I think this is really good; I do feel it is quite Son of The Record of the Year which ITV foolishly dropped after a successful decade (strangely when the current Head of Entertainment at the BBC took over at ITV). But it's fast, slick, features excellent music (the biggest hits) and is very good indeed.

Terrific live tribute to those we have lost by the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Yes. I'm watching now, having been at the show a couple of hours ago. And it gets better with a great duetting of two acts and a fantastic finale by an old hand.

And not upset by the Hozier win; a damn good song.

Years and Years - very good; love the guy's voice.

The BBC are proving they can do music shows. This is so much superior than the BRITS recent shows, and I suspect on a fraction of the budget.
Come on BBC, let's get a weekly music show back on prime time TV. I think you should be brave enough to call it Top Of The Pops, but create a new formula.

By the way, 2015 has given us some fine songs. More TV exposure during the year would have made them even more successful.

Spot on Dixie; agree with every word. And I remember producing The Brits 25 years ago with my surprise star guest - Rod Stewart!

Can't think of one good thing to say about it.

Rod should go back to his tomb.

Andrew you're getting very sour in your old age! Don't let bitterness conquer your soul.

Saw it in the listings and planned to watch a film. It came on, we watched a bit, then a bit more and before we knew it a whole 2 hours had passed and we'd watched the lot.. really enjoyed it.. all of it!

Much prefer Years & Years 2nd song Shine.

Hozier song is awesome but I feel he's a one hit wonder, same goes for James Bay.

There were some terrible puns and sketches, the one with Greg James being injured the whole time was cringe-worthy, they should re-think those.

All acts sounded great, didn't think Jess Glynne was that good on X-Factor but was last night, I think there was a fair bit of miming/ghosting going on but it didn't detract from it IMO.

I used to be a big fan of Rod Stewart. Met him a few times over the years during the Rob Dickens/WEA era. Went right off him during the American Songbook stuff, but have enjoyed his more recent output. (Though it doesn't compare to the Warner releases). But live, he's still a professional showman, and yesterday BBC Music Awards performance was both fantastic at the event (which I was fortunate to experience) and came across well on TV. A great way to close a show. The mix of performers should have given BBC a decent level of viewers.

Well done BBC. I for one think you did a great job.

Oh dear! I appear to be in the minority. The viewing figures for the show were only 2.5m (12.8%). About a third DOWN on last year and beaten by Masterchef!

Oh well.

Sadly I think the low viewing figures reflect the general apathy towards music; which I blame entirely on the executives in charge who managed to kill off love for music over the years - destroying Top of the Pops by hyping label priorities and killing the chart; not latching onto online; letting Napster explode; allowing retail to implode and the rest of their insanity. Even more sadly many of the ideas were mine, then adapted wrongly by others.

But the show was still terrific - thanks BBC - it's time the BPI woke up and earned their cash.

dixie wrote:
Oh dear! I appear to be in the minority. The viewing figures for the show were only 2.5m (12.8%). About a third DOWN on last year and beaten by Masterchef!

Oh well.

It was presented by 2 annoying twunts, what were the Beeb thinking ?

The audience were cheering whenever a name was mentioned.