The Brit Awards 2016 Best Moments

Rihanna at The Brits 2016

by Laura Donaldson |
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The Brit Awards 2016 have finally taken place! From the red carpet triumphs to Adele's not so censored and very much live acceptance speech, here are our best Brit moments!

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The Brit Awards 2016 Winners

Brits 2016 British Female Solo Artist Winner: Adele

Adele took home the first award of the night, beating Jess Glynne and Amy Winehouse for British Female Solo Artist.The singer publicly voiced her support for Kesha at the end of her speech.

Brits 2016 British Male Solo Artist of the Year Winner: James Bay

Kylie took to the stage to present James Bay with his award for British Male Solo Artist. James, fresh off the stage with Bieber, hugged A LOT of people on his way to the stage and thanked his parents in acceptance speech. What a sweetie.

Brits 2016 British Single Winner: Adele

Adele won her second award of the night for British Single and accidentally told Suki Waterhouse to 'shut up' in the process. LOLS.

Brits 2016 Best British Group Winner: Coldplay

Coldplay took home the award for Best British Group! Chris Martin makes a lot of One Direction jokes - awks!

Brits 2016 International Solo Artist Winner: Justin Bieber

It had to be Bieber! The reformed bad boy triumphed over Drake and The Weeknd for the International Solo Artist award.

Brits 2016 Global Success Award Winner: Adele

Adele was back on stage for her THIRD win of the night and couldn't stop crying, poor soul. Her award was announced via satellite by Tim Peake, with Adele telling him: "I hope you're not too hungry!"

Brits 2016 British Artist Video Winner: One Direction

After a massive rally of support from their fans, One Direction triumphed in the British Artist Video category. Liam and Louis accepted the award on the rest of the band's behalf, as they were the only two members who could make it.

Mastercard British Album of the Year 2016 Winner: Adele

Adele accepted her fourth award of the night and apologised for swearing earlier - woops! The singer dedicated the award to her boyfriend, Simon saying: "Thank you for our lovely son."

The Brits 2016 Performances

Lorde's Brit 2016 David Bowie tribute

Lorde took to the stage to give a wonderful tribute to the late, great David Bowie. The legendary singer's close friend, Gary Oldman accepted the Icon award on his behalf. The actor told the audience that David told him: "Music has given me over 40 years of extraordinary experiences..it has allowed me so many moment sof companionship."

Coldplay Brits 2016 Performance

Chris Martin and crew opened up the show with their track 'Hym For The Weekend.' Sadly the song's collaborator Beyonce was a no show - boo!

Justin Bieber Brits 2016 Performance

Justin Bieber took to the stage with James Bay for a stripped back of rendition of 'Love Yourself' before Biebs took over and launched into 'Sorry' - complete with dancers and some dangerous looking flames! Bieber fever is real y'all.

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Rihanna and Drake Brits 2016 Performance

Bad Gal Riri made her Brit Awards return, performing for the first time since 2012. Looking sensational in a pair of fringed white trousers, Rihanna twerked like there was no tomorrow, with a little help from Drake of course!

Little Mix Brits 2016 Performance

The girls stormed the stage with an epic performance of 'Black Magic' - looking flawless while doing so as per!

Adele Brits 2016 Performance

Adele closed the show with a GORGEOUS rendition of 'When We Were Young'. The perfect end to a night where Adele reigned supreme.

Red Carpet Arrivals

Check out our highlight reel of the red carpet arrivals and our best dressed gallery below!

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The Brits 2016 Red Carpet

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Rihanna at The Brits 2016

Rihanna

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Lana Del Rey at The Brits 2016

Lana Del Rey

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Alexa Chung at The Brits 2016

Alexa Chung

Toni Garn4 of 17
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Toni Garn

Toni Garn

Jess Glynne5 of 17
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Jess Glynne

Jessy Glynne

Abbey Clancy6 of 17

Abbey Clancy

Abbey Clancy

Ella Eyre7 of 17
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Ella Eyre

Ella Eyre

Alesha Dixon8 of 17
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Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon

Little Mix9 of 17
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Little Mix

Little Mix

Kylie Minogue10 of 17
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Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Ashley Roberts11 of 17

Ashley Roberts

Ashley Roberts

Fleur East12 of 17
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Fleur East

Fleur East

Adele13 of 17
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Adele

Adele

Fearne Cotton14 of 17
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Fearne Cotton

Fearne Cotton

Emma Bunton15 of 17
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Emma Bunton

Emma Bunton

Florence Welch16 of 17
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Florence Welch

Florence Welch

Sinitta17 of 17
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Sinitta

Sinitta

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