The BRIT Awards return this weekend, hosted once again by comedian Jack Whitehall.
For the first time, the BRIT Awards will be held at Manchester's Co-op Live after nearly five decades in London.
The likes of Dave, Sam Fender and Olivia Dean are up for Album of the Year, with JADE, Lola Young and Lily Allen among the singers in the Artist of the Year category.
There will be nine live performances on the evening too, with Harry Styles making his big return to the stage ahead of his new album next month.
SHE'S BACK 🤩 we're thrilled for @raye to return to The BRIT Awards 2026 stage this weekend 💋
don't miss her performance this Saturday 28th February on ITV1 & ITVX in the UK at 8:15PM and on YouTube globally at 8:45PM GMT pic.twitter.com/yzoyVMgaR3— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) February 25, 2026
Who are the 9 artists performing at the 2026 BRIT Awards?
The full list of this year's BRIT Awards live performances is:
- Harry Styles
- Olivia Dean
- Wolf Alice
- EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI (HUNTR/X)
- Alex Warren
- Mark Ronson
- ROSALÍA
- sombr
- RAYE
Harry Styles will no doubt be performing the lead single Aperture from his upcoming album Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally.
His performance comes just weeks before he plays at the same arena for his ‘One Night Only’ show.
The former One Direction Singer may also tease other new songs from the album, which comes out on March 6.
Olivia Dean, who has the joint most BRIT nominations alongside Lola Young, will no doubt perform hits such as Man I Need and So East (To Fall In Love).
She could even bring on Sam Fender, who is up for four awards, to perform their popular song Rein Me In.
Fans will also likely hear Alex Warren perform the huge song Ordinary, RAYE's Where Is My Husband! and EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI (HUNTR/X) sing Golden from the Netflix smash hit KPop Demon Hunters.
Three awards have already been confirmed before this year's event, with Oasis' Noel Gallagher named Songwriter of the Year, PinkPantheress winning Producer of the Year, and Mark Ronson winning the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
You can see the full list of nominations on the BRIT Awards website.
Will Taylor Swift be at the BRIT Awards?
It is being rumoured that Taylor Swift, who is up for International Artist of the Year and Best International Song with The Fate of Ophelia, may be at the BRIT Awards in Manchester this weekend.
Showbiz correspondent Ross King spoke about the possibility of the American pop icon being at the event on an episode of ITV's Lorraine recently.
He said: "The word is that she is in the country already, she’s here with her big entourage, they’re already heading up to Manchester, where the Brits will be for the first time.
Host Jack Whitehall also discussed the possibility of Taylor Swift being at the show on Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby earlier this week.
He said: "Yeah, look, I’m not going to confirm if Taylor Swift is going to be there.
"That’s good journalism, I’m not falling into that trap.
“But yeah, chasing your own adventure and every scenario you can, but the reason why people love the BRITs is it is chaos and you cannot plan for everything and stuff does happen.”
What time are the BRIT Awards on TV?
The 2026 BRIT Awards take place this Saturday, February 28.
The event will be broadcast live from 8.15pm on ITV1 and ITVX, and is expected to finish at about 10.50pm
Who are you rooting for to win a BRIT award this weekend? Let us know in the comments.
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