Brit Awards 2015: the best and worst bits

From Madonna's tumble to a muted Kanye act, it was a night of falling stars and awkward moments

Madonna on stage during the BRIT Awards
(Image credit: 2015 Getty Images)

The 2015 Brit Awards saw Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran collect two gongs each, but Madonna, who took an unrehearsed stage dive while performing, stole the headlines.

It was a night of rising and falling stars at the O2 Arena in London, in which Ed Sheeran won British Male Solo Artist and British Album of the Year, and Sam Smith snapped up the Global Success Award and British Breakthrough Act.

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