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25 February 2016, 08:03 | Updated: 30 March 2016, 17:13
Catch all the MUST-SEE performances from one of the biggest nights in the music calendar.
From Rihanna to Justin Bieber - all the BIGGEST stars in music were on hand for the BRIT Awards 2016 tonight (24th February) to wow us with some truly incredible performances.
Coldplay kicked off this year’s show with an INCREDIBLE performance of their latest track ‘Hymn For The Weekend’, bringing the whole O2 Arena in London to their feet, and rounding off their performance with a shower of confetti.
All the confetti! What a start to #BRITs 2016! Thank you @coldplay! https://t.co/2cFw2FXm3F
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016
Next up Justin Bieber took to the stage - WITH last year's Critics' Choice winner James Bay - to bring his INCREDIBLE single 'Love Yourself' to life!
Justin sounded PITCH perfect throughout the performance, with 'Hold Back The River' singer James Bay backing him up on guitar. When Justin started hitting the high notes EVERYONE in the O2 Arena went crazy!
YAAAAAAAS! @justinbieber bringing the heat to #BRITs! https://t.co/mGluFzPJN3
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016
Next up Justin dashed off stage and kicked into his HUGE Vodafone Big Top 40 number one single 'Sorry' - performing in front of games and backed up by some SERIOUSLY sexy dancers.
Jess Glynne then gave an INCREDIBLE medley performance of hits - from 'I Know' and 'Don't Be So Hard On Yourself' to her AMAZING hit 'Hold My Hand'.
Huge congrats to @adele!! She's just bagged herself the first award of the night #BRITs https://t.co/BLLI63YaMa
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016
Next it was time for British Male Solo Artist winner James Bay to hit the stage for an anthemic rendition of his breakthrough hit single 'Hold Back The River', leading the entire O2 Arena crowd in a massive sing-along.
From winning the Critics' Choice in 2015 to an amazing performance just now - what a year for @JamesBayMusic! #BRITs https://t.co/VumLkNiCi9
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016
Next on stage was Rihanna - with the Queen returning to the BRITs to bring 'Work' to life, fresh from the HUGE surprise launch of her album 'ANTI'.
The moment EVERYONE went crazy for though was Drake arriving for a surprise due with Rihanna on the track. This was BIG!
Look who just made a sneaky appearance on stage with @rihanna ...it's only @drake! #BRITs https://t.co/nSQvcXi1tD
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016
Little Mix were the next performers on the night, heading out and bringing their HUGE 2015 number one single ‘Black Magic’ to life - with an extended - and amazing - remixed intro.
.@littlemix perform 'Black Magic' at The BRIT Awards 2016 https://t.co/BhCptkHbJ6
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016
The singer took to the BRITs stage at London’s O@ Arena to give a moving tribute to the late David Bowie, after an introductory speech by Annie Lennox and actor Gary Oldman.
The star sang ‘Life On Mars’ and got a huge ovation from the crowd to round off the performance.
.@theweeknd performs 'The Hills' #BRITs https://t.co/ygc5Rjs3ng
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016
The amazing @Adele performs "When We Were Young" #BRITs https://t.co/0BYzyDM3Ao
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016