Pet Shop Boys pulled out of Elton John and Olly Alexander s BRIT Awards performance to their song It s A Sin just DAYS before the event
The legend, 74, and Years & Years star, 30, teamed up for the event, leaving some fans to declare that their duet was amazing and the highlight of the night
The single is in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which was founded in 1992 and is one of the leading independent AIDS organisations in the world
It has now been claimed that the duo were set to be joined by the Pet Shop Boys, who wrote song It s A Sin, but the band pulled out just days before the event
She s known for her non-profit work and her former position as First Lady of the United States.
And Michelle Obama shocked fans with a surprise appearance at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday night in a chic V-neck gown.
The 57-year-old attended the ceremony via video call to present The Weeknd, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, with the award for International Male Solo Artist.
Unexpected guest: Michelle Obama shocked fans with a surprise appearance at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday night in a chic V-neck gown
Beamed onto a screen in the O2 Arena in London, Michelle told the audience and viewers at home: He [Abel] has made his impact not just on stage and in our earbuds.
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image captionTaylor Swift picked up the global icon award in recognition of her seven number one albums Everybody get up out of the seats! shouts Chris, the warm-up man at The Brits, as he cues up Rihanna s We Found Love and encourages everyone to dance.
We don t need asking twice. For the 4,000-strong audience, this is the first chance we ve had to see live music in more than a year.
As it s a pilot event for the post-Covid era, masks have been removed and drinks have been drunk. The air is feverish with anticipation but no-one s anticipating a fever: we ve all had negative Covid tests.
BRIT Awards 2021: Two fingers up to the man! Little Mix s Jade Thirlwall makes up for her pregnant bandmates with wild display after blasting white male dominance . as she leads partying stars
Tuesday saw the band, who are the most nominated girl band in BRIT Award history, bag the title of Best British Group and made history as the first-ever girl band to win - which they marked with a poignant speech
In their speech, the trio said: It s not easy being a female in the U.K. pop industry. We ve seen white male dominance, misogyny, sexism and lack of diversity. We re proud of how we ve stuck together