"one song in the album. 2014 Brit Awards The 2014 Brit Awards were held on 19 February 2014. It was the 34th edition of the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London and was presented by James Corden for the fourth consecutive year. Leading the nominations was Ellie Goulding with five nominations. Arctic Monkeys and One Direction both won the most awards, winning two awards each. For the first time ever, a backstage livestream was broadcast on the internet, via YouTube. The stream was hosted by internet vloggers Dan"
"Brit Award for British Group The Brit Award for British Group is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over 1,000 members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees. The award was first presented in 1977 and was won by The Beatles. When the second Brit awards were held, The Police"
"tell you that you're Best British Band"". Elsewhere that year, whilst collecting an award for his charity work, Bob Geldof called host Russell Brand a ""cunt"" to which Brand replied ""[It's] no wonder Bob Geldof is such an expert on famine – he's been dining out on 'I Don't Like Mondays' for 30 years."" In the same year, Kaiser Chiefs were nominated for a six categories and won Best Album for ""Employment"". In 2007, Razorlight received a worst album nomination for their self-titled album, which NME themselves gave 8/10. This made it the highest rated album to receive a worst"
"1997 Brit Awards The 1997 Brit Awards were the 17th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 24 February 1997 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, wore the Union Jack dress whilst performing onstage with the group. Spicemania was at its height in the UK and the Spice Girls had just cracked the US as well, reaching number 1 with their debut single and album. Geri Halliwell captured the zeitgeist and became pin-up girl for Cool Britannia. Halliwell"
"2007 Brit Awards 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. The sound occasionally"
"chart. The White Stripes reached #2 with their single ""Icky Thump"". The 7"" format of the single went on to become the UK's biggest selling 7"" single in twenty years, which was partly due to a tie in with XL Records and NME (who had given away a free foldout 7"" of new song ""Rag and Bone"", with space to include the ""Icky Thump"" 7""). The Traveling Wilburys went to #1 for the first time with ""The Traveling Wilburys Collection"", followed by The White Stripes with their sixth album ""Icky Thump"". Britain's most successful girl group the Spice Girls reformed"
"To date, it is their third biggest single after ""Somewhere Else"", which peaked at No. 2, and ""America"", which peaked at #1. It also reached No. 2 on iTunes. In 2007, Razorlight were nominated for two BRIT Awards – one for 'Best British Band' and the other for 'Best Song', ""America"". They were also nominated for two NME Brit Awards for 'Best Band' and 'Best Album'. Razorlight supported Queen + Paul Rodgers on 15 July, in front of 60,000 people. This gig had been rescheduled following the July 2005 London bombings. In December of the same year, they supported Oasis,"
"on 11 October 2007, Take That began their ""Beautiful World Tour 2007"" in Belfast. The tour included 49 shows throughout Europe and the UK and ended in Manchester on 23 December 2007. The band received four nominations at the 2008 BRIT Awards. Nominated for Best British Group, Best British Single (""Shine""), Best British Album (""Beautiful World"") and Best Live Act, they took home the Best Live Act and the Best British Single awards. According to a 2007 MSN UK internet poll, Take That were voted as the ""comeback kings"" of the year. ""Greatest Day"", the first single from the album"
"nominees) was presented in 1983 and won by American group Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The award was not handed out in 2010 but was reinstated in 2011. International Group has been won by U2 the most times, with five wins. Overall, artists from United States have received the most awards, with 20 wins. Brit Award for International Group The Brit Award for International Group is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British"
"for Best British Single, during their acceptance speech, Sporty Spice challenged Gallagher by saying ""Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough"". 1997 Brit Awards The 1997 Brit Awards were the 17th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 24 February 1997 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, wore the Union Jack dress whilst performing onstage with the group. Spicemania was at its height in the UK and the Spice Girls had just cracked the"
"Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other musicians. The band's music received praise across the media, especially from the BBC, which played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of ""BBC Introducing"". At the 2009 Brit Awards they received the Brit Awards ""Critics' Choice"" award. The band's music is renowned for its dramatic and eccentric production and also Welch's"
"received the honour and the award has been given out to one group annually since 1982. The only exception to this was in 1992, when The KLF and Simply Red were revealed to have tied and, as such, both groups were announced as winners. The current holder of the award is Gorillaz. Brit Award for British Group The Brit Award for British Group is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international"
