The BRIT Awards 2022 are back with a bang. The prestigious event was hosted by comedian Mo Gilligan. He also made history at the BRITs tonight as the first Black British host. The biggest names in music, Ed Sheeran and Adele started the night by wowing fans on the red carpet. The awards night was broadcasted live from London’s famous O2 Arena.
Adele led the winners by taking home three awards at the prestigious ceremony. She received the award under the categories of Artist of the year, Mastercard album of the year and Song of the year. While the first two awards were for her album, 30, the other one went for her song Easy on Me.
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This was Adele’s third win for both album and song of the year. She previously won album of the year for 21 (2012) and 25 (2016). She is also the first solo artist in Brit history to win this award three times. Moreover, she’s only the second artist following Coldplay, to win this award with three consecutive studio albums.
Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa were also among the top talents that won BRIT Awards.
Four new genre categories were added for the first time: Alternative/Rock Act, Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Dance Act and Pop/R’N’B Act – which fans were able to determine via a TikTok vote.
Check out the complete list of the winners here:
Artist of The Year
Adele – winner
Dave
Ed Sheeran
Little Simz
Sam Fender
Best Group
Wolf Alice – winner
Coldplay
D-Block Europe
Little Mix
London Grammar
Brits Rising Star
Holly Humberstone – winner
Bree Runway
Lola Young
Song Of The Year
Adele – ‘Easy On Me’ – winner
A1 & J1 – ‘Latest Trends’
Anne-Marie/KSI/Digital Farm Animals – ‘Don’t Play’
Becky Hill and David Guetta – ‘Remember’
Central Cee – ‘Obsessed With You’
Dave – ‘Clash (featuring Stormzy)’
Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’
Elton John and Dua Lipa – ‘Cold Heart’
Glass Animals – ‘Heat Waves’
Joel Corry/Raye/David Guetta – ‘Bed’
KSI – ‘Holiday’
Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted – ‘Wellerman’
Riton x Nightcrawlers – ‘Friday (featuring Mufasa and Hypeman)’
Tion Wayne and Russ Millions – ‘Body’
Tom Grennan – ‘Little Bit of Love’
Best New Artist
Little Simz – winner
Central Cee
Griff
Joy Crookes
Self Esteem
Mastercard Album Of The Year
Adele – ’30’ – winner
Dave – ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’
Ed Sheeran – ‘=’
Little Simz – ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’
Sam Fender – ‘Seventeen Going Under’
Best Rock/Alternative act
Sam Fender – winner
Coldplay
Glass Animals
Tom Grennan
Wolf Alice
Best Hip Hop/Grime
Dave – winner
AJ Tracey
Central Cee
Ghetts
Little Simz
Best Dance Act
Becky Hill – winner
Calvin Harros
Fred again…
Joel Corry
Raye
Best Pop/RnB act
Dua Lipa – winner
Adele
Ed Sheeran
Griff
Joy Crookes
Best International Artist
Billie Eilish – winner
Doja Cat
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Best International Group
Silk Sonic/Bruno Mars/Anderson .Paak – winner
ABBA
BTS
MÃ¥neskin
The War On Drugs
International Song of the Year
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Good 4 U’ – winner
ATB/Topic/A75 – ‘Your Love’
Billie Eilish – ‘Happier Than Ever’
Ckay – ‘Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)’
Doja Cat – ‘Kiss Me More (featuring Sza)’
Galantis/Guetta/Little Mix – ‘Heartbreak Anthem’
Jonasu – ‘Black Magic’
Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – ‘Stay’
Lil Nas X – ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’
Lil Tjay & 6lack – ‘Calling My Phone’
Måneskin – ‘I Wanna Be You Slave’
Polo G – ‘Rapstar’
Tiësto – ‘The Business’
The Weeknd – ‘Save Your Tears’