The X-rated BRITS: Tearful Adele can barely contain herself after winning four gongs, Rihanna twerks up a storm and Perrie writhes around in hotpants in one of the raunchiest awards shows ever

It's one of the most exciting musical events of the year, and the 2016 BRIT Awards certainly didn't disappoint on Wednesday night. Viewers were treated to one of the raciest awards ceremonies to date at London's 02 arena as Rihanna gyrated up against her former lover Drake (right) as they reunited to perform their sizzling new single, Work. Even co-host Ant McPartlin (left) got in on the action and for no reason at all, slipped into a purple frilly ballgown, which had the crowd in stitches. Big winner of the night, Adele, picked up four gongs and delivered a heartfelt speech about finding herself, while nearly spilling out of her plunging dress (centre). Though she narrowly missed out on a fifth gong in the British Artist Video of the Year category, the 27-year-old's reactions to each of her four prizes was different, at first experiencing hilarity that she almost fell up the stairs, later gushing enthusiastically about her boyfriend Simon Konecki's support and finally apologising for her 'ugly cry face' after a priceless tearful outburst.