The
Brit Awards (sometimes stylised as the
BRIT Awards; often simply called the
Brits) are the
British Phonographic Industry's annual
pop music awards, and the British equivalent of the American
Grammy Awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain" or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored by
Britannia Music Club), but subsequently became a
backronym for
British Record Industry Trusts Show. In addition, an equivalent awards ceremony for classical music, called the
Classic Brit Awards, is held each May.
Robbie Williams holds the record for the most Brit Awards, 12 as a solo artist and another five as part of
Take That.