three years
- Ed Sheeran - premiering a brand new song
- Robbie Williams - who receives the Brits Icon award
- Bruno Mars
- The 1975
- Little Mix
- Emeli Sande
- Skepta
Katy and Ed were with in Grimmy this morning for a hearty British (Radio 1) breakfast to get the day started.
She told the lads about her stomach-churning Brits debut. None of that palava tonight please.
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And here is a reminder of what they sound like, y'know... live.
You don't have to watch them all, but it would be awesome if you did...
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A reminder of this year's nominations...published at 15:15 GMT 22 February 2017
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Ellie Goulding, Skepta, The 1975, Anne Marie... so many names, so many categories, why on earth should we expect you to remember them all.
Luckily, you can still see our full list of nominations so you don't feel like a dunce when the awards start.
Bowie has received posthumous nominations for best British male and best album, for his haunting swansong Blackstar.
But he's up against Craig David, Kano, Michael Kiwanuka and Skepta in the category.
Skepta has three nominations in total, with additional nods in the best breakthrough and best album categories.
Girl band Little Mix also have three including best group and best single, for their song Shout Out To My Ex.
Mixers...are you ready?
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The Brits are coming...published at 15:03 GMT 22 February 2017
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Afternoon music fans!
It's nearly time...we hope you are all suitably and stylishly dressed?
Of course you are, after all most of you are probably still at work...
That said, we knew you wouldn't let us down.
The Brit Awards get underway in just a few hours at London's O2 Arena and we'll have live coverage for you long into the night.
Plenty of questions to answer...
...is tonight the arrival of Grime in all its glory? Can Radiohead win their first ever Brit award? And which emoji will Katy Perry come dressed as?
Will there be anythign for the late great David Bowie? And who will provide a Jacko/Jarvis moment or an Alex Turner-esque acceptance speech?
Remember this?
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Stay tuned here to find out all that and more.
We'll also have our best men and women down on the red carpet shortly ready to the grab the stars of the music world as they arrive.
So finish what your doing, make your excuses and settle in with us for a night more Brits-ish than a long queue in the rain for a pub roast dinner... with a corgi.
To get you warmed up here's what you can expect from tonight's awards.
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Image caption,
Brits Award trophy designed by Zaha Hadid