The best of current British and international music was celebrated at the brand new home of The BRIT Awards with MasterCard, The O2 Arena. The Awards, which featured more live music than ever before, prove that British music has never been more relevant and the show signaled a new era for the UK's most prestigious music ceremony.
Hosted by James Corden, the night saw performances from Take That, Adele, Rihanna, Mumford & Sons, Plan B, Arcade Fire, Tinie Tempah and Cee Lo Green (featuring special guest Paloma Faith).
This year artists were battling it out for the newly restyled Vivienne Westwood bespoke statue that are exclusive to the 2011 winners.
The winners:
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST
Plan B
Presented by Dizzee Rascal
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT (Top five selected by Academy. Winner chosen by Radio 1 listeners)
Tinie Tempah
Presented by Fearne Cotton
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Arcade Fire
Presented by Boris Becker
CRITICS' CHOICE (In association with War Child)
Jessie J
Presented by Ellie Golding and Mark Ronson
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST
Cee Lo Green
Presented by Lewis Hamilton
BRITISH SINGLE (As voted for by listeners of Capital FM and users of iTunes)
Tinie Tempah
Presented by Alan Carr
INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Arcade Fire
Presented by Simon Le Bon & John Taylor
INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH (promoted by MTV)
Justin Bieber
Presented by Will Young & Avril Lavigne
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Laura Marling
Presented by Boy George
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE
Rihanna
Presented by Cheryl Cole
BRITISH GROUP
Take That
Presented by Dermot O' Leary
MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR (promoted by Daybreak and The Sun Bizarre column)
Mumford & Sons
Presented by Roger Daltrey
The BRIT Awards 2011 with MasterCard were held at The O2 in London on Tuesday 15th February and were broadcast live on ITV1.
