The prizes for best British video and best international group have been axed, while the outstanding contribution award will not feature in the 2020 ceremony. There were no female performers included in the shortlists for best group or album awards, although English singer Mabel, 23, was nominated for three awards and ultimately claimed one of the biggest of the night - Best British Female Artist.

It will open and adjourn at 10am at Poplar Coroner's Court in London, a representative of the court has confirmed. The 2020 Brits nominees will be announced in due course but it's already been confirmed that a series of exciting changes are being introduced. Jack Whitehall has shared his excitement after being confirmed as the host of the 2020 Brit Awards.

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The BRIT Awards were broadcast live until 1989, when Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood hosted a widely criticised show in which little went as rehearsed. He wrote on Twitter: 'Caroline Flack .... Dear God. And after performing new James Bond soundtrack No Time To Die live for the first time, she claimed her first BRIT Award from former Spice Girl Mel C. Despite Billie's success, only four nominations out of a possible 25 in the categories which are not gender-specific featured women. The rising star winner was announced as Celeste late last year, while the producer of the year will be announced at a later date. 'Caroline was a much loved member of the Love Island team and our sincere thoughts and condolences are with her family and friends.'. He said, "As you all know, Britain is a outward-looking country that loves the rest of the world. I'm under strict instructions not to mention it again. The lack of nominations in for female artists comes despite a major overhaul of the Brits' voting academy in 2017 to make it more gender balanced and diverse, with hundreds of new members invited to join the pool. For great music and incredible competitions tune into MFR on FM and DAB across the North of Scotland, online, on our app, or say ‘Play MFR’ on your Smart Speaker. We play you the biggest hits from the world’s hottest artists. The comedian, 31, said in a heartfelt speech: 'Over the weekend, we learnt the awful news that a member of the BRITs family, our friend, Caroline Flack, tragically passed away. From 1990 to 2006, the event was recorded and broadcast the following night. We would ask that the press respect the privacy of the family at this difficult time.'. which garnered more than 27K likes.

Introducing Little Mix onto the stage to perform their hit single 'Woman Like Me', Jack said, "Girls bands tend to crash and burn quicker than Prince Phillip on a country drive.".