The Best & Worst Of The Brits: Katy Perry's Dancer Fail, Ed Sheeran's Onstage Collab & More

The 2017 Brit Awards took hold of London's O2 Arena overnight, and as is the case with all award shows, a ream of awesome, terrible and controversial things went down.

Here's what you missed.

katy perry's little house dancer fell off the stage

This has the laugh-cry emoji written all over it. In what has been deemed Left Shark 2.0, Katy Perry's performance of new single Chained To The Rhythm featured a neighbourhood of dancing houses, pretty much turning the stage into a Monopoly board. The little house face-planted off the edge of the stage, and we'll eat our hats if the audience seated right there didn't pee their pants right there and then.

Might be a lesson to not take a job as Perry's back-up dancer.

The new left shark #BRITs2017 #KatyPerryBRITS pic.twitter.com/sObIoofgGv

— Katy Perry Venezuela (@KatyPVenezuela) February 22, 2017

ed sheeran collaborated with stormzy

Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran took to the Brits stage to perform a medley of his newest hits, starting with Castle On The Hill and turning into Shape Of You, featuring grime artist Stormzy.

It was a cool collab and a — perhaps tokenistic? — nod towards Stormzy who last year called out the Brits for being too white in its nominations and not featuring any black winners. Stormzy, despite being nominated for British Breakthrough Act this year, didn't come away with an award but at least he ripped up this performance. 

ED SHEERAN X STORMZY - SHAPE OF YOU pic.twitter.com/3VGqApMogP

— RemySounds (@remysounds) February 22, 2017

little mix won their first brit and people went nuts

The quartet won their first Brit Award this year for Shout Out To My Ex (Best Single) and their fans went mental, picking up on the irony that the girls beat out Zayn (singer Perrie Edwards' ex) in the same category with a song titled Shout Out To My Ex. They also slayed a performance of the song on the night. 

Insanely proud. A bloody Brit! I don't think anyone can appreciate quite how hard these girls work - incredibly well deserved! @LittleMix pic.twitter.com/viXjC480OB

— Jed Elliott (@JedStruts) February 22, 2017

MASSIVE congrats to @LittleMix . Every time there's a chance to kill a live performance,they do it .Also congratulations on your first Brit

— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) February 22, 2017

I've cried about 20 times tonight but I'm so so so proud of our girls!!! Absolutely smashed it tonight#LittleMixBRITs @LittleMix pic.twitter.com/J9nV04Qeol

— molly mccarthy (@mollzzmccarthy) February 22, 2017

Me when little mix were snubbed of British group but then reappeared winning best British single pic.twitter.com/PCYQeKIahL

— baby soap (@ovoperrie) February 22, 2017

Little Mix beating Zayn with Shout Out to My Ex is art. I want this moment bottled up so I can have sips of it in the future...

— Violet Baudelaire (@Jabberwocky_7) February 22, 2017

ANOTHER ICONIC ENTRANCE BY LITTLE MIX pic.twitter.com/dkVfnN0RqD

— little mix talent (@littlemixvocaIs) February 22, 2017

chris martin paid tribute to george michael and people weren't feelin' it

The Coldplay frontman was enlisted to pay tribute to late legend George Michael with the song A Different Corner, and while we think it's a strange combo, some fans had stronger (and more creative) feelings about the tribute...

#BRITs2017 in revenge for that when Chris Martin dies the Brits will get Jedward to sing Fix You

— Matt Cat (@djmattcat) February 22, 2017

#BRITs2017 when you think Chris Martin suddenly gets in tune, then you realise they are actually playing a video of #GeorgeMichael

— Stuart Borley (@StuBallBaggins) February 22, 2017

George Michael had soul, Chris Martin doesn't. Wrong choice!
Nice tribute though, exept for Chris Martin , no offence Chris #BRITs2017

— Lee Wright (@Wrightstuf_74) February 22, 2017

Has Chris Martin finished destroying that song yet #brits #georgemichael pic.twitter.com/d988azDyPp

— Shell (@shells_twits) February 22, 2017

Dear lord, Chris Martin has just murdered A Different Corner. Why couldn't #BRITs2017 have just played George's own version. 

— MissM (@KSM3011) February 22, 2017

#BRITs2017 when Chris Martin performs a tribute to George Michael!? pic.twitter.com/LXANIfWYCq

— Rhona Cryan (@RhonaCryan) February 22, 2017

bowie picks up posthumous awards

David Bowie reportedly became the first person to receive posthumour Brit Awards, winning British Male Solo Artist and Album Of The Year. 

His son Duncan Jones accepted the latter award on his father's behalf and it might just have been the most heartbreaking moment all night.

David Bowie's son, Duncan Jones collects @MastercardUK British Album of the Year trophy for 'Blackstar' #BRITs pic.twitter.com/tGLu457oNM

— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) February 22, 2017