The 2007 Brit awards will be broadcast live on TV for the first time in almost two decades, it has been revealed.
The ceremony was shown live until 1989, when a shambolic show hosted by Mick Fleetwood and Samantha Fox led to the decision to tape the awards in advance. "British music is in one of its most exciting phases," said Peter Jamieson from the Brits committee. "So what better time to take the show live?"
Organisers have dropped the best rock and best urban act awards for 2007. The best pop act category, which this year was won by James Blunt, has also been discontinued. "The Brits has to be about celebrating the very best of music across the board," said the awards' co-chairman, Nick Phillips.
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