Olivia Dean preaches ‘the art of loving’ at Brit Awards ceremony plagued by censorship and dodgy jokes

Pop-soul artist dominated a ceremony made memorable thanks to some starry live performances, jokes that fell flat and censored political commentary. Roisin O’Connor reports


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