Already crowned with a Grammy last week, British pop star Harry Styles was named entertainer of the year on Saturday in London at the Brit Awards, the UK’s music victories.
“That night was very, very special to me and I will never forget it,” savored the singer, who also won album of the year and best pop album awards for harry’s houseas well as Song of the Year, with How was it.
Though gender-neutral since 2022, in an effort to reward nominees “just for their work and their music,” this year’s artist of the year category saw only men compete (Central Cee, Fred Again, George Ezra , Harry Styles and Stormzy) , after Adèle’s victory in the last edition.
“I am very aware of my privilege here tonight, so this award goes to Reyna, Florence (Welch), Mabel and Becky (Hill),” added Harry Styles, who dedicated the award to his fellow finalists but ultimately did not they were. nominated for the ceremony’s flagship award.
“One step forward, three steps back”
Brit Awards chairman Damian Christian said earlier this month that it was “disappointing to see this lack of female representation”, while justifying it with the lack of major music releases from top female artists.
On social networks, the announcement of a selection of five male candidates had caused a stir. “One step forward, three steps back,” Tim Burgess, singer of the Charlatans, had lamented on Twitter for example.
On the other hand, it is a woman who won the awards for international artist and best song of the year: the American superstar Beyoncé, although absent from the evening.
A week ago in Los Angeles, she became the most crowned artist of all time at the Grammy Awards, notably ahead of Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar in the first of the two categories.
The ceremony also allowed young talent to take center stage, such as indie rock formation Wet Leg, crowned group of the year and in the category of best emerging artist.
Source: BFM TV
