BRITS 2020: Stars arrive on the red carpet

Stars brought the glamour as they arrived on the red carpet for the Brit Awards 2020 at London’s The O2 on Tuesday.   

Laura Whitmore, Abbey Clancy and Ellie Goulding led the arrivals on the red carpet in the build up to the biggest music night in the UK. 

Love Island host Laura, 34, donned a newspaper-print gown in her first red carpet appearance since paying tribute to late presenter Caroline Flack, who died on Saturday.  

The star walked the red carpet in her sequinned gown, which boasted images of a front page and was worn with vertiginous black stiletto heels.

The Irish beauty wore her tresses in soft waves while sporting a glamorous palette of make-up.

She accessorised with a quirky furry handbag as she posed on the red carpet.  

The event marked the first time Laura had attended a public event since Caroline tragically took her own life aged 40 on Saturday. 

Dazzling: Laura looked stunning in her dazzling gown as she attended the awards three days after Caroline’s passing

Edgy: The star put on an extremely stylish display as she walked the red carpet at the glittering event

Beauty: Laura wowed in her flirty gown as she posed up ahead of the awards

Edgy: The star put on an extremely stylish display as she walked the red carpet at the glittering event 

Model Abbey, 34, put on a very leggy display in a perilously short black mini dress with daring thigh-high slits on the side. 

Abbey’s item of clothing for the night had a strapless neckline with sheer panelling and a dramatic long black train.

The mother-of-four teamed the item of clothing with a pair of black barely-there heeled sandals and a dazzling diamond necklace.    

Work it: Abbey exuded confidence as she posed up a storm on the red carpet in her extremely leggy dress

Work it: Abbey exuded confidence as she posed up a storm on the red carpet in her extremely leggy dress

Work it: Abbey exuded confidence as she posed up a storm on the red carpet in her extremely leggy dress

Abbey styled her blonde locks into a tousled blow-dried hairdo, she added a slick of glamorous make-up.

The wife of Peter Crouch knew how to work her best angles as she posed up a storm on the red carpet.  

Teen sensation Billie, 18, who is set to perform new Bond theme No Time To Die for the first time at the ceremony, put on a typically quirky display in head-to-toe Burberry while making her arrival.

The Bad Guy songstress, who is nominated for International Female Solo Artist, donned a cream sweater with gold chain embellishments paired with matching joggers with the British brand’s signature checked design.

The singer wore her neon and black locks sleek and straight while wearing a matching Burberry visor.

She was joined by her producer brother Finneas, 22, who looked excited at his first Brit Awards.  

International Female Solo Artist nominee Lizzo, 31, put on a quirky display in a Hershey’s Chocolate satin gown as she made her stunning arrival.

In the details; Billie showed off some impressive Burberry talons as she put on a typically smouldering display

Serene: Billie donned a matching visor as she arrived at the awards

In the details: Billie showed off some impressive Burberry talons as she put on a typically smouldering display

Famous family: She was joined by her producer brother Finneas, 22, who looked excited at his first Brit Awards

Famous family: She was joined by her producer brother Finneas, 22, who looked excited at his first Brit Awards

Playful: Juice hitmaker Lizzo accessorised with a clutch shaped like a bar of chocolate which she pretended to bite

Playful: Juice hitmaker Lizzo accessorised with a clutch shaped like a bar of chocolate which she pretended to bite

The edgy gown featured the iconic American chocolate’s logo and boasted a flared neckline and a flowing skirt.

The star wore her brunette braids in a chic updo while metallic shadow, fluttery lashes and berry lipstick adorned her beautiful visage.    

Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts, 38, flashed her sizzling washboard abs in a tiny dazzling crop top, which she teamed with a matching floor-length skirt.  

The blonde bombshell wore her locks in loose waves and highlighted her pretty features with a glamorous coat of make-up and bold smokey-eye.

