In the first instance, industry of employment is obtained by matching business name and address responses to ABS lists of business names for which main industry activity is already known.
This year, nominees were announced in May followed by a glittering awards ceremony on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 8PM ET televised live from the Microsoft Theater in LA and airing on BET. Major 2016 nominees included Drake with a leading nine nominations, followed by BeyoncÃ© and Rihanna, each with five nods.
The 2018 BRIT Awards is taking place on November 29, and the shortlist for the 2018 Criticsâ Choice award features three powerful female artists. The award has previously been presented to artists like Adele, Sam Smith and Emeli SandÃ©, and this year upcoming British talent Jorja Smith, Mabel and Stefflon Don are in the running.