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James Corden Confirmed As 2012 Brit Awards Host
Thursday, 27 October 2011 Written by Elliott Batte
ames Corden Confirmed As 2012 Brit Awards Host

The prestigious BRIT Awards have announced that they will take place on Tuesday the 21st of February next year, and will be held in the London O2 for the second year running – tickets are on sale now.

This year’s BRIT Awards are proud to announce the return of one of the most talented and talked about British actors/writers/producers and presenters James Corden. James, who is currently winning five star reviews in the play ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’, will take time out of his hectic schedule to return for the second year in a row.

The 2012 Awards will also see winners presented with an exclusive trophy designed by Sir Peter Blake (who produced some of the most iconic album artwork ever, including Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band), for one year only. This is the second year the BRITs have asked that their ‘blank canvas’ trophy be designed by a leading British creative individual - last year fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood adorned the coveted statue.

Sir Peter told of his happiness that he was able to be part of the Brits: “I am very proud to be this year’s designer for the iconic BRIT Award trophy. It is wonderful to be a part of this most important and exciting music event, honouring the greatest of talents shaping our musical landscape. I’ve enjoyed the creative challenge to honour such leading performers enormously.”

2011 saw a raft of changes that marked a new era for the legendary award ceremony that saw the awards become more iconic and relevant than ever before. Following this year's event the charts were dominated by BRIT artists. In the official albums chart, seven of the Top 10 albums were either by BRIT winners, performers or nominees.

In the iTunes chart nine of the top 10 albums were BRIT winners or performers. Adele’s stunning rendition of ‘Someone Like You’ became the most talked-about performance this year. Following the BRITs the single climbed 46 places in the charts, reaching number one, where it spent five weeks in total.

Like last year, the main focus of the awards will be on the all-new MasterCard British Album Of The Year Award. The night will showcase and highlight the incredible world-class albums released by British artists over the course of the year. This year's triumphant winner was Mumford & Sons for the critically acclaimed ‘Sigh No More’.

Another significant change from previous years came by way of the Voting Academy, which, for the first time in the awards' history, invited artists to sit on the academy and cast votes. The Academy is made up of invited members from across the breadth of the UK music industry, from music critics to radio producers, music publishers, promoters, record companies, retailers and NUS representatives. With all 2011's winners and nominees being invited to join the panel for 2012, artists are now the single largest group represented.
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