The BRITs Are Coming with exclusive performances from Liam Payne, Dermot Kennedy, Freya Ridings and more

The nominations will be announced this weekend

Dermot Kennedy / Freya Ridings / Liam Payne
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 8th Jan 2020

We're just days away from The BRITs Are Coming, the all-important show where the nominations for this year's BRIT Awards are announced. We also get to see some exclusive performances from some of the biggest names in music, this year, including Liam Payne, Dermot Kennedy, Freya Ridings, Mabel and Aitch.

As the BRIT Awards reaches the milestone of 40 years, the launch show will be brought to life by host Alice Levine on Saturday 11th January, along with these exclusive performances.

Speaking about the show, Alice said, "I am so excited to be hosting The BRITs Are Coming launch show! I’ve watched the BRITs ever since I was a kid, it’s such a great night, and to be part of the celebrations for the 40th BRIT Awards show is an incredible feeling. I can’t wait to find out who has been nominated in 2020."

Alice is no stranger to The BRITs having co-hosted the ITV2 coverage for the last three years.

Alice Levine

This year, the biggest stars in music will head to London's O2 Arena on Tuesday 18th February for The BRIT Awards 2020 with Mastercard, hosted by Jack Whitehall taking up the helm again for the third year running.

While the main award show takes place in February, The Rising Star Award, previously known as the Critics' Choice, has been announced and this year it went to singer Celeste. Celeste was announced as the winner in December, and at the time she said, "It’s a huge honour to be the recipient of the BRITs Rising Star Award 2020.

"Like many others, I grew up watching the BRITs and have been continually inspired by its nominees, winners and the performances. I hope to make the most of this incredible opportunity and I can’t wait to perform on the BRITS next year."

Now take a look at the Critics' Choice winners from 2008 - 2019, including Adele, Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith and more...

2008 - Adele


2009 - Florence + The Machine


2010 - Ellie Goulding


2011 - Jessie J


2012 - Emeli Sandé


2013 - Tom Odell


2014 - Sam Smith


2015 - James Bay


2016 - Jack Garratt


2017 - Rag ’n’ Bone Man


2018 - Jorja Smith


Sam Fender: 2019

Sam Fender has become hugely popular over the last couple of years, so it's no surprise he won the award in 2019. His debut album 'Hypersonic Missiles' was adored by fans.


Sam dropped his second album ' Seventeen Going Under' in October 2021 and has since sold out shows across the world.

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