Brit Awards 2017

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This year's Brit Awards ceremony graced our television screens last night, with the biggest names in the UK pop industry all gathered for an evening of winners and woes. The coveted statuettes took on a different shape this year, thanks to a quirky design by Zaha Hadid – although they look like they'd been left out in the sun and melted to us!



The late, undeniably great David Bowie took home two of the main prizes, which serves as a fitting tribute to a man who had such a tremendous effect on British pop music throughout his outstanding career.



The show was as glitzy and glamorous as ever. But if you were hoping for some of the traditional mishaps that have made headlines in past events, then you won't have been disappointed. One particularly memorable incident occurred when a backing dancer, dressed as a house, fell off the stage during Katy Perry's performance!



Without further ado, the winners of the Brits 2017 were:

British male solo artist

Craig David 
David Bowie – WINNER
Kano 
Michael Kiwanuka 
Skepta

British female solo artist

Anohni 
Ellie Goulding 
Emeli Sandé – WINNER 
Lianne La Havas 
Nao

British group

The 1975 – WINNER 
Bastille 
Biffy Clyro 
Little Mix 
Radiohead

British breakthrough act

Anne-Marie 
Blossoms 
Rag’n’Bone Man – WINNER 
Skepta 
Stormzy

Brits global success award

Adele – WINNER

Best single

Alan Walker – Faded 
Calum Scott – Dancing On My Own 
Calvin Harris ft Rihanna – This Is What You Came For 
Clean Bandit ft Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye 
Coldplay – Hymn For the Weekend 
James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go 
Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car 
Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex – WINNER 
Tinie Tempah ft Zara Larsson – Girls Like 
Zayn – Pillowtalk



Mastercard British Album

The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep for You Are Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It 
David Bowie – Blackstar – WINNER 
Kano – Made in the Manor 
Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate 
Skepta – Konnichiwa

International male solo artist

Bon Iver 
Bruno Mars 
Drake – WINNER 
Leonard Cohen 
The Weeknd

International female solo artist

Beyoncé – WINNER 
Christine and the Queens 
Rihanna 
Sia 
Solange

International group

A Tribe Called Quest – WINNER 
Drake & Future 
Kings of Leon 
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 
Twenty One Pilots

Best British video

Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) 
Calvin Harris ft Rihanna – This Is What You Came For 
Clean Bandit ft Sean Paul & Anne-Marie – Rockabye 
Coldplay – Hymn for the Weekend 
James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go 
Jonas Blue ft Dakota – Fast Car 
Little Mix ft Sean Paul – Hair 
One Direction – History – WINNER 
Tinie Tempah ft Zara Larsson – Girls Like 
Zayn – Pillowtalk



What were your favourite moments, and did the right people win?



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