Adele may have swept the board at the 2016 Brits, but there's always more to the show than the awards.
On
a night of joy and disappointment, stolen kisses and spectacular
performances, who were the real winners and losers at the O2 Arena?
Most humiliated brother
Image copyrightReutersWhile accepting the award for best British male, behatted balladeer James Bay appeared to thank "my brother Lucy".However,
it transpires that Lucy is Bay's long-term girlfriend. His brother's
name is, in fact, Alex. Which only goes to show the importance of
punctuating your acceptance speech.
Cheekiest kiss
Image copyrightITVNever
backward about coming forward, Justin Bieber accosted Adele as she
walked up to collect the best single prize, and gave her a good old
smooch on the cheek.
Best red carpet rant
Image copyrightEPA"The
music industry's a bit like Crufts," complained Foals frontman Yannis
Philippakis. "It's all about hairstyles and who's got the best training
and pedigree.""In guitar music, it definitely feels like
there's been a brain drain. There's a lot of [bands] dressing up in
parents' clothes and acting out pastiche-like tropes. I'd like to see a
return of edgy, unpredictable, wild guitar music."
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"There is more in you than you think" was the motto Kurt Hahn used during his long and active life. A German Jew who opposed and fled the Nazis and mentored the Duke of Edinburgh, his influence on education is all around, even if his name is not. Hahn was instrumental in setting up the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme, which has introduced millions of 14 to 24-year-olds to outdoor adventure and community service. He established Gordounstoun, the Scottish private school that has educated several members of the Royal Family, and inspired the creation of dozens more schools around the world. He co-founded the Outward Bound Trust, whose courses more than one million people have taken. On Wednesday, the duke attended a reception in London commemorating 30 years of the Kurt Hahn Trust, which provides scholarships for German students to come to Cambridge University and vice-versa. In a speech, Hahn once said freedom and discipline were ...
Adele may have swept the board at the 2016 Brits, but there's always more to the show than the awards.
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