BRIT Awards: Raye units report at Britain’s pop music honours

Singer-songwriter Raye was the large winner on the BRIT Awards, the largest evening in British music, on Saturday, setting a brand new report for many prizes in a single evening on the annual ceremony.

Raye received six awards, together with for artist of the 12 months, album of the 12 months for My twenty first Century Blues and tune of the 12 months for Escapism.

The 26-year-old additionally triumphed within the style class for R&B act and was named greatest new artist. Her tally of seven nods had damaged the report for probably the most nominations by a single artist in anybody 12 months, in keeping with the annual ceremony’s organisers, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Raye, who parted methods together with her report label in 2021 to work as an unbiased artist after she stated the label had withheld her debut album, started early celebrations this week, when she was named BRITs Songwriter of the Year. She is the primary lady to win the award since its launch in 2022.

“You just don’t understand what this means to me,” a tearful Raye stated in her acceptance speech for album of the 12 months, whereas standing subsequent to her grandmother, whom she additionally thanked for “her prayers”.

“I’m so proud of this album. I’m in love with music. All I ever wanted to be was an artist and now I’m an artist with an album of the year.”

Jungle received group of the 12 months, whereas rock band Bring Me the Horizon received the choice/rock act class, beating the likes of Blur and The Rolling Stones.

Blur, who had three nominations, went house empty handed.

Dua Lipa, who additionally had three nominations, received pop act.

More than half, 55 per cent, of this 12 months’s nominations featured girls – both as a solo artist or as a part of an all-woman group, the BPI stated.

Artist of the 12 months is a gender impartial class now counting 10 nominees after organisers doubled its quantity following an outcry over an all-male listing of contenders final 12 months.

US singer SZA received the gender impartial worldwide artist of the 12 months class, which additionally now counts 10 nominees, beating the likes of Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus. The latter received worldwide tune of the 12 months for her hit Flowers.

Indie rock band boygenius received worldwide group of the 12 months

Ahead of the awards, Kylie Minogue was named as this 12 months’s BRITs Global Icon, whereas indie rock band The Last Dinner Party had been revealed as winners of the rising star award.