Emma Willis hosted The Brits Are Coming, the launch show to reveal this year's nominees which was broadcast live for the first time, on 14 January 2017.

Robbie Williams was given the Brits Icon Award the previous November during a special concert held in his honour at Troxy in London.

On 31 January 2017, it was confirmed that Dermot O'Leary and Emma Willis would present the ceremony, replacing Bublé.

[citation needed] Alice Levine, Clara Amfo and Laura Jackson covered the goss from Red Carpet and Backstage on ITV2.

The Brit Awards 2017 is a compilation and box set which includes the "63 biggest tracks from the past year".