BRIT Awards 2013 Live Stream, Watch Online; Performers Include Harry Styles and Taylor Swift
The BRIT Awards will air from London on Wednesday at 8 p.m. local time.
Confirmed performers include Justin Timberlake, Muse, One Direction, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Gotye, Rita Ora, Labrinth and Mumford & Sons. Amy Winehouse received a posthumous nod by being included in the British Female Solo category, where she is up against Sande, Jessie Ware, Paloma Faith and Bat for Lashes.
The Back to Black singer's father Mitch Winehouse said he was "delighted" for what he said was the first ever posthumous BRIT nomination, adding, "It proves that her music still has an enormous effect on the public now and for the generations to come."
The Rolling Stones were nominated for Best British Live Act; Swift is nominated in the category of Best International Female Solo Artist, alongside Rihanna and Lana Del Rey. One Direction received a nomination for Best British Group.
The BRIT Awards airs live Wednesday exclusively on ITV 1 and will be held at the O2 Arena in London. The ceremony will be hosted by comedian James Corden. For the red carpet show, one can tune to ITV2 between 7-8 p.m. Viewers can stream the event live online (see video below) and live updates are available on the BRIT Awards' Facebook page, Tumblr and throughTwitter (hashtags #BRITs2013, #BRITAwards, #BRITstagram). Capital FM will also provide live commentary of the event.
Here are the nominees:
British Female Solo Artist
Amy Winehouse
Bat For Lashes
Emeli Sande
Jessie Ware
Paloma Faith
Best Male Solo Artist
Ben Howard
Calvin Harris
Olly Murs
Plan B
Richard Hawley
British Group
Alt J
Mumford and Sons
Muse
One Direction
The XX
Best British Live Act
Coldplay
Mumford and Sons
Muse
The Rolling Stones
The Vaccines
Best British Breakthrough Act
Alt J
Ben Howard
Jake Bugg
Jessie Ware
Rita Ora
Best International Group
Alabama Shakes
The Black Keys
Fun
The Killers
The Script
Best International Male Solo Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Frank Ocean
Gotye
Michael Buble
Jack White
International Female Solo Artist
Alicia Keys
Cat Power
Lana Del Rey
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Best British Single
Adele, Skyfall
Alex Clare, Too Close
Coldplay ft. Rihanna, Princess of China
DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora, Hot Right Now
Emeli Sande, Next To Me
Florence and the Machine, Spectrum
James Arthur, Impossible
Jessie J, Domino
Rizzle Kicks, Mama Do The Hump
Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande, Beneath Your Beautiful
Robbie Williams, Candy
Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida, Troublemaker
Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah, RIP
Stooshe, Black Heart
Rudimental ft. John Newman, Feel The Love
British Album of the Year
Alt J, An Awesome Wave
Emeli Sande, Our Version Of Events
Mumford and Sons, Babel
Paloma Faith, Fall To Grace
Plan B, Ill Manors