Mo Gilligan is donating his cost for hosting the 2022 BRIT Awards with Mastercard to charity.
The 33-calendar year-old comedian has taken around from Jack Whitehall as the compere for the once-a-year audio awards ceremony, which returns to The O2 arena in London on February 8.
And the British funnyman has announced he will be offering his paycheque to the maternity charity Five x A lot more, an organisation “fully commited to modifying Black women of all ages and birthing people’s maternal health outcomes in the British isles.”
Mo wrote on Instagram this week: “Final yr I had the calendar year of my life it was astounding so I’m starting off how I finished, I’m beginning it by hosting the 2022 @brits award & I’m really fired up to be donating my @brits payment to @fivexmore_.
“They do amazing work in the neighborhood and when the highlight is on me it’s only proper I glow it on others. Give these ladies a stick to to see the ammazing get the job done they do for maternal overall health. (sic)”
Sharing his exhilaration to be internet hosting the BRITs, Mo stated in a former statement: “It is an complete privilege to host the 2022 BRIT Awards. I’m actually honoured to be requested. We’re now in the substantial scheduling phases and all I can say is, I guarantee we’re going to give it all we’ve acquired to produce an incredible night time for music lovers just about everywhere. Let’s go!”
Adele prospects this year’s nominations, with four nods.
The London-born star is shortlisted for Album of the Calendar year, Artist of the Year, Music of the Calendar year and Very best pop/R&B types right after releasing her new album ’30’ in November.
Adele is joined on four nominations by Dave, Ed Sheeran, and Small Simz.
Dave is in contention for the Most effective hip-hop/grime/rap, Track of the Year, Artist of the Year and Album of the Year gongs.
Ed – who launched ‘=’ in Oct – has also been nominated for the Album of the Yr, Artist of the 12 months and Music of the Calendar year accolades, as nicely as the Most effective pop/R&B gong.
Minor Simz is up for the Most effective hip-hop/grime/rap, Album of the 12 months, Artist of the Year and Greatest New Artist awards.
In the meantime, the Ideal International Artist accolade will be contested by Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift.
Olivia – who introduced her debut album, ‘SOUR’, in May possibly – has savored a meteoric increase this 12 months, and she’s also been nominated for the Ideal International Music award.
Elsewhere, the Greatest Intercontinental Team gong will go to just one of Abba, BTS, Maneskin – who received the Eurovision Music Contest earlier this year – Silk Sonic and War On Drugs.
Holly Humberstone has previously been announced as the winner of the coveted Growing Star award, next in the footsteps of artists this sort of as Adele and Sam Smith.
The future ceremony will element a new assortment of gender-neutral classes, after the organisers made a decision to scrap the best male and feminine types and build a broader team of nominees.
