Against the odds,the much-discussed tribute to David Bowie was the only surprise in an otherwise predictable showThe Brit awards 2016 – as it happenedFull list of winners
Read reviews of every live performanceYou might suggest there was a certain ideological disparity at the heart of the 2016 Brit Awards, were it not for the fact that using the phrase “ideological disparity” seems a bit much when discussing an ITV show whose committed light-entertainment bent was underlined by the presence of Ant and Dec as hosts.
Aside from the excitement caused by the presence of various enormous stars, or including Rihanna,Justin Bieber and The Weeknd – it is traditional for the annual celebration of British music to draft in the biggest global names it can get, in order to make British music look like the destitute relation to what’s happening in America – the colossal noise was a tribute to David Bowie: an event that fans of the late star curiously seemed to regard less with anticipatory excitement than a profound wariness, or as whether haunted by the very genuine possibility it might involve Olly Murs and Robbie Williams recreating the Dancing in the Street video Bowie and Mick Jagger made for Live Aid.
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Source: theguardian.com