Rod Stewart confirmed to close The BRITs 2020
He will be amazing
Last updated 10th Feb 2020
Sir Rod Stewart has been confirmed to close this year's BRIT Awards. The music icon will take to the stage in London's O2 Arena, where this year the huge music awards show will celebrate its 40th anniversary.
The announcement was made on The BRITs socials with a number of fans commenting on how excited they were about the news. One fan said, 'Huge news can’t wait', with another saying, 'K I N G ❤️'. One more fan wrote, '🙌 bit if rod mate!!!!' sic
This year will be the second time that the 'Baby Jane' singer has performed at the BRITs, the first being in 1993 where he picked up the Outstanding Contribution award. Over the years, Rod has received many huge awards including, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, as a solo artist - then again in 2012 as a member of Faces. He has also received a GRAMMY for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - 'Stardust ... The Great American Songbook Volume III' in 2005.
Rod Stewart has a career spanning a massive five decades and has had 26 Top 10 singles in the UK, including 'Every Beat of My Heart', 'Rhythm of My Heart' and 'All for Love' with Bryan Adams and Sting.
Rod will close this year's BRITs, joining the previously announced line-up of Billie Eilish, Celeste, Dave, Harry Styles, Lewis Capaldi, Lizzo, Mabel and Stormzy. The BRIT Awards will also be hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall for the third time in a row.
See this year's BRITs nominations:
Best Group
Coldplay
Foals
Bring Me the Horizon
D-Block Europe
Bastille
Female Solo
Mabel
Freya Ridings
FKA Twigs
Charli XCX
Mahalia
Male Solo
Harry Styles
Lewis Capaldi
Dave
Michael Kiwanuka
Stormzy
Best New Artist
Aitch
Lewis Capaldi
Dave
Mabel
Sam Fender
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - 'I Don't Care'
Mabel - 'Don't Call Me Up'
Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man - 'Giant'
Dave featuring Burna Boy - 'Location'
Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus - 'Nothing Breaks Like a Heart'
AJ Tracey - 'Ladbroke Grove'
Lewis Capaldi - 'Someone You Loved'
Tom Walker - 'Just You and I'
Sam Smith featuring Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'
Stormzy - 'Vossi Bop'
International Female Solo Artist
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Camila Cabello
Lana Del Rey
Lizzo
International Male Solo Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Burna Boy
Tyler the Creator
Dermot Kennedy
Post Malone
Album of the Year
Stormzy - 'Heavy is the Head'
Michael Kiwanuka - 'Kiwanuka'
Lewis Capaldi - 'Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'
Dave - 'Psychodrama'
Harry Styles - 'Fine Line'
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