Washboard abs: The star oozed confidence as she flaunted her incredible dancer's frame in the eye-popping ensemble

Washboard abs: The star oozed confidence as she flaunted her incredible dancer’s frame in the eye-popping ensemble

The star accessorised her ensemble with a pair of pearl drop earrings and a white fluffy hand bag, finishing her look with some barely-there nude heels.    

Love Island’s Montana Brown, 24, left little to the imagination in a yellow corset bodysuit with a silver sparkly fishnet asymmetrical dress over the top with a daring thigh-high slit.   

Montana teamed the daring item of clothing with a pair of metallic barely-there heeled sandals, silver diamond jewellery and a black sparkly clutch bag.

Glamour: Love Island's Montana Brown, 24, left little to the imagination in a yellow corset bodysuit with a silver sparkly fishnet asymmetrical dress over the top with a daring thigh-high slit

Leggy: Montana teamed the daring item of clothing with a pair of metallic barely-there heeled sandals, silver diamond jewellery and a black sparkly clutch bag

Glamour: Love Island’s Montana Brown, 24, left little to the imagination in a yellow corset bodysuit with a silver sparkly fishnet asymmetrical dress over the top with a daring thigh-high slit

She styled her brunette locks into a sleek sweptback hairdo, she added a slick of glamorous make-up.

Montana knew how to work her best angles as she posed up a storm on the red carpet and showed off her daring dress.   

Made In Chelsea star Tiffany Watson, 26, wowed in a plunging 20s inspired beaded dress, which teased a glimpse of her ample cleavage.

The stunning silver gown cinched in at her slender waist and featured a daring thigh-high split which displayed her bronzed legs.

Shimmer: Made In Chelsea star Tiffany Watson, 26, wowed in a plunging 20s inspired beaded dress, which teased a glimpse of her ample cleavage

Shimmer: Made In Chelsea star Tiffany Watson, 26, wowed in a plunging 20s inspired beaded dress, which teased a glimpse of her ample cleavage

Chic: Fellow reality star, TOWIE star Courtney, 24, dazzled in a Grecian-inspired white satin gown with an asymmetric neckline and a corset top

Wow: The star put on a busty display in the gown which also showcased her toned legs and nude heels

Chic: Fellow reality star, TOWIE star Courtney, 24, dazzled in a Grecian-inspired white satin gown with an asymmetric neckline and a corset top

Four nods: Four time nominee Lewis, 23, nailed casual chic in a white tee, powder blue shirt and black trousers as he put on a typically playful display on the red carpet

Peace: The star flashed the peace sign as he posed up before the awards

Four nods: Four time nominee Lewis, 23, nailed casual chic in a white tee, powder blue shirt and black trousers as he put on a typically playful display on the red carpet

The star boosted her height with silver stiletto sandals and wore her caramel tresses in soft waves. 

Fellow reality star, TOWIE star Courtney, 24, dazzled in a Grecian-inspired white satin gown with an asymmetric neckline and a corset top.

The star put on a busty display in the gown which also showcased her toned legs and nude heels.

Leggy display: Tallia Storm flashed some serious leg in a gothic inspired black ballgown

Toned: Radio 1Xtra host Yasmin Evans dazzled in champagne silk

Leggy display: Tallia Storm flashed some serious leg in a gothic inspired black ballgown while Radio 1Xtra host Yasmin Evans dazzled in champagne silk

Adding extra drama to the look, the gown boasted a sheer tulle cape, with the beauty accessorising with a metallic clutch bag.

Her brunette locks were teased into pretty curls while a glamorous palette of make-up enhanced her pretty features.

Four time nominee Lewis, 23, nailed casual chic in a white tee, powder blue shirt and black trousers as he put on a typically playful display on the red carpet. 

Lewis Capaldi, former One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles and grime star Stormzy are among the artists nominated in a male-dominated BRIT Awards shortlist. 

Lewis, 23, has four nominations, while Stormzy, 26, and Harry, 25, have each been put forward for Male Solo Artist and Album of the Year. 

