RAYE was the big winner at the 2024 Brit Awards, winning a record six awards – artist of the year, album of the year for My 21st Century Blues, song of the year for “Escapism” (featuring 070 Shake), R&B act, new artist and songwriter of the year. This breaks the old record of four awards in one night, held jointly by Harry Styles (2023), Adele (2016) and Blur (1995). Adele and Styles had won artist of the year the last two years. RAYE is not yet in their league as a global superstar, but after this strong show of support in her home country, she is on her way.
RAYE sobbed as she won the album of the year award, saying, “You just don’t understand what this means to me. … I’m ugly-crying on national television. All I ever wanted to be was an artist. And now I’m an artist with an album of the year.”
“Escapism,” which reached No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart and climbed as high as No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, is the first collaboration to win song of the year since “One Kiss” by Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa five years ago. Harris and Lipa were both winners on this night, as well.
The Brits were held at The O2 arena in London on Saturday (March 2). Clara Amfo, Maya Jama and Roman Kemp co-hosted the ceremony.
The Brits report that “three-quarters of award wins [featured] women and non-binary people.” Female artists made a clean sweep of the three awards for international artists (that is, artists who hail from outside the U.K.).
Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” won international song of the year, coming out on top in a 15-entry field. (Memo to the Brits: 15 is way too many nominees.) “Flowers” was named the top-selling global single of 2023 by IFPI earlier this week. It won the Grammy for record of the year on Feb. 4. This is the third consecutive year that this Brit Award has gone to a No. 1 hit on the Hot 100. The award had gone the last two years to Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4U” and…
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