BBC Music Awards#2017
{{Short description|Annual awards}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox award
| name = BBC Music Awards
| current_awards =
| image = BBC_Music_Awards.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best in popular music from the last 12 months
| presenter = BBC Music
| year = {{start date and age|2014|12|11|df=yes}}
| year2 = {{end date and age|2017|12|8|df=yes}}
| host = {{Unbulleted list|Fearne Cotton (2014–16)|Chris Evans (2014–15)|Claudia Winkleman (2016–17)|Gemma Cairney (2016)|Clara Amfo (2017)}}
| network = {{Unbulleted list|BBC One (2014–16)|BBC Radio 1 (2014–16)|BBC Radio 2 (2014–16)|BBC Two (2017)}}
| runtime = 120 minutes (2014–15)
90 minutes (2016)
60 minutes (2017)
| producer = {{hlist|Guy Freeman (executive)|Cerrie Frost|Helen Riddell|Daniel Brookes}}
| country = United Kingdom
| website = {{URL|bbc.co.uk/events/ez22mb|BBC Music Awards}}
}}
The BBC Music Awards were the BBC's annual pop music awards, held every December, as a celebration of the musical achievements over the past twelve months. The event was coordinated by the BBC's music division, BBC Music. Held between 2014 and 2017, an awards ceremony took place for the first three years which were broadcast live on BBC One. The final edition was scaled-back with no live awards ceremony held and was instead broadcast on BBC Two.
The overall purpose of the BBC Music Awards was to celebrate the music progression and production of the year in focus. The show looked at artists from the United Kingdom for a majority of the awards and provided other categories for international artists as well. The BBC looked at what songs, albums, and artists had been successful in the year both nationally and globally. The award shows also celebrated how an artist performed in a live setting, such as a large concert or music festival, held throughout the year. The live event, broadcast across TV, radio and online, included an opportunity for several artists to showcase their talent as they performed on the stage in front of the live audience.
History
=2014=
{{main|2014 BBC Music Awards}}
The inaugural BBC Music Awards was held on 11 December 2014, broadcast live simultaneously across BBC One, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. It was held at London's Earl's Court and presented by BBC Radio's Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton.{{cite web|title=BBC Music Awards – About|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/wTvnvyWW8GQBDW8gX2fcJr/about|website=BBC Music Awards|access-date=8 December 2014}}
Artists who performed during the first awards ceremony included One Direction, will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas and The Voice UK, George Ezra, Take That, Labrinth, Ella Henderson and Catfish and the Bottlemen.{{cite web|title=The Line Up|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5WdswPvCX6lw0390Lj22dp7/the-line-up|website=BBC Music Awards|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 December 2014}}{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2014/dec/11/the-bbc-music-awards-liveblog|title=The BBC Music Awards – as it happened|date=11 December 2014|work=Guardian |access-date=11 December 2014}}{{cite news|first=Chris |last=Johnston |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/11/bbc-music-award-pharrell-williams-ed-sheeran-winners |title=Ed Sheeran and Pharrell Williams big winners at inaugural BBC music awards |work=The Guardian |date=11 December 2014 |access-date=11 December 2014}}
An average audience of 3.9 million watched the ceremony live on BBC One, with a peak audience of 4.7 million at 21:00 GMT.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30448036|title=BBC Music Awards watched by 3.9m|work=BBC News|date=12 December 2014 |access-date=12 December 2014}}
=2015=
{{main|2015 BBC Music Awards}}
The second BBC Music Awards took place on 10 December 2015. In 2015, the award for Best Live Performance was introduced, given to an artist who delivered a "stand out live moment" on the BBC.{{cite news|title=1D and Mumford to play BBC Music Awards|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34597290|work=BBC News|date=22 October 2015 }} It was held in Birmingham at the Genting Arena.{{cite web|title=BBC Music Awards – Ticket Information|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3pdKvHMRRw4f1MV2Nc2s55t/ticket-information|publisher=BBC|access-date=22 October 2014}}
=2016=
{{main|2016 BBC Music Awards}}
The third BBC Music Awards was announced on 28 October, stating it would take place on 12 December. It took place in London at ExCeL London. Two new awards were introduced, the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Performance of the Year award and the BBC Radio 2 Album of the Year award.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38289915|title=BBC Music Awards: Adele does the double|work=BBC News |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=18 December 2016}}
=2017=
On 21 November 2017, the BBC announced that the fourth BBC Music Awards would be scaled-back with no awards ceremony held. The awards were included as part of The Year In Music 2017, a new studio-based BBC Two programme hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Clara Amfo on 8 December. The show covered the One Love Manchester benefit concert held earlier in the year following the terrorist attack during an Ariana Grande concert in May and featured a larger influence of music than the years prior with new performances and archive broadcasts from different events.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42063723|title=BBC Music Awards scaled back for 2017|first=Mark|last=Savage|date=21 November 2017|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 November 2017}}
The winners were:
- Live Performance of the Year – Foo Fighters at Glastonbury Festival
- Boy Better Know at Glastonbury Festival
- Chic at Glastonbury Festival
- Depeche Mode at Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
- Katy Perry at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend
- U2 at The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
- Album of the Year – Rag'n'Bone Man, Human
- Calvin Harris, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
- Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa
- Ed Sheeran, ÷
- Stormzy, Gang Signs & Prayer
- The xx, I See You
- Artist of the Year – Stormzy
- Ed Sheeran
- Harry Styles
- Kendrick Lamar
- Lorde
- Rag'n'Bone Man
- BBC Introducing Artist of the Year – Declan McKenna{{cite news|title=BBC Music Awards 2017 announce Declan McKenna as BBC Music Introducing Artist Of The Year|work=BBC|date=6 December 2017|access-date=2 January 2018|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/bbc-music-introducing-declan-mckenna|archive-date=16 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816071341/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/bbc-music-introducing-declan-mckenna|url-status=live}}
List of ceremonies
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Date ! Venue ! Broadcast ! Introducing Artist of the Year ! Hosts |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2014
| 11 December | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | rowspan="3"|BBC One | rowspan="2"|Fearne Cotton and Chris Evans |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2015
| 10 December |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2016
| 12 December | Fearne Cotton, Claudia Winkleman and Gemma Cairney |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2017
| 8 December | {{N/A|No awards ceremony}} | BBC Two | Claudia Winkleman and Clara Amfo |
Performances
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p028nzkj}}
{{BBC Introducing}}
{{Music awards}}
{{Music of the United Kingdom}}
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