BBC Music Awards
| BBC Music Awards | |
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 2016 BBC Music Awards
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BBC Music Awards 2014
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| Awarded for | Best in popular music from the last 12 months |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | BBC Music |
| Hosted by |
Chris Evans (2014–15) Fearne Cotton Claudia Winkleman (2016–) |
| Official website | BBC Music Awards |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
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| Runtime | 120 minutes (2014–15) 90 minutes (2016–) |
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The BBC Music Awards are the BBC's annual pop music awards, held every December, as a celebration of the musical achievements over the past twelve months. The event is coordinated by the BBC's music division, BBC Music.
The inaugural BBC Music Awards was held on 11 December 2014, broadcast live simultaneously across BBC One, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. It was held at London's Earl's Court and presented by BBC Radio's Chris Evans and Fearne Cotton.
Artists who performed during the first awards ceremony included One Direction, will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas and The Voice UK, George Ezra, Take That, Labrinth, Ella Henderson and Catfish and the Bottlemen. Among the winners were Ed Sheeran for British Artist of the Year, and Pharrell Williams, who picked up the awards for Best International Artist of the Year, and Single of the Year for "Happy".
An average audience of 3.9 million watched the ceremony live on BBC One, with a peak audience of 4.7 million at 21:00 GMT.
The second BBC Music Awards took place on 10 December 2015. In 2015, the award for Best Live Performance was introduced, given to an artist who delivered a "stand out live moment" on the BBC.
It was held in Birmingham at the Genting Arena.
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