{"id":315753,"date":"2026-03-01T04:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T04:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/315753\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T04:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T04:23:08","slug":"olivia-dean-wins-big-at-brit-awards-amid-bleeps-winners-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/315753\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Dean Wins Big at Brit Awards Amid Bleeps: Winners List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIn the run-up to the 2026 Brit Awards <\/a>being staged outside of London for the first time ever, a local Manchester train station excitedly changed its name, from Deansgate to Olivia Deansgate.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut the big question going into British music\u2019s biggest awards ceremony was, would the awards themselves need a similar name change?<\/p>\n

\n\tWell, let\u2019s just call them the Olivias, shall we? Dean \u2013 who, with her Grammy win for Best New Artist has become a focal point for the British music resurgence \u2013 picked up four of the five awards she was up for: Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Pop Act and a share of Song of the Year for her duet with Sam Fender on \u201cRein Me In.\u201d She also pulled off one of the performances of the night with a delightfully breezy \u201cMan I Need,\u201d embodying her old school mainstream appeal.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd, while Charli xcx, Raye and Harry Styles have similarly dominated Britain\u2019s leading awards ceremony in recent years, Dean\u2019s success was all the more meaningful because this was no walkover. She faced meaningful opposition from equally worthy potential winners in every category, with genuine global U.K. success stories suddenly seemingly everywhere.<\/p>\n

\n\tPerhaps that\u2019s why her multiple tearful acceptance speeches all seemed charmingly overwhelmed to the point of befuddlement, barely mustering a quote of note between them (\u201cThis album is just about love, and loving each other in a world that feels loveless right now,\u201d was about as headline-grabbing as it got).<\/p>\n

\n\tNo matter: plenty of other people stepped up on that front. This was a vintage Brits, packed full of talking points, incidents and a general air of unpredictability in a way we haven\u2019t seen since the peak Britpop era in the mid-\u201890s.<\/p>\n

\n\tReturning superstar Harry Styles kicked things off<\/a> with a bang via a bravura performance of \u201cAperture\u201d from his hotly anticipated \u201cKiss All the Time, Disco Occasionally\u201d album, which comes out this Friday. Raye went full James Bond theme with a brassy combo of \u201cWhere Is My Husband?\u201d and \u201cNightingale Lane.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd Wolf Alice marked their transition from plucky indie types to full-on rock stars with a stunning acoustic version of \u201cThe Sofa,\u201d set in a living room, that ended with frontwoman Ellie Rowsell lifted high by her backing dancers. The band also picked up Group of the Year, with Rowsell speaking up for better support for grassroots venues and artists themselves, declaring: \u201cThis shouldn\u2019t feel like a golden ticket, but a viable career decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn recent years, the Brits have relied heavily on international artists to provide the star power, but overall this year\u2019s contingent were rather more mundane. An exception was International Artist of the Year winner Rosal\u00eda, who provided some edge with a dramatic take on \u201cBerghain\u201d that featured an attention-grabbing appearance from Bj\u00f6rk; Rosal\u00eda also did a surprisingly good Liam Gallagher impression in a chat with host Jack Whitehall.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut Alex Warren\u2019s performance of \u201cOrdinary\u201d lived up to its name, despite the presence of James Blunt on piano (\u201cJames Blunt without a microphone \u2013 everyone\u2019s a winner,\u201d quipped Whitehall); the KPop Demon Hunters performance was pre-recorded so failed to connect in the room; Sombr\u2019s obviously staged altercation with a pretend-stage-invader<\/a> barely registered in a cynical industry section that has seen plenty of actual Brits stage invasions over the years.<\/p>\n

\n\tMore authentic controversy came from Whitehall in trademark near-the-knuckle form, with his jokes about the Epstein files being censored from the live broadcast (notably \u201cI think that I saw Peter Mandelson on the guest list,\u201d referencing the former ambassador to the U.S. who was arrested in connection with the files). He also goaded Happy Mondays legends Shaun Ryder and Bez into making slanderous remarks about Paddington Bear, while Geese bassist Max Bassin declared, \u201cFree Palestine, fuck ICE\u201d as he picked up the International Group of the Year award, and Noel Gallagher concluded his Best Songwriter acceptance speech with \u201cUp the fucking Blues\u201d \u2014 a Manchester City soccer reference that brought forth an avalanche of boos (with half of Manchester supporting the other Manchester team, United).<\/p>\n

\n\tBut, really, tonight was about British music regaining its confidence to the point where you wondered if some of those international slots might better have gone to U.K. stars. Breakthrough Artist winner Lola Young performed \u201cMessy\u201d at last year\u2019s ceremony, but surely deserved a return, while Lily Allen \u2013 maker of \u201cWest End Girl,\u201d the most talked-about album of the year and one of the best \u2013 sadly did not perform, despite rumors she was in negotiations for a slot.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis embarrassment of riches not only elevated the TV spectacle, but also the atmosphere in the Co-op Live Arena (which has successfully bounced back from its disastrous opening in 2024). The buzz around the awards eased its potentially tricky transition to Manchester, with the industry turning out in force.<\/p>\n

