Niceness rocks! Ballads take centre stage at the Brits

For millions of fans, Adele and Ed Sheeran are purveyors of soaring, heartfelt anthems which soundtrack their lives. To their detractors they are leaders of the New Boring, a wave of polite, ballad-friendly artists who have driven rebellion and noisy guitars – traditional tropes of British pop – to the margins.

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