2001 Brit Awards

21st Brit Awards
Date	26 February 2001
Venue	Earls Court
Host	Ant & Dec
Most awards	Robbie Williams

The 2001 Brit Awards were the 21st edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 26 February 2001 at Earls Court in London.

Live performers

• Coldplay – "Trouble"
• Craig David – "Fill Me In"
• Destiny's Child – "Independent Women Part I"
• Eminem – "The Real Slim Shady"
• Hear'Say – "Pure and Simple"
• Robbie Williams – "Rock DJ"
• Sonique – "It Feels So Good"
• Westlife – "Uptown Girl"
• U2 – "One"/"Beautiful Day"/"Until the End of the World"

The awards

Best British Album	Best British Single
Coldplay – Parachutes Radiohead – Kid A Robbie Williams – Sing When You're Winning Craig David – Born to Do It David Gray – Lost Songs	Robbie Williams – "Rock DJ" All Saints – "Pure Shores" Coldplay – "Yellow" Craig David – "7 Days" David Gray – "Babylon" Moloko – "The Time Is Now" Sonique – "It Feels So Good" Spiller – "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" Sugababes – "Overload" Toploader – "Dancing in the Moonlight"
Best British Video	Best Soundtrack/Cast Recording
Robbie Williams – "Rock DJ" All Saints – "Pure Shores" Coldplay – "Yellow" Craig David – "7 Days" Jamelia – "Money" Moloko – "The Time Is Now" Sonique – "It Feels So Good" Texas – "In Demand" Travis – "Coming Around" Toploader – "Dancing in the Moonlight"	American Beauty Air – The Virgin Suicides Billy Elliot Björk – Selmasongs Shaft The Beach
Best British Male	Best British Female
Robbie Williams Badly Drawn Boy Fatboy Slim David Gray Craig David	Sonique Dido Jamelia Sade PJ Harvey
Best British Group	Best British Newcomer
Coldplay Moloko Radiohead Toploader All Saints	A1 Artful Dodger Coldplay Craig David Toploader
Best British Dance Act	Best Pop Act
Fatboy Slim Moloko Craig David Sonique Artful Dodger	Westlife Britney Spears Ronan Keating S Club 7 Steps
Best International Male	Best International Female
Eminem Ricky Martin Wyclef Jean Ronan Keating Sisqo	Madonna Pink Kylie Minogue Jill Scott Britney Spears
Best International Group	Best International Newcomer
U2 Santana Westlife Savage Garden The Corrs	Kelis Pink Westlife Jill Scott Lene Marlin

Outstanding Contribution to Music

• U2

Noel Gallagher and A1

During the ceremony, boy band A1 picked up the 'Award for Best Newcomer'. At the end of the night, Oasis Guitarist Noel Gallagher walked onto stage to present U2 with their 'Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music'. As Gallagher took the microphone at the start of his presenting speech, he said "This award ceremony over the years has been accused of not having a sense of humour, but when you see A1 winning best newcomer, you know that someone's taking the piss somewhere". A1 were apparently offended, and in April 2001 they performed a cover version of the Oasis song "Don't Look Back in Anger" in a mocking way, live using instruments, and not a backing track, as Gallagher had also called the band "manufactured".^[1]

References

1. "A1 TAKE ON NOEL". NME. 22 April 2001. Retrieved 22 April 2001.