2011 BRIT Awards
The 2011 BRIT Awards was held on Tuesday 15 February 2011.[1] It was the 31st edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The award ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London for the first time in its history, moving from the original venue of Earls Court, also in London.[2] The ceremony was hosted by James Corden.[3][4] The artists with the most awards won were Tinie Tempah and Arcade Fire, with two wins each.[5][6][7] The 2011 awards were billed as a reboot of the BRIT Awards format featuring a different venue, a new award statuette designed by Vivienne Westwood and a greater emphasis placed on music, particularly live performances. Whilst the re-working of the show was generally well-received,[8] the TV audience was the lowest for five years,[9] with an average viewership of 4.8 million viewers peaking at 5.9 million. Comparatively, the final episode of Channel 4's Big Fat Gypsy Weddings was watched by 6.5 million viewers.
Performers
All of the live performances apart from Rihanna's medley were released on iTunes immediately after the show. Tinie Tempah's medley was released under the name "We Bring The Stars Out" and charted in the UK Singles Chart at #40. Plan B's medley was released under the name "She Said Prayin'" and charted in the UK Singles Chart at #72. The other performances were combined with the original versions of the songs for chart purposes; "Someone Like You" climbed to #1, "F**k You!" climbed back up to #19, "Kidz" entered the chart at #31, "Ready To Start" entered the chart at #67 and "Timshel" entered the chart at #71 as a result of this.
Nominations
Critics' Choice
(presented by Mark Ronson and Ellie Goulding)
Producer awards
Additional awards related to production were awarded prior to the ceremony. Markus Dravs won producer of the year. Mute Records founder Daniel Miller won the outstanding contribution prize. Tony Visconti won the award for innovation in production, beating Bjork and Trevor Horn.[11]
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