\n\tThere was a strong \u201cschool trip\u201d atmosphere on the various specially chartered trains up from Manchester \u2013 something you don\u2019t get on the tube to the O2 \u2013 and a strong international presence: UMG EVP Andrew Kronfeld, Republic Records\u2019 co-founder Monte Lipman, Warner Records co-chairman Tom Corson and Sony Music boss Rob Stringer (fresh from watching his beloved Luton Town soccer club play at nearby Port Vale in the afternoon) were among those spotted in the city or on the arena floor, as well as U.K. presidents and CEOs Dickon Stainer (Universal), Jason Iley (Sony), Jo Charrington (Capitol), Louis Bloom (Island EMI Label Group), Ben Mortimer (Polydor Label Group), Tom Lewis (Fontana) and Dipesh Parmar (Columbia), plus a remarkably chilled-looking Stacey Tang, RCA U.K. co-president and this year\u2019s BRITs chair\/showrunner.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd there was also a real buzz across the city in the nights before, with Universal Music holding a spectacular showcase at the Aviva Studios, featuring Simon Cowell\u2019s new boyband December 10, plus Flo and Holly Humberstone; Island Records putting on new acts Keo, Dermot Henry and Sin\u00e9ad Ashiokai at Yes; and underplay shows from the likes of Olivia Dean, the Foo Fighters and Robbie Williams.<\/p>\n

\n\tWilliams also featured at the Awards, fronting the tribute to Ozzy Osbourne that accompanied Ozzy\u2019s posthumous Lifetime Achievement award. Williams was hand-picked by Sharon Osbourne, who paid emotional tribute to her \u201cgorgeous husband\u201d, declaring, \u201cThere will never be another fucking Ozzy Osbourne.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBut the Prince of Darkness being portrayed by the King of Light Entertainment on a version of \u201cNo More Tears\u201d still raised plenty of eyebrows. It shouldn\u2019t have worked \u2013 and it didn\u2019t really, despite the best efforts of the band, featuring many musicians that played with Osbourne over the years. Thankfully, a tide of emotion carried things through, with more poignant notes struck as the Charlatans\u2019 Tim Burgess paid tribute to one of Manchester\u2019s favorite sons, Gary \u201cMani\u201d Mounfield of the Stone Roses and Primal Scream.<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Contribution winner Mark Ronson also remembered his former musical partner Amy Winehouse in both his speech (\u201cThe music I made with Amy is the reason other people know who I am\u201d) and his performance, which featured Winehouse\u2019s voice, first hauntingly on \u201cBack to Black\u201d and then joyously, on \u201cValerie.\u201d Ronson was also joined by Ghostface Killah and Dua Lipa, in full show-stopping mode, in one of the night\u2019s highlights.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother rock legend, Noel Gallagher \u2013 a local lad and the man behind 2025\u2019s biggest UK cultural moment in the form of the Oasis reunion tour \u2013 somewhat controversially picked up the Songwriter Of The Year award: the fourth time in the awards\u2019 five-year history that it\u2019s gone to someone best known as an artist (and, in this case, one who gladly admitted he hasn\u2019t actually written a song in two years).<\/p>\n

\n\tPerhaps that was why Gallagher was relatively self-deprecating in his acceptance speech, paying tribute to his brother and band members. \u201cThey brought these songs to life \u2013 without them, I\u2019d just be a singer-songwriter and no one gives a shit about singer-songwriters\u201d.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe success of Dean and Fender \u2013 who also picked up the Alternative\/Rock Act prize \u2013 might suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut, as the biz drifted off to the after show parties \u2013 which also made the trip north, with Sony Music taking over Soho House and Warner Music partying hard at the Cut & Craft \u2013 it was obvious the Brits 2026 had been \u2013 as its principle winner might sing \u2013 the perfect mix of Saturday night and the rest of your life.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhich should, hopefully, make it easy to fall in love with British music all over again.<\/p>\n

\n\tBRITs 2026 Winners In Full<\/p>\n

\n\tMastercard Album of the Year \u2013 Olivia Dean, \u201cThe Art of Loving\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tArtist of the Year \u2013 Olivia Dean<\/p>\n

\n\tSong of the Year with Mastercard \u2013 Sam Fender with Olivia Dean, \u201cRein Me In\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGroup of the Year \u2013 Wolf Alice<\/p>\n

\n\tBreakthrough Artist \u2013 Lola Young<\/p>\n

\n\tInternational Artist of the Year \u2013 Rosal\u00eda<\/p>\n

\n\tInternational Song of the Year \u2013 Ros\u00e9 & Bruno Mars, \u201cAPT\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tInternational Group of the Year \u2013 Geese<\/p>\n

\n\tAlternative\/Rock Act \u2013 Sam Fender<\/p>\n

\n\tHip-Hop\/Grime\/Rap Act \u2013 Dave<\/p>\n

\n\tDance Act \u2013 Fred Again, Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax<\/p>\n

\n\tPop Act \u2013 Olivia Dean<\/p>\n

\n\tR&B Act \u2013 Sault<\/p>\n

\n\tCritics\u2019 Choice \u2013 Jacob Alon<\/p>\n

\n\tSongwriter of the Year \u2013 Noel Gallagher<\/p>\n

\n\tProducer of the Year \u2013 PinkPantheress<\/p>\n

\n\tOutstanding Contribution \u2013 Mark Ronson<\/p>\n

\n\tLifetime Achievement \u2013 Ozzy Osbourne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the run-up to the 2026 Brit Awards being staged outside of London for the first time ever,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315754,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[87519,146,85,46,409],"class_list":{"0":"post-315753","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-brit-awards","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}