The BRITs are back.
FromRonnie Wooddancing on stage to the music of grime artist Stormzy and Lewis Capaldi sneaking in a cheeky curse midway through his acceptance speech for best new artist, the Brit Awards 2020 — the 40th anniversary of the event — was everything a music awards show should be: drunken, irreverent, exciting and, most of all, spectacular.
Harry Stylesalso seemed to be everywhere: talking to Lizzo, hugging Wood at his table, dancing toRod Stewartat the close of the show and seemingly having time to chat with every single person at the event.
Yet it wasn’t entirely happy: at one point Styles shared a long hug with BBC radio presenter Nick Grimshaw, who spoke movingly about the death of his friend, former Love Island hostCaroline Flack,earlier in the day. Styles also wore a black ribbon on his arrival suit, reportedlyin honor of Flack.
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Billie Eilishwas another to let her emotions in. After thanking her team and record company forher international female solo artist award, she referenced the online trolling that has recentlymade her quit Instagram.
“I’ve felt very hated recently and when I was on the stage and I saw you guys all smiling… it genuinely made me want to cry,” said Eilish, with tears in her eyes.
And while Stormzy and London rap artist Dave both produced remarkable sets, it was Eilish who reallystole the showwith her debut performance of Bond theme “No Time to Die”.
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As the curtain fell at the close of the song, all four members of Eilish’s musical Avengers assembled for a hug as they walked off stage — with Eilish literally jumping with excitement.
The singer also had a similar effect on Lizzo: the pair shared a bonding moment during Eilish’s acceptance speech where she accidentally said ‘Lizzo’ instead of London. The “Juice singer” — who partied at London nightspot The Box until 4 a.m. — responded with a sexy wiggle and a double-armed point at Eilish on stage.
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Yet the award for the most outrageous moment of the night goes to host Whitehall and rising British rock star Sam Fender. In an expletive-laden interview that wasn’t broadcast, Fender admitted sneaking his own alcohol into the awards and that his 2019 Critics’ Choice Award is now serving as a beer pump in his local pub close to Newcastle, England.
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After that, all that was left to do was sing to Rod Stewart who closed the show with the Faces classic “Stay with Me.” “It’s come to the moment you’ve been waiting for: the end of the night,” joked Stewart. Not a bit of it.
source: people.com
