The 2024 BRIT Awards saw singer songwriter Raye make history, winning six awards to become the most decorated artist at a single ceremony.
The BRIT School graduate had already been announced as Songwriter of the Year in advance of the show and went on to win Mastercard Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year with Mastercard, and Best R&B Act.
Receiving the biggest award of the night, for album of the year, Raye brought her grandmother on to the stage in a moment brought many in the crowd to tears. “I’m ugly crying on national television,” she said. “I’m so proud of this album, I’m in love with music – all I ever wanted to be was an artist.”
It was a big night for Dua Lipa as well, who opened the show with her debut UK performance of Training Season, before going on to win Best Pop Act, which was one of the five awards on the night voted for by fans.
The International categories saw SZA scoop International Song of the Year for her global hit Kill Bill, boygenius fought off the likes of Foo Fighters and Paramore to win International Group of the Year, and Miley Cyrus won International Song of the Year for her hit Flowers - which earlier this week was confirmed as the biggest- selling global single of the year by IFPI.
Best Alternative/Rock Act was won by Bring Me The Horizon - who last appeared on the BRITs stage as a special guest of Ed Sheeran for his opening performance in 2022.
Jungle, who also delivered a shot-stopping performance on the night, were crowned Group of the Year.
Best Dance Act was won by Calvin Harris - whose performance of Miracle with Ellie Goulding earlier in the night wowed the audience - and Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act was won by CASISDEAD, who arrived on the red carpet in a futuristic military vehicle flanked by his crew and a cabal of six robo-security guards.
Producer of the Year was awarded to Chase & Status, who performed on the night with Becky Hill in a high-energy drum ‘n’ bass take on their hit single Disconnect.
Multi-million selling international pop phenomenon Kylie Minogue was honoured as a BRITs Global Icon, and was presented with her award by Dua Lipa - ahead of a huge medley number, showcasing her vast catalogue, which brought the show to a spectacular close.
Ahead of the main ceremony, the winners of this year’s Rising Star award, The Last Dinner Party, were presented with their award by triple GRAMMY winning US musician St Vincent live on The BRITs’ Red Carpet show on ITV2, which was hosted this year by Yinka Bokinni and Jack Saunders.
The 2024 BRIT Awards were hosted by broadcasting trio Clara Amfo, Maya Jama and Roman Kemp, while presenters on the night included Charli XCX, Green Day, Jaime Winstone, Ben Kingsley-Adir, Marisa Abela, Jess Glynne, Aitch, Ashley Walters and Joe Keery.
This year’s awards was chaired by Damian Christian (managing director and president of promotions at Atlantic Records, part of Warner Music UK) who oversaw the BRITs creative team which included set and stage design by Misty Buckley, BRITs TV Executive Producer Sally Wood and BRITs TV Director Phil Heyes. This year’s BRIT award was designed by British visual artist and painter Rachel Jones.
The awards categories for Mastercard Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Group of the Year, Best New Artist, Song of the Year with Mastercard, International Artist of the Year, International Group of the Year and International Song of the Year were voted on by The BRITs Voting Academy; around 1300 people drawn from across the music industry including artists, managers, producers, publishers, retailers and media. The winners of the five genre awards - Alternative/Rock Act, Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Dance Act, Pop Act and R&B Act were decided by public vote via Instagram. The BRITs Rising Star award shortlist is selected by an invited panel of music editors and critics from the national press, online music editors, heads of music at major radio and music TV stations plus songwriters, producers and live bookers - those working with new rising talent on a regular basis.
See below for the full list of winners.
AWARD - BRITs RISING STAR (presented on The BRITs’ Red Carpet show on ITV2)
Winner - The Last Dinner Party
Presenter: St Vincent
AWARD - SONG OF THE YEAR WITH MASTERCARD
Winner: RAYE ft 0207 SHAKE - ‘Escapism’
Presenters: Jo Hamilton and Monica Dolan
AWARD - GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner - Jungle
Presenters: Green Day
AWARD - R&B ACT
Winner - RAYE
Presenters: Aitch and Jess Glynne
AWARD - ALTERNATIVE/ROCK ACT
Winner: Bring Me The Horizon
Presenter: Luke Evans and Marisa Abela
AWARD - INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: SZA
Presenter: Joanne Froggatt
AWARD - BEST NEW ARTIST
Winner - RAYE
Presenter: Joe Keery
AWARD - SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Winner - RAYE
Presenter: Clara Amfo
AWARD - DANCE ACT
Winner: Calvin Harris
Presenters: Charli XCX and Alison Oliver
AWARD - HIP HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT
Winner: CASISDEAD
Presenters: Ashley Walters and Kingsley Ben-Adir
AWARD - POP ACT
Winner: Dua Lipa
Presenter: Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancey
AWARD - INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner: boygenius
Presenters: Jack Saunders and Yinka Bokinni
AWARD - PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Chase & Status
Presenter: Ivan Toney and Vick Hope
AWARD - ARTIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: RAYE
Presenter: Jonathan Bailey
AWARD - INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner: Miley Cyrus
Presenter: Bimini and Rob Beckett
AWARD - MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: RAYE
Presenters: Jaime Winstone and BRIT School Principal Stuart Worden
AWARD - BRITs GLOBAL ICON
Winner: Kylie Minogue
Presenter: Dua Lipa
PHOTO: Callum Walker Hutchinson