LONDON:
Harry Styles won big at the BRIT Awards, the honor of British pop music, on Saturday, winning all four categories for which he was nominated, a week after winning the Grammys.
Styles took home coveted album of the year for Harry’s housesong of the year for his synth pop hit As it was, best pop/R&B act and artist of the year, one of two gender-neutral categories launched last year after the BRIT awards organization removed the gender distinction and man
The contestants for that award were all men, which angered many in the industry and on social media. “I’m very grateful for this and I’m very aware of my opportunity here tonight,” Styles said in his acceptance speech, consecrating the artist of the year award to a list of female singers.
Styles, who became famous on the talent show The X Factor as a member of the boy band One Direction, last week won two Grammy awards, including album of the year. “Tonight is very special to me… Thank you so much for the welcome home,” Styles said Saturday after his latest win, for best album. “I am very proud to be a British artist out in the world. I am very proud to be here tonight to celebrate British artists and British music.”
A statement on the BRIT Awards website states that gender-neutral categories have been introduced so that artists are judged “only on the quality and popularity of their work, rather than who they are.” them or how they choose to see it.”
But it was added that the organizers “express and share the disappointment” of the lack of women who made the list. “An important thing is that, unfortunately, there were a few successful commercial releases by women in 2022 compared to those made by men. Of the 71 qualified artists on the long list , only 12 (17%) are women. We know this is a general issue about the representation of women in music that also needs to be addressed.”
Singer Rina Sawayama welcomed the change in gender equality but said the list of nominees should be longer. “If you have a lot of nominees then you see a cross section of what happened throughout the year and who made an impact,” he said. Reuters on the red carpet.
Indie rockers Wet Leg won the category of the year and best new artist. The music star Beyonce was named the international artist of the year with her hit Break My Spirit winner of international song of the year.
Below is a list of those who won the event.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Harry’s houseHarry Styles
SONG OF THE YEAR
As it wasHarry Styles
BOOK OF THE YEAR
Harry Styles
PART OF THE YEAR
Wet Feet
LEGISLATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Beyonce
PROTECTION GROUP
Fontaines DC
PROPHECY SONG OF THE YEAR
Break My SpiritBeyonce
GREAT NEW BOOK
Wet Feet
BEST / ROCK WORK
It was 1975
BEST HIP-HOP/GRIME/RAP WORK
Aitch
BEST WIND WORK
Becky Hill
BEST POP/R&B WORKS
Harry Styles
SONG BOOK OF THE YEAR
Kid Harpoon
STARS GO
FLOO
DELIVERY OF THE YEAR
David Guetta
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