Singer Charli XCX, whose album ‘Brat’ impressed a cultural phenomenon final summer season, was the large winner on the BRIT Awards, Britain’s pop music honours, in London on Saturday, selecting up 5 prizes.
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‘Brat’, which impressed followers to movie themselves dancing to its tracks and whose lime inexperienced cowl look was adopted by U.S. presidential hopeful Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign on social media after the singer referenced her in a submit, received the coveted album of the yr class.
Charli XCX, who had led nominations, was additionally named artist of the yr and finest dance act. Her single ‘Guess’, that includes Billie Eilish, received track of the yr beating tracks together with the Beatles’ ‘Now and Then’.
The 32-year-old pop star received her first BRIT, songwriter of the 12 months, earlier this week.
“I’ve at all times felt like an outsider within the business however significantly within the British music business and so it feels very nice to be recognised on this album,” she mentioned as she obtained the album of the yr award.
“I’d similar to to share this with all artists who’ve ever felt that they should compromise to be recognised and to have their second within the solar as a result of I believe I’m dwelling proof that perhaps it takes a very long time, however… you don’t must compromise your imaginative and prescient.”
The singer launched her debut studio album in 2013. ‘Brat’ was her sixth and she or he mentioned she would ‘most likely by no means make a document like this once more’.
“It’s so in my intuition to similar to not do the identical factor twice… I’ll most likely reject it fully and do one thing fully completely different,” she mentioned.
Jazz quintet Ezra Collective was named group of the yr.
“This second proper right here is due to the nice youth golf equipment and nice academics and the nice colleges that assist younger folks taking part in music,” drummer Femi Koleoso mentioned in certainly one of a number of of the night time’s acceptance speeches that known as for extra assist for younger musicians and grassroots venues.
U.S. singer Chappell Roan received Worldwide Artist of the 12 months whereas her monitor ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ received Worldwide Tune of the 12 months.
‘Espresso’ singer Sabrina Carpenter was named the primary worldwide recipient of the worldwide success award, which recognises artists with ‘phenomenal world gross sales’, following within the footsteps of One Route, Adele, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.
The ceremony additionally featured a tribute devoted to late One Route singer Liam Payne, who died in October after falling from a third-floor lodge room balcony in Buenos Aires, stunning followers of the boy band, some of the common of all time.
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