Wednesday’s Brit Awards ceremony did its job on stage but embarrassingly Ant and Dec had to pantomime their way through scripted antics. Viewers were in need of a Jarvis V Jackson moment or a Chumbawamba V Prescott drenching. Instead we had guests walking in front of Ant and Dec on camera on their way back to the toilet – how rock ‘n roll? Speaking of toilets: the ridiculous scene of Ant being ‘caught short’ whilst introducing a link having a fake pee. Pantomime slapstick. At least Adele swore.

Marina and the Diamonds criticised the awards arguing that the awards ceremony is about money than music. They tweeted: “Reading about artists talking about BRIT Awards + lack of diversity. I just looked at the nominees and it’s kind of sickening…​”

As the Oscars approach, diversity is guaranteed to be in the firing line: #BritsSoWhite has been created. The Independent printed grime artist Big Narstie’s view on diversity on Channel 4 News.

Big Narstie said: “The only diversity in the Brits is with the Americans. I’ve been saying this for a while, for our country to do good, we need to embrace our country.” Brits bosses commented in The Mirror: “Given the rapidly changing landscape of music consumption, it may now be time to take a fresh look at the metrics around the BRIT Awards to ensure they reflect the full range of engagement with recorded music.”

I do not remember any complaints when music was dominated by the Brit Pop scene in the 90s.

Brits bosses promise to “assess their diversity in terms of age, ethnicity, gender and regionality” and “act where required.”

What next? A health and safety assessment. An alcohol ban. A vetting of guests. Arrest Jarvis Cocker for charges of breaching the peace. Chumbawamba jailed for assault. There is a danger here of music becoming technical. Brits has always reflected the freedom and individuality of music – that’s the point. There is no need to read into things to deeply. No need to script ‘outrageous’ scenes. If they happen, they happen. Freedom.

Liam Gallagher joined in with a typical uncouth ramble. “Music in the UK has been abducted by massive c****s THE END… Thank f**k I got out when I got out out LG x (sic)”

Gallagher a little vague here about specifically who is to blame.

Back in the Brit Pop era Noel Gallagher famously slated Michael Hutchence who presented their award by questioning why a has-been is handing an award to gonna-bes.

Now Ofcom are getting involved with Adele’s swearing incident. This is where things go wrong. Remember music is freedom and individuality. The Brits should be allowed to celebrate this without Ant having to change into a pantomime dame.