The Brits 2023 as it happened: Harry Styles wins coveted Album of the Year
Mo Gilligan hosted the awards ceremony for a second time at the O2 Arena in London
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Your support makes all the difference.The biggest night in British music came to a rather predictable end, as Harry Styles won every category he was nominated in.
The “As It Was” singer took home the prizes for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Pop/R&B, as the 2023 Brit Awards were transformed into “Harry’s House”.
Wet Leg were the other big winners of the night, as the “Chaise Longue” hitmakers were awarded Best British Group and Best New Artist on Saturday (11 February). They lost out, however, to The 1975 in the Alt/Rock category (which is decided by fans) and to Styles in the Album of the Year category.
Read: Biggest talking points from the 2023 Brits
Hosted by Mo Gilligan, the show had a number of standout moments including Sam Smith and Kim Petras’s “Unholy” performance and Styles thanking his former One Direction bandmates during his Artist of the Year acceptance speech.
Elsewhere, Cat Burns performed a stunning rendition of of her 2020 TikTok hit “Go”, and Wet Leg bassist Ellis Durand had some strong words for the Tory party, which ITV rushed to bleep out.
Lizzo’s glittery, show-stopping performance earned praise on Twitter, and David Guetta’s finale act with Becky Hill and Sam Ryder was a surprise triumph.
In the run-up to the ceremony, there was considerable backlash to the all-male contender list for this year’s gender-neutral Artist of the Year prize.
Catch up on everything that happened below...
Matty Healy is at the Brits after all
The 1975 won the Brit award for Alternative/Rock category, a category voted for by the general public. Frontman Matty Healy kept his acceptance speech short and sweet, as he thanked the band’s fans for the honour.
Healy became embroiled in controversy after he appeared to make derogatory remarks about women, as well as mocking the indigenous Scots language, and Chinese and Hawaiian accents, during a recent podcast appearance.
Stormzy takes the stage for a highly anticipated performance
Stormzy had audience members smiling with his renditions of “Hide & Seek” and “I Got My Smile Back” from This Is What I Mean.
Wet Leg say ‘f*** the Tories’ after winning Best Group at the Brit Awards
Wet Leg got bleeped in the live broadcast of the 2023 Brit Awards while accepting the award for British Group of the year.
The “Chaise Longue” hitmakers beat category nominees The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, and Nova Twins to take home the prize.
A quip by bassist Ellis Durand during their acceptance speech was censored during the live broadcast.
Full story here:
Wet Leg say ‘f*** the Tories’ after winning Best Group at the Brit Awards
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And the winner is...Harry Styles, for a third time tonight. Styles accepted the award for “As It Was” and said “this album and this song was the most fun I’ve ever had making music”.
Earlier this evening, Styles thanked his One Direction bandmates during his acceptance speech for Artist of The Year.
Annabel Nugent has the full story:
Harry Styles thanks One Direction bandmates in Brits awards speech
Singer thanked his former bandmates by name
David Guetta accepts Producer of the Year award
“Party tonight,” David Guetta concluded his speech, after Fat Boy Slim handed him the statuette.
‘Unholy’ collaborators Sam Smith and Kim Petras perform live
Sam Smith and Kim Petras joined forces once again for an electrifying performance of “Unholy” at the Brits tonight.
The Brits are truly ‘Harry’s House’
Harry Styles has won four out of four Brit awards, scooping the Album of the Year prize for Harry’s House.
“There’s literally no one in the world I love more than Stanley Tucci so this means so much,” Styles said during his acceptance speech.
The 2023 Brit Awards are truly “Harry’s house”.
The full list of winners at the Brits
From Harry Styles to Wet Leg, here’s the complete list of winners at the 2023 Brit Awards:
The full list of winners at the 2023 Brit Awards
This is the first time the Brits were held on a Saturday (11 February)
ICYMI: Performances by Stormzy, Harry Styles, Sam Smith and Kim Petras
The 2023 Brits Award boasted an impressive line-up of performers, including Album of the Year winner Harry Styles, Stormzy, Sam Smith and their “Unholy” collaborator Kim Petras.
Here’s what went down at the O2 Arena in London tonight:
The biggest talking points from the 2023 Brits
Britain’s biggest night in music saw a number of repeat winners, with Isle of Wight duo Wet Leg and Harry Styles taking home multiple awards.
Catch up with all the action at the Brits this year:
In predictable fashion, the 2023 Brits were truly ‘Harry’s House’
Mo Gilligan hosted the ceremony at the O2 on Saturday 11 February
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