"of Spearritt and Cattermole, and Cattermole's departure from the group. S Club 7 won two BRIT Awards—in 2000 for British breakthrough act and in 2002, for best British single. In 2001 the group earned the Record of the Year award. Cattermole departed in 2002, citing ""creative differences"", and the group name dropped the ""7"". Their penultimate single reached number five in the UK charts and their final album failed to make the top ten. Following Cattermole's departure, the group fought many rumours presuming that they were about to split. However, on 21 April 2003, during a live onstage performance, S"
"of ""What the World Needs Now"". They all then removed their coats, revealing ostentatious jewellery (described as 'bling' by one the judges) and hoodies and began to sing the Beasties track. They received four yes votes and survived through the live semi-finals. In the semi-finals The Zimmers again performed a pop song; LMFAO's ""Sexy and I Know It"". They did not get to the finals. The Zimmers The Zimmers are an English band formed in 2007 and are thought to have the oldest members of any group in the world. The oldest member, Buster Martin, claimed to have been born"
"Brit Award for International Group The Brit Award for International Group is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees. Although the award was first presented in 1986 as International Group, a Best International Artist award (featuring groups and solo artists as"
"have sold 85 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling female group of all time, one of the best-selling pop groups of all time, and the biggest British pop success since The Beatles. Among the highest profile acts in 1990s British popular culture, ""Time"" called them ""arguably the most recognizable face"" of Cool Britannia, the mid-1990s celebration of youth culture in the UK. Measures of their success include international record sales, a 2007–2008 reunion tour, merchandising, iconic symbolism such as Halliwell's Union Jack dress representing ""girl power"", and a film, ""Spice World"". The group became one of the most successful"
"two in the most promising British groups list, number five in the top 18 groups list and number 17 in the male groups category. Also in 1972, Slade were voted number one top band and leading recording act in the NME magazine chart points survey, and number one top live band. Radio Luxembourg presented Slade with the award for ""Britain's act/group of the year"" in 1973. In February 1973, Slade were voted Best Live Band by the Disc Music Awards. The same year, the band were again voted the world's top group in the NME Poll and top group in"
"language, so that they could refer to any gender. ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo, formed in London in 1981 and consisting of Neil Tennant (lead vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, vocals). Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by ""The Guinness Book of Records"". Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1985 they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles, 22 of them Top"
"June 2007. It also reached the top ten international songs at Japanese Radio and has been a major radio hit in France where the video made MTV’s video of the week. On 7 July 2007 they performed at the Australian leg of Live Earth in Sydney. On 31 July 2007 the John Butler Trio performed their song, ""Better Than"" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On 4 August 2007 they performed at Newport Folk Festival playing a set that included ""Used to Get High"", ""Better Than"", ""Ocean"", ""Funky Tonight"", and ""Good Excuse"". In 2007, the John Butler Trio won"
"the tone for gritty, street related videos to come later. Moorish Delta 7 Moorish Delta 7 (also known as MD7) are a hip hop/UK garage outfit from the Newtown area of Birmingham, England. The trio formed in 1995 and have sold over 50,000 records. Moorish Delta 7 are one of the most influential hip hop groups from the UK. The group formed in 1995 as a growth of the then-large rap outfit Lyric Born Clique. Lyric Born Clique was an eight piece rap collective featuring among many 'Golden Child', 'DJ Kinstun', 'Shortnerve' and 'Rawality'. Originally Moorish Delta 7 had four"
"S Club 7 S Club 7 were an English pop group from London created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The group was formed in 1998 and quickly rose to fame by starring in their own BBC television series, ""Miami 7"". In their five years together, S Club 7 had four UK number-one singles, one UK number-one album, and a string of hits throughout Europe as well as a Top 10 hit on the US Hot 100, with their 2000 single"
"it one of the best releases in their career. The success of ""Tangled Up"" brought several nominations and accolades to Girls Aloud. In 2007, the group were nominated for five categories, eventually winning Album of the Year for ""Tangled Up"", Video of the Year for ""Sexy! No No No..."" and an individual record for member Cheryl. The following year at the Bizarre Awards, hosted by ""The Sun"", the group won the Best Pop category. The group were also nominated at the 2008 Brit Awards for Best Group, which was the group's first nomination since 2005 in that category, and were"
"year they were voted ""Best New Band"", and Hayley Williams was voted as No. 2 ""Sexiest Female"", by readers of the British magazine ""Kerrang!"". In 2007, Lamb left the group to get married, and Paramore continued onward as a quartet. Paramore was then named by British magazine ""NME"" as one of ten bands to watch out for in their ""New Noise 2007"" feature. Paramore was featured in ""Kerrang!"" magazine once more, however, Hayley Williams believed the article was an untrue portrayal of the band, particularly because it focused on her as the main component. Afterwards, Williams addressed the issue in"
