Some last changes have been made for tonight's BRIT Awards. Rihanna has suddenly pulled out of her performance and Kanye West will replace her as the headlining act. After reportedly failing to turn up for her rehearsal performance Monday, Rihanna cancelled her slot.
"Everything was prepared for Rihanna's performance but she was a no-show," a source told The Sun. "The organizers are furious as she was one of the biggest coups."
Luckily West happened to already be in the country and signed on to the show. He is expected to debut a new song.
Other artists confirmed to perform are Madonna, Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Paloma Faith, George Ezra, Royal Blood and Take That.
For the second consecutive year, the BRIT Awards will be streaming on YouTube across the world (excluding the UK and Ireland).
"Kanye West tops off an amazing set of performers at this year's BRIT Awards with some of the biggest British and global stars taking the stage," Candice Morrissey, Head of YouTube Music Partnerships across Europe said in a statement. "We're excited to partner with the BRITs again this year so anyone outside of the UK who can't tune in on TV can watch their favorite artists live on the BRITs YouTube channel."
West has been nominated eight times at the BRITs and has won three BRIT Awards for International Male Artist. It will be West's second time performing at the show following his 2006 set where he was joined by 77 dancers spray-painted in gold for a medley of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone," "Gold Digger," and "Touch the Sky."
Stream the show live below at 3 p.m. EST.
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