Margate artist Tracey Emin has been chosen to design next year’s BRITs trophy.

Tracey will put her unique artistic spin on an exclusive design to be handed out to winners at the music awards ceremony in February.

The 51-year-old follows in the footsteps of previous celebrity designers of the statuette, which include Damien Hirst, Dame Vivienne Westwood and hatmaker Philip Treacy.

Tracey said: “I was thrilled to be asked to rework the BRITs trophy.

“It’s so nice as a visual artist to have an involvement with the creative side of the music industry and it’s such a sweet celebration of the amazing talent we have in Britain today.”

BRITs chairman Max Lousada said: “Tracey is one of the UK’s most prominent fine artists and we are delighted that she has agreed to re-work the 2015 BRITs trophy.

“Having her on board means that we enter a fifth year of iconic and uniquely designed BRIT statues, and with British creativity very much at the heart of the event, it’s fitting that Tracey takes the baton and continues this tradition.”