Taylor Swift
The singer suited up for a shadow-filled performance of her 1989 hit, "Blank Space."
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Ant & Dec
Hosts Ant & Dec hit the stage after a food-themed sketch for their monologue, during which Declan Donnelly warned everyone, "Good news for all the winners: Kanye West is in the building, so if he thinks Beyonce deserves your award, just give it to him."
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Sam Smith
The international breakout touted a unique version of his breakout ballad, "Lay Me Down."
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How to Win Internationally
Image Credit: Photo Credit: AP Images Nabbing her first-ever Brit Award after performing in the U.K. plenty of times over eight years, Taylor Swift thanked her good friend Ed Sheeran because he "took me to pubs and taught me how to make a good cup of tea, and taught me everything I know about the U.K." She also thanked Cara DeLevingne, Ellie Goulding and Sam Smith, and Co-host Anthony McPartlin added, "Props to Kanye [West] for staying in his seat for that one."
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Royal Blood
The band hit the stage to perform "Figure It Out" just after winning the British Group award.
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Black-Tie, Really
Between awards, Ant & Dec stopped by Simon Cowell's table and gave him a lesson on what black-tie attire means. "You need one — it's called a tie," Ant said, pulling a bow-tie out of his pocket. "You wear it around your neck, on your shirt. It's good, it's from H&M." Ant then proceeded to help him properly wear the object foreign to the X Factor man.
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Ed Sheeran
The night's first winner rocked out on his acoustic guitar and a very colorful backdrop for "Bloodstream."
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Kanye West
Introduced by wife Kim Kardashian, the musician made a surprise appearance to debut "All Day" with a few fire torches and a crowd of men dressed in black hoodies.
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Take That
The British band literally lit up the stage with their track, "Let In the Sun."
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George Ezra
The musician strummed along to his hit track, "Budapest."
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Paloma Faith
The newly-minted winner sang "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" with black-painted hands and among dancers in the rain.
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Madonna
The singer suffered a fall when her dancers tried to remove her cape during her matador-themed performance of "Living for Love."