Billie Eilish, 18, received a nod in the International Female Solo Artist category alongside the likes of Lizzo and Ariana Grande.  

Despite Billie’s success, only four nominations out of a possible 25 in the categories which are not gender-specific feature women. 

There are no female performers included in the shortlists for best group or album awards, although English singer Mabel, 23, has been nominated for three awards. 

Someone You Loved hitmaker Lewis will go head to head with Funky Friday rapper Dave, 21, as they battle for Best Male Solo Artist.

The duo will also take on one another in the Mastercard Album of the Year category, with Lewis pitting his Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent work against Dave’s Psychodrama 

They face stiff competition from Stormzy’s new release Heavy Is The Head, Michael Kiwanuka’s self-titled LP and Harry Styles’ album, Fine Line.  

Dave is again nominated in the Song of the Year category for Location (ft. Burna Boy), going head to head with AJ Tracey’s Ladbroke Grove, Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man’s Giant, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber’s I Don’t Care and Lewis’s Someone You Loved. 

Interesting: Singer Ashnikko put on an extremely edgy display as she sported floor-length blue pigtails held up by masked pals

Interesting: Singer Ashnikko put on an extremely edgy display as she sported floor-length blue pigtails held up by masked pals

Also nominated is Mark Ronson’s Nothing Breaks Like a Heart (ft. Miley Cyrus), Stormzy’s Vossi Bop, Sam Smith and Normani’s Dancing With a Stranger, Tom Walker’s Just You and I and Mabel’s Don’t Call Me Up. 

Song of the Year is just one of three nods for Mabel, who is also nominated in the Best New Artist category alongside Aitch, Dave, Lewis Capaldi, and Sam Fender as well as Best Female Solo Artist alongside Charli XCX, FKA Twigs, Freya Ridings and Mahalia. 

Bastille, Bring Me The Horizon, Coldplay, D-Block Europe and Foals will go head to head at next month’s ceremony for Best Group. 

Taking it international, Bruce Springsteen, Burna Boy, Tyler, The Creator, Dermot Kennedy and Post Malone have received nods for International Male Solo Artist.  

No Tears Left to Cry singer Ariana Grande, 26, will fight it out against Billie and Lizzo, as well as Camila Cabello and Lana Del Rey to be named best International Female Solo Artist. 

The lack of nominations in for female artists comes despite a major overhaul of the Brits’ voting academy in 2017 to make it more gender balanced and diverse, with hundreds of new members invited to join the pool. 

The awards are voted for by around 1,500 people from across the UK music industry including journalists, record label employees and musicians.

The rising star winner was announced as Celeste late last year, while the producer of the year will be announced at a later date.

The international group and video categories have been axed by organisers this year. 

BRIT Awards 2020: Nominations

British Male Solo Artist

Harry Styles

Lewis Capaldi

Dave

Michael Kiwanuka

Stormzy

British Female Solo Artist

Mabel

Freya Ridings

FKA Twigs

Charli XCX

Mahalia

Song Of The Year

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care

Mabel – Don’t Call Me Up

Calvin Harris and Rag’n’Bone Man – Giant

Dave featuring Burna Boy – Location

Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

AJ Tracey – Ladbroke Grove

Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved

Tom Walker – Just You And I

Sam Smith and Normani – Dancing With A Stranger

Stormzy – Vossi Bop

Group

Coldplay

Foals

Bring Me The Horizon

D Block Europe

Bastille 

British Album Of The Year

Stormzy – Heavy Is The Head

Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka

Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent

Dave – Psychodrama

Harry Styles – Fine Line

International Male Solo Artist

Bruce Springsteen

Burna Boy

Tyler, The Creator

Dermot Kennedy

Post Malone

International Female Solo Artist

Ariana Grande

Billie Eilish

Camila Cabello

Lana Del Rey

Lizzo

New Artist

Aitch

Lewis Capaldi

Dave

Mabel

Sam Fender

 

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