Former One Direction star Harry Styles dominated this year’s BRIT Awards, taking home four of the night’s big prizes.
The 2023 BRIT Awards, taking place for the first time in its 43-year history on a Saturday night, saw Styles scoop the awards for Album of the Year for Harry’s House, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for As It Was, which he also performed live on the night, and Pop/R&B act in front of a packed out O2 arena in London.
Isle of Wight duo Wet Leg also enjoyed a successful 2023 BRITs as they received the awards for Group of the Year and Best New Artist. The pair performed a storming rendition of their hit Chaise Longue at the ceremony.
Meanwhile, after her record-breaking outing at the Grammys last week, Beyoncé continued her winning streak with awards for International Artist of the Year and International Song of the Year for Break My Soul. The US star accepted her awards via video message.
Elsewhere, the BRITs introduced four genre awards last year to enable more artists to be recognised for their work, with the winners decided by the fans through a public vote powered by TikTok. Becky Hill picked up her second consecutive BRIT for Dance Act from presenters Alex Scott and Emily Atack, Aitch was presented with the award for Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act by footballer Declan Rice and actor Jodie Turner Smith, and The 1975 were voted winners of Alternative/Rock Act.
International Group of the Year went to Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C, and David Guetta was presented with his Producer of the Year award by DJ, musician and producer Norman Cook, before closing the show with a euphoric three-song performance, joined by Becky Hill, Ella Henderson and Sam Ryder.
Earlier in the day, R&B group FLO were presented with their BRITs Rising Star award on the Red Carpet by Jessie J, who won this award in 2011, and Kid Harpoon was presented with the Songwriter of the Year award. Both awards presentations were broadcast on the BRIT Awards 2023: Red Carpet Show on ITV2, which was hosted by Clara Amfo, Maya Jama and Roman Kemp. The main BRITs ceremony was once again hosted by Mo Gilligan.
The BRITs 2023 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.
You can see the full list of winners below.
AWARD - HIP HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT
Winner - Aitch
Presenters: Declan Rice / Jodie Turner Smith
AWARD - INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner - Beyoncé
Presenters: Georgia May Jagger / Rhys Connah
AWARD - DANCE ACT
Winner - Becky Hill
Presenters: Alex Scott / Emily Atack
AWARD - POP/R&B ACT
Winner: Harry Styles
Presenter: Salma Hayek Pinault
AWARD - BEST NEW ARTIST
Winner: Wet Leg
Presenters: Tom Grennan / Ellie Goulding
AWARD - ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Harry Styles
Presenters: Lucian Laviscount / Camille Razat
AWARD - INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner: Fontaines D.C.
Presenters: Maya Jama / Clara Amfo / Roman Kemp
AWARD - GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner: Wet Leg
Presenters: Leigh Anne Pinnock / Chloe Kelly
AWARD - INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner: Beyoncé ‘Break My Soul’
Presenter: Naomi Ackie
AWARD - ALTERNATIVE/ROCK ACT
Winner: The 1975
Presenters: Daisy May Cooper / Selin Hizu
AWARD - SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner: Harry Styles ‘As It Was’
Presenter: Shania Twain
AWARD - PRODUCER
WINNER: David Guetta
Presenter: Norman Cook
AWARD - MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Harry Styles ‘Harry’s House’
Presenter: Stanley Tucci