1998 BRIT Awards

18th BRIT Awards
Date	19 February 1998
Venue	London Arena
Host	Ben Elton
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The 1998 BRIT Awards were the 18th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 19th February 1998 at the London Arena in London.

Live performers

• All Saints — "Never Ever"
• Chumbawamba — "Tubthumping"
• Finlay Quaye — "Sun Is Shining"
• Fleetwood Mac — "The Chain"
• Robbie Williams and Tom Jones — "Come Up and See Me"
• Shola Ama — "You Might Need Somebody"
• Spice Girls — "Stop"
• Texas featuring The Method Man — "Say What You Want"
• The Verve — "Lucky Man"

The awards

Mastercard British Album	Best British Single
The Verve — Urban Hymns Oasis — Be Here Now The Prodigy — Fat of the Land Radiohead — OK Computer Texas — White on Blonde	All Saints — "Never Ever" Blur — "Song 2" Chumbawumba — "Tubthumping" Eternal featuring BeBe Winans — "I Wanna Be the Only One" Elton John — "Something About the Way/Candle in the Wind '97" Olive — "You're Not Alone" Radiohead — "Paranoid Android" Texas — "Say What You Want" The Verve — "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Robbie Williams — "Old Before I Die"
Best British Video	Best Soundtrack
All Saints — "Never Ever" Blur — "Song 2" David Bowie — "Little Wonder" The Chemical Brothers — "Block Rockin' Beats" Dario G — "Sunchyme" Jamiroquai — "Alright" Oasis — "Do You Know What I Mean?" Republica — "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Spice Girls — "Spice Up Your Life" Supergrass — "Late in the Day" The Verve — "Bitter Sweet Symphony"	The Full Monty Men in Black Romeo + Juliet Space Jam Trainspotting 2
Best British Male	Best British Female
Finley Quaye Gary Barlow Elton John Paul Weller Robbie Williams	Shola Ama Michelle Gayle Louise Beth Orton Lisa Stansfield
Best British Group	Best British Breakthrough Act
The Verve Oasis The Prodigy Radiohead Texas	Stereophonics All Saints Shola Ama Embrace Olive Beth Orton Finley Quaye Conner Reeves Roni Size & Reprazent Talkin Loud Travis
Best British Dance Act	Best British Producer
The Prodigy Brand New Heavies The Chemical Brothers Eternal Jamiroquai	Youth, The Verve and Chris Potter Nigel Godrich and Radiohead Liam Howlett Roni Size Stephen Street
Best International Male	Best International Female
Jon Bon Jovi Coolio LL Cool J DJ Shadow Sash!	Björk Erykah Badu Meredith Brooks Celine Dion Janet Jackson
Best International Group	Best International Breakthrough Act
U2 Daft Punk Eels Hanson No Doubt	Eels Erykah Badu Daft Punk Hanson No Doubt

Outstanding Contribution to Music

• Fleetwood Mac

Freddie Mercury Award

• Elton John

Best Selling Album Act

• Spice Girls