Ceremonia de decernare a premiilor BRIT Awards va avea loc pe 18 februarie, la Earls Court Arena, în Londra. La deschiderea prestigioaselor BRIT Awards, trupa U2 va lansa cel mai nou single „Get On Your Boots", de pe noul album „No Line on the Horizon". Kylie Minogue e numără printre starurile care vor prezenta ediţia din 2009 a galei BRIT Awards. Printre vedetele care vor mai participa la gală se numără Duffy şi trupele Kings of Leon şi Girls Aloud. Ting Tings şi Estelle vor închide ceremonia de decernare a premiilor BRIT. Nominalizarile sunt: MasterCard British Album Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Duffy - Rockferry Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid Radiohead - In Rainbows The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing British Group Coldplay Elbow Girls Aloud Radiohead Take That British Single Adele - Chasing Pavements Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Coldplay - Viva La Vida Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome - Dance Wiv Me Duffy - Mercy Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy Girls Aloud - The Promise Leona Lewis -Better in Time Scouting for Girls -Heartbeat The X Factor Finalists - Hero British Male Solo Artist Ian Brown James Morrison Paul Weller The Streets Will Young British Female Solo Artist Adele Beth Rowley Duffy Estelle M.I.A. British Breakthrough Act Adele Duffy The Last Shadow Puppets Scouting For Girls The Ting Tings British Live Act Coldplay Elbow Iron Maiden Scouting For Girls The Verve International Album AC / DC - Black Ice Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes The Killers - Day & Age Kings of Leon - Only By The Night MGMT - Oracular Spectacular International Group AC / DC Fleet Foxes The Killers Kings of Leon MGMT International Male Solo Artist Beck Neil Diamond Jay-Z Kanye West Seasick Steve International Female Solo Artist Beyonce Gabriella Cilmi Katy Perry Pink Santogold British Producer of the Year Bernard Butler Brian Eno Steve Mac Outstanding Contribution Award Pet Shop Boys