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How to watch the BRIT Awards 2026 on TV and online
The awards show recognises the best in British and international music, with there being a huge number of trophies up for grabs.
Olivia Dean and Lola Young lead the field with five nominations in five separate categories, with Sam Fender just behind with four.
Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena will be hosting the awards for the first time tonight (Saturday, February 28), with the past 15 ceremonies having taken place at London’s O2 Arena.
How to watch the BRIT Awards 2026
Coverage from the BRIT Awards will be available to watch on ITV1 and ITVX from 8.15pm.
Additionally, you can watch along on ITV’s YouTube channel from 8.45pm.
If you’re from outside the UK, you can watch coverage on the BRIT Awards YouTube channel from 8.45pm.
The show will go out live and is expected to conclude at around 10.30pm.
However, if you wanted to get a taste of the action a bit earlier, then The Red Carpet, hosted by Charley Marlowe and Tyler West, will be live on The BRITs Instagram from 5.30pm.
Across their social accounts over the night, Sarah Story will be chatting to winners and performers backstage.
Who will be hosting the BRIT Awards 2026?
Comedian Jack Whitehall will be taking on presenting duties again, having also done so for the 2025 ceremony.
Who will be performing at the BRIT Awards 2026?
A major part of the BRIT Awards is live performances from several major artists.
In 2026, Harry Styles, Olivia Dean, Mark Ronson, sombr and RAYE will be among the acts showcasing some recent work.
It is theorised that Harry Styles will perform the lead single, Aperture, from his upcoming album, Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally.
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His performance comes just weeks before he plays at the same arena for his ‘One Night Only’ show.
Alongside that, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI – who are the singing voices for the fictional girl group HUNTR/X in KPop Demon Hunters – will take to the stage.
Will you be watching The BRIT Awards 2026? Let us know in the comments.