"7 always kept their original pop roots, with songs such as ""Reach"", ""You"" and ""Say Goodbye"". S Club 7 S Club 7 were an English pop group from London created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The group was formed in 1998 and quickly rose to fame by starring in their own BBC television series, ""Miami 7"". In their five years together, S Club 7 had four UK number-one singles, one UK number-one album, and a string of hits throughout Europe"
"in 2000 for British Breakthrough Act and in 2002, for Best British Single. In 2001, the group earned the Record of the Year award. Their song ""Reach"" was used in the arcade dance game ""EZ2Dancer"" in ""EZ 2 Dancer UK Move"". Group member Paul Cattermole departed the group in 2002 citing ""creative differences"", and the group changed its name from S Club 7 to simply S Club. Their second to last single reached number-five in the UK charts, and their final studio album failed to make the top ten. After Cattermole's departure, the group fought many rumours presuming that they"
"studio albums, released eleven singles and went on to sell over fourteen million albums worldwide. Their first album, ""S Club"", had a strong 1990s pop sound, similar to many artists of the time. Through the course of their career, however, their musical approach changed to a more dance and R&B sound which is heard most notably in their final album, ""Seeing Double"". S Club 7 won two Brit Awards — in 2000 for British breakthrough act and in 2002 for best British single. In 2001 the group earned the Record of the Year award. Group member Paul Cattermole departed the"
"The Mint Chicks ""Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!""<br> Breakthrough Artist of the Year: State of Mind<br> Song of the Year: Shapeshifter ""Bring Change""<br> Artist of the Year: The Mint Chicks<br> Album of the Year: Shapeshifter ""Soulstice""<br> Outstanding Achievement of the Year: Fat Freddy's Drop (European Tour & 7x platinum NZ sales) The 2007 Awards were held on Friday 16 November 2007 at the Hopetoun Alpha venue in Auckland. The event was presented by Matt Heath and Chris Stapp. The presentation celebrated the 10th year of the awards but it was also to be the final bNet awards. Winners Downbeat/Dub Track of"
"Music Awards Brit Awards D&AD Awards ECHO Awards Ivor Novello Awards MTV Australia Awards MTV Europe Music Awards MTV Video Music Awards Japan MVPA Awards Mercury Prize Meteor Music Awards NME Awards (USA) NME Awards Nickelodeon's UK Kids Choice Awards Popjustice £20 Music Prize Q Awards Silver Clef Awards TMF Awards UK Music Video Awards Current members Former members Kaiser Chiefs Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 2000 as Parva, releasing one studio album, ""22"", in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year. Since their formation the"
"sold more singles in the UK than any other act. In 2008, the group topped ""Billboard"" magazine's list of the all-time most successful artists; , they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart with twenty. They have received seven Grammy Awards, an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. They were also collectively included in ""Time"" magazine's compilation of . In March 1957, John Lennon, then aged sixteen, formed a skiffle group with several friends from Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool. They briefly called themselves the Blackjacks, before changing"
"and two Brit Awards in 2005 for ""Best British Group"" and ""Best British Rock Act"". In 2015, the band collaborated with American band Sparks to form a supergroup named FFS. Kapranos produced ""Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever"" – the third album by British indie rock group The Cribs in Vancouver BC, released on 14 May 2007. He also produced their single-only track, ""Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?"", which was featured with ""Our Bovine Public"" (from ""Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever"") as a double A-side. Kapranos makes a cameo appearance in the video for Our Bovine Public. His remix of the"
"British Academy Television Awards 2007 The 2007 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday 20 May at the London Palladium Theatre in London. They were broadcast live on BBC One in the UK. The nominations were announced on 11 April 2007. Winners in bold. When presenting Ricky Gervais with the award for best comedy performance Joan Rivers referred to her cousin as a ""Jew with a harelip"". Gareth Davies, the Chief Executive of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) wrote to BAFTA to express his ""serious disappointment"" at the incident and said that ""many people found the old-fashioned"
"won by Birmingham based choir The Sons of Pitches, who sang a medley of three songs – ""Toxic"" by Britney Spears, ""Annie's Song"" by John Denver and ""Waiting All Night"" by Rudimental. The Gareth Malone series ""Best in Britain"" broadcast the following year, in October 2016, featured groups from all disciplines as opposed to just a cappella. Even so, it was won by another a cappella group, ""Semi-Toned"". Series 1 featured 8 a cappella groups, split between two regions, the north and the south. Spinnaker Chorus – a choir composed entirely of women from Portsmouth. They were eliminated in the"
"(2018), as well as one live album, ""At the Apollo"" (2008). Their debut album is the fastest-selling debut album by a band in UK chart history, and in 2013, ""Rolling Stone"" ranked it the 30th-greatest debut album. The band has won seven Brit Awards – winning both Best British Group and Best British Album three times, and have been nominated for three Grammy Awards. They also won the Mercury Prize in 2006 for their debut album, in addition to receiving nominations in 2007, 2013 and 2018. The band have headlined at the Glastonbury Festival twice, in 2007 and again in"