Date Unveiled For The Biggest Night In British Music
Brits Nominations Launch Moves To Indigo2 On Monday 18 January
UK recorded music industry association, the BPI, today unveiled the date for the UK’s biggest music awards ceremony - The BRIT Awards 2010 with MasterCard. It will take place on Tuesday 16 February at London’s Earls Court Arena commemorating 30 shows of the best in music.
ITV will once again be broadcasting The BRITs absolutely live, bringing millions of viewers the winners, the glamour and the stunning performances that have made The BRIT Awards the ultimate ‘must see’ televised event in British music.
As the BRITs Academy deliberate and cast their votes at the end of a groundbreaking year in music, The BRIT Awards Nominations Launch moves to a brand new venue for what will be a bigger and even more exciting event. On Monday 18 January, The BRIT Awards Nominations will take place at IndigO2 at London’s O2, unveiling which candidates will be battling it out in each category for the coveted BRIT trophies. The launch will also include unique live performances from breakthrough acts and will be broadcast on ITV2.
Ged Doherty, Chairman of The BRITs committee commented, “For the 30th BRITs show we're planning a landmark event that truly celebrates this occasion. The BRITs is the UK - and Europe's - premier music show and one of the biggest media events of the year. The show has seen many changes in recent years and I have no doubt we will continue to build on the spectacular success of this year's show. "
Preserving The BRIT Awards status as one of the most inspiring and exciting events in music across the globe, The BRIT Awards 2010 will celebrate its 12 year partnership with sponsors MasterCard, maintaining the brands strong relationship with music and helping the music industry nurture home grown talent.
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Notes to editors
The BRITs - Voting Academy **
The Academy is made up of 1,000 specially invited members from across the breadth of the UK music industry: music critics, music writers, online & student press, major & independent record companies, retailers, music TV and radio producers & presenters, music publishers, artist managers, live concert promoters, NUS representatives and DJs.
Less than a quarter of the academy's membership is drawn from the recording industry and only 12% of the voting academy is drawn from major record companies.
All academy votes** are collected online, and are counted and verified by official scrutinisers ERS (Electoral Reform Services).
BRIT - British Record Industry Trust
The BRIT (British Record Industry Trust) Awards is organised by the BPI – the British recorded music industry association - which has over 400 record company members large and small who between them account for in excess of 90% of UK recorded music sales.
The BRIT Awards 2010 with MasterCard will be the 30th BRIT Awards, which has raised more than £10 million for The BRIT Trust charity, whose main beneficiaries are the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology
(www.brit.croydon.sch.uk) the only free performing arts school in the UK, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy (www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk) and other selected charities which match the mission criteria.
Over 8,000 young people have been given free education and the opportunity to enter the BRIT School since its opening in 1991 and more than 10,000 children and adults have been helped by the extraordinary music therapy work carried out by Nordoff-Robbins.
The BRITs Committee 2010
The steering group that puts the show together, is made up of: Ged Doherty Chairman (Sony Music), Jason Iley (Universal Music), Miles Leonard (EMI), Max Lousada (Warners), Mike Smith (Columbia Records), Ben Beardsworth (XL Recordings), Geoff Taylor (BPI), Julian Wall (BPI), Maggie Crowe (BRIT Awards Ltd) and Helen Terry (BRITs TV).
The BRIT Awards 2010 with MasterCard will be produced for the sixth consecutive year by Helen Terry for BRITs TV.
The BRIT Awards 2010 with MasterCard, Earls Court Arena, Tuesday 16 February 2010. Televised LIVE, on ITV1.
About MasterCard Europe
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