Brit Awards 2024 – live: What time does the ceremony start, who’s hosting and performing

A very reliable source tells me that Cassisdead turned up with an insane entourage of dudes, spotted Spice Girls star Mel C, and promptly rushed over to bow at her feet. I mean, who wouldn’t?! Woman’s a legend.

I’m wondering what Dua Lipa is opening the ceremony with but I’m assuming it’s a medley, maybe her latest singles “Houdini” and “Training Season”, plus her Barbie hit “Dance the Night Away”?

A Brit Global Icon award is just the latest in a string of wins for pop queen Kylie.

She won a Grammy earlier this year for her 2023 summer smash, “Padam Padam”, and was just announced as a headliner for this year’s British Summer Time festival.

My colleague Kaleigh has a better idea about this year’s red carpet fashion, have a look at the outfits she rates at the Brits

And so am I. Always some decent food in the box, probably good to eat something before the drinks start flowing…

We’ve seen Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, Charli XCX, Graham Coxon and a load more rocking up on the red carpet so far, sadly no mega standout outfits that I’ve seen (but what would I know).

Brit Award Critics’ Choice winners The Last Dinner Party are here, not long after a minor fuss broke out over a feature in The Times that quoted an interview last year, where they commented on singing about the cost of living crisis.

Kylie is officially here, ready to collect her Brits Icon award (she’s also closing the show tonight).

Hi gang, how’s it going? I’m all set up in a box (ooh fancy) and ready for proceedings to kick off. If you’re watching along from home, you can tune into the ceremony on ITV1 or ITVX from 8.30pm.

Hi Charlotte! Do you think 2024 looks set to be a particularly major year for women achieving success in music?

100%! The music industry feels like it’s finally waking up and recognising women more. Uncovering so much talent that’s always been there, but now giving it the opportunity to come to the forefront. Even just in the dance world, ie drum & bass which has been such a male dominated genre for decades!! The tide is now finally turning and there’s now so many amazing female artists, producers, writers leading the charge. Plus also women’s artistry is being taken more seriously and we’re not just being seen as ‘features’ or in some cases ‘just an uncredited vocal on a dance track’. Look at Raye for example and how the world has finally woken up to her as an individual artist, incredibly talented writer, musician…outside her dance features.

Has much changed, or is it that awards ceremonies and industry bodies are starting to recognise what’s already out there?

As said above, I think the industry as a whole is waking up to the insane amount of female talent that is out there but has been overlooked/overshadowed for many years. This is in turn giving younger female artists/producers/writers more women to look up to/be inspired by -as well as giving more opportunities in music to women so more of us than ever are able to cut through.

Who of the nominees at this year’s Brit Awards do you find particularly inspiring?

There’s so many amazingly talented females nominated this year.. but I think personally I speak for many when I say that Raye has been particularly inspiring. I think especially from the angle in which she came up through dance features with people knowing her vocal but not necessarily her voice as an artist in her own right, releasing music that’s completely true to her. Whilst also having the courage to share and write about things she has been through in this industry- that many women can relate to, further empowering us and raising our voices!