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Brit Awards 2003
Date	20 February 2003
Venue	Earls Court
Hosted by	Davina McCall
Most awards	Coldplay, Eminem and Ms. Dynamite (2)
Most nominations	Ms. Dynamite and The Streets (4)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ITV

Brit Awards 2003 was the 23rd edition of the annual Brit Awards pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 20 February 2003 at Earls Court in London. British Newcomer and International Newcomer were renamed to British Breakthrough Act and International Breakthrough Act. This was the first year that the British Urban Act category was presented.

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Avril Lavigne	"Sk8er Boi"
Blue	"Riders"
Coldplay	"Clocks"
David Gray	"The Other Side"
George Michael Ms Dynamite	"Faith"
Justin Timberlake Kylie Minogue	"Cry Me a River" "Like I Love You" "Rapture"
Liberty X	"Just a Little"
Pink	"Get the Party Started" "Just Like a Pill"
Sugababes	"Freak Like Me"
Sir Tom Jones	Medley of Hits

Winners and nominees

British Album of the Year (presented by Justin Timberlake)	British Single of the Year (presented by Robin Gibb)
Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head Ms Dynamite – A Little Deeper The Coral – The Coral The Streets – Original Pirate Material Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces	Liberty X – "Just a Little" Atomic Kitten – "The Tide Is High" Gareth Gates – "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" Gareth Gates – "Unchained Melody" Will Young – "Anything Is Possible"
British Male Solo Artist (presented by David Walliams and Matt Lucas)	British Female Solo Artist (presented by Vernon Kay)
Robbie Williams Badly Drawn Boy Craig David David Gray The Streets	Ms Dynamite Sophie Ellis-Bextor Beverley Knight Alison Moyet Beth Orton
British Group (presented by Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson)	British Breakthrough Act (presented by Sara Cox)
Coldplay Blue Doves Sugababes Oasis	Will Young Liberty X Ms Dynamite The Coral The Streets
British Dance Act (presented by Tess Daly)	British Pop Act (presented by Cat Deeley)
Sugababes The Chemical Brothers Groove Armada Jamiroquai Kosheen	Blue Enrique Iglesias (Spain) Gareth Gates Pink (United States) Will Young
British Urban Act (presented by Trevor Nelson)	International Album (presented by Rob Brydon)
Ms Dynamite Beverley Knight Big Brovaz Craig David Daniel Bedingfield Mis-Teeq MC Romeo Roots Manuva So Solid Crew The Streets	Eminem – The Eminem Show Norah Jones – Come Away with Me Alicia Keys – Songs in A Minor Pink – Missundaztood Red Hot Chili Peppers – By the Way
International Male Solo Artist (presented by Natalie Imbruglia)	International Female Solo Artist (presented by Ben Elton)
Eminem Beck Moby Nelly Bruce Springsteen	Pink Missy Elliott Norah Jones Alicia Keys Avril Lavigne
International Group (presented by Denise van Outen)	International Breakthrough Act (presented by Mis-Teeq)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Foo Fighters Nickelback Röyksopp The White Stripes	Norah Jones Avril Lavigne Nickelback Shakira The White Stripes

Outstanding Contribution to Music

• Tom Jones

Multiple nominations and awards

Two-time winner Ms. Dynamite as most nominations and awards

Artists that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Artist
4 (2)	Ms. Dynamite
	The Streets
3 (5)	Gareth Gates
	Norah Jones
	Pink
	Sugababes
	Will Young
2 (11)	Alicia Keys
	Avril Lavigne
	Blue
	Coldplay
	The Coral
	Craig David
	Eminem
	Liberty X
	Nickelback
	Red Hot Chili Peppers
	The White Stripes

Artists that received multiple awards

Awards	Artist
2 (3)	Coldplay
	Eminem
	Ms. Dynamite

External links

• Brit Awards 2003 at Brits.co.uk