2007 Brit Awards

27th Brit Awards
Date	14 February 2007
Venue	Earls Court
Host	Russell Brand
Television/Radio coverage
Network	ITV

The 2007 Brit Awards was the 27th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 14 February 2007 at the Earls Court in London. The show, when broadcast, attracted 5.43 million viewers. The ceremony was hosted by Russell Brand, with Fearne Cotton interviewing winners backstage, and the voiceover by Tom Baker. The show was supposedly being broadcast live for the first time since 1989, on ITV1; however, it was revealed to have been on a 30-second tape delay.^[1] The sound occasionally dropped out, apparently in an attempt to censor strong language ("fuck" was always censored), although swearing by Liam Gallagher, Simon Pegg, Mark Owen and host Brand was nonetheless audible on the broadcast. The pre-show was called The BRITs Red Carpet, and was hosted by Lauren Laverne, Matt Willis, Alesha Dixon and Russell Howard. The show that followed was called The BRITs Encore.

Live performers

• Scissor Sisters – "I Don't Feel Like Dancing"
• Snow Patrol – "Chasing Cars"
• Amy Winehouse – "Rehab"
• The Killers – "When You Were Young"
• Take That – "Patience"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Dani California"
• Corinne Bailey Rae – "Put Your Records On"
• Oasis – "Cigarettes & Alcohol / The Meaning of Soul / Morning Glory / Don't Look Back in Anger / Rock 'n' Roll Star"

The awards

The nominations were announced on 16 January 2007.

Outstanding Contribution to Music

• Oasis

Moments

Russell Brand

Some controversy was caused by the host of the 2007 Awards ceremony, comedian Russell Brand, who made several quips relating to news stories of the time including singer Robbie Williams' entering rehab for addiction to prescription drugs, the Queen's 'naughty bits' and a fatal friendly fire incident involving a British soldier killed by American armed forces in Iraq. ITV1 received over 300 complaint calls from viewers.^[2] He would again instigate controversy the following year at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

References

1. ↑ ITV Teletext news story, 16 February 2007
2. ↑ "Viewers complain over Brits jokes". BBC News. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2008. 

External links

• BRIT Awards official website