Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding confirmed to perform at The BRITs 2024
With less than two weeks to go, The BRIT Awards 2024 with Mastercard today announce that chart-topping duo Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding will be performing for the first time together on The BRITs stage on Saturday 2nd March.Nominated in Song of the Year with Mastercard for their #1 smash single ‘Miracle’ (with Calvin also nominated in the public-voted Pop Act and Dance Act categories) both artists have performed at The BRITs previously; Calvin in 2019 along with Dua Lipa, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man and Sam Smith, whilst Ellie last performed ten years ago in 2014. Calvin & Ellie join the already-announced Becky Hill X Chase & Status, Dua Lipa, Jungle, Kylie Minogue, RAYE and Rema for what is the UK’s biggest night in music.
Calvin said: “Can’t wait for a VERY SPECIAL performance with Ellie!”
Producer, DJ and songwriter Calvin Harris stands as the figurehead for modern dance music, having broken world records and dominated the charts. He has over 56 billion combined audio and video streams in his career history, making him one of the most viewed artists on YouTube and one of Sony Music's biggest streaming artists. Calvin has collaborated with global artists including Frank Ocean, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Ellie Goulding, The Weeknd, and Travis Scott to name a few. His work has garnered a number of top music awards and nominations.
Ellie Goulding recently nabbed a coveted Official Chart Double in the UK, topping both the Official Singles and the Official Albums Chart. Spending eight weeks at #1 with the Calvin Harris collab “Miracle,” her new album Higher Than Heaven also became her fourth chart-topping LP. Ellie now joins Adele as the British female solo artists with the most Number 1 albums to their name, with four apiece. “Miracle” also topped U.S. Dance Radio Chart, while the song has over 300 million global streams. To date, Ellie Goulding has earned 10 platinum singles, four #1 UK albums, two BRIT Awards, 2 GRAMMY Award nominations, and a Golden Globe nomination. She has sold over 27 million albums and 218 million singles and amassed 43 billion streams worldwide. Ellie is also one of the most streamed female artists on Spotify with over 8 billion streams. With over 50 million followers combined on her social platforms, she earned YouTube’s Diamond Award with 10 million subscribers on her YouTube channel and over 6.8 billion views globally.
Nominations for the 2024 BRIT Awards were announced last month, with nominees including Arlo Parks, Blur, Calvin Harris, Central Cee, Dave, Dua Lipa, Fred again.., Jessie Ware, J Hus, Little Simz, Olivia Dean, Mahalia, PinkPantheress, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, RAYE, The Rolling Stones, SZA, Taylor Swift, Young Fathers.
The BRIT Awards 2024 with Mastercard will take place on Saturday 2nd March - once again in a primetime weekend slot - broadcast live from 8.30pm on ITV1, STV, ITVX and STV Player - from The O2 arena, hosted by Clara Amfo, Maya Jama and Roman Kemp. Yinka Bokinni and Jack Saunders will be presenting The BRITs’ Red Carpet for ITV2 and The BRITs’ Aftershow for ITVX.
Mastercard returns as headline partner of The BRIT Awards for the 26th year, bringing cardholders closer to their passion for music through a range of BRITs experiences. Mastercard continues to partner with the BRIT School to support and celebrate the next generation of creative talent.
