Adele misplaced in only one class, the fan-voted greatest pop/rock act, which went to Dua Lipa.
Adele was the large winner on the 2022 Brit Awards, which had been introduced on the 02 area in London on Tuesday. She gained artist of the 12 months, Mastercard album of the 12 months for 30 and track of the 12 months for “Simple on Me.” She misplaced in only one class, the fan-voted greatest pop/rock act, which went to Dua Lipa.
This was Adele’s third win for each album and track of the 12 months. She beforehand gained album of the 12 months for 21 (2012) and 25 (2016). She is the primary solo artist in Brits historical past to win this award 3 times. Furthermore, she’s solely the second artist in Brits historical past, following Coldplay, to win this award with three consecutive studio albums.
Adele beforehand gained track of the 12 months for “Skyfall” (2013) and “Hey” (2016). Solely Take That (5 wins) and Robbie Williams (three) have gained as many instances on this class.
We’ll have to attend a 12 months to see how Adele fares on the sixty fifth annual Grammy Awards. Her album and single had been launched too late to qualify for the sixty fourth annual Grammys, which shall be introduced on April 3.
This 12 months marks the primary time that the Brits have mixed separate female and male classes in each artist of the 12 months and worldwide artist. So how did it shake out? Feminine artists gained each awards. As famous, Adele took artist of the 12 months. She had gained twice for British feminine solo artist. Billie Eilish gained for worldwide artist. She had gained the final two years for worldwide feminine artist.
Silk Sonic took the award for worldwide group. That is the second 12 months in a row that BTS has misplaced on this class. Final 12 months, the Ok-pop superstars misplaced to Haim.
The Brits launched 4 fan-voted style awards this 12 months. The winners had been: Dua Lipa (pop/ R&B act), Sam Fender (different/rock act), Becky Hill (dance act) and Dave (hip hop/grime/rap act). The winners had been decided by a public vote through TikTok. Fender gained the rising star award two years in the past. Dave took album of the 12 months two years in the past for Psychodrama.
Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” gained for worldwide track of the 12 months. The smash was the biggest-selling worldwide single of the 12 months within the U.Ok. Rodrigo carried out “drivers license” finally 12 months’s Brit Awards, her first main efficiency.
The feminine-fronted Wolf Alice gained group of the 12 months. The London band beat final 12 months’s winners Little Combine and four-time class champs Coldplay.
Feminine artists additionally gained each of the Brits’ two awards for rising expertise. Little Simz gained greatest new artist. Holly Humberstone was already introduced as this 12 months’s winner of the rising star award.
Ed Sheeran gained the inaugural award for songwriter of the 12 months. As beforehand introduced, Inflo gained producer of the 12 months. He’s the primary Black producer to win in that class within the present’s historical past. Inflo labored with 2022 Brit winners Adele and Little Simz, together with Michael Kiwanuka and SAULT.
British comic Mo Gilligan hosted the Brit Awards, that are introduced by the British Phonographic Trade (BPI).
Right here’s the entire record of winners.
Artist of the 12 months (in affiliation with YouTube Shorts)
WINNER: Adele, Columbia, Sony Music
Dave, Dave Neighbourhood, Common Music
Ed Sheeran, Asylum, Warner Music
Little Simz, Age 101/Awal
Sam Fender, Polydor, Common Music
Group
WINNER: Wolf Alice, Soiled Hit
Coldplay, Parlophone, Warner Music
D-Block Europe, D-Block Europe, Common Music
Little Combine, RCA, Sony Music
London Grammar, Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music
Brits Rising Star
WINNER: Holly Humberstone, Polydor, Common Music
Bree Runway EMI, Common Music
Lola Younger, Island, Common Music
Music of the 12 months (with Mastercard)
WINNER: Adele, “Simple on Me,” Columbia, Sony Music
A1 & J1, “Newest Tendencies,” EMI, Common Music
Anne-Marie/KSI/Digital Farm Animals, “Don’t Play Asylum”/BMG, Warner Music
Becky Hill & David Guetta, “Bear in mind,” Polydor/Parlophone, Common Music/Warner Music
Central Cee, “Obsessed With You,” Central Cee (Parlophone For Pinkpantheress), Central Cee/Warner Music
Dave that includes Stormzy, “Conflict,” Dave Neighbourhood, Common Music
Ed Sheeran, “Dangerous Habits,” Asylum, Warner Music
Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Chilly Coronary heart (Pnau Combine),” EMI/Warner Information, Common Music/Warner Music
Glass Animals, “Warmth Waves,” Polydor, Common Music
Joel Corry/Raye/David Guetta, “Mattress,” Asylum/Platoon/Parlophone, Warner Music
KSI, “Vacation,” BMG
Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted, “Wellerman,” Polydor, Common Music
Riton X Nightcrawlers feat. Mufasa & Hypeman, “Friday” (Dopamine Re-Edit) Ministry of Sound, Sony Music
Tion Wayne & Russ Tens of millions, “Physique,” Atlantic, Warner Music
Tom Grennan, “Little Little bit of Love,” Madness, Sony Music
Finest new artist
WINNER: Little Simz, Age 101/Awal
Central Cee, Central Cee, Warner Music
Griff, Warner Information, Warner Music
Pleasure Crookes, Madness/Speakerbox Recordings, Sony Music
Self Esteem, Fiction, Common Music
Mastercard album of the 12 months
WINNER: Adele, 30, Columbia, Sony Music
Dave, We’re All Alone in This Collectively, Dave Neighbourhood, Common Music
Ed Sheeran, =, Asylum, Warner Music
Little Simz, Typically I Would possibly Be Introvert, Age 101/Awal
Sam Fender, Seventeen Going Below, Polydor, Common Music
Different/rock act
WINNER: Sam Fender, Polydor, Common Music
Coldplay, Parlophone, Warner Music
Glass Animals, Polydor, Common Music
Tom Grennan, Madness, Sony Music
Wolf Alice, Soiled Hit
Hip-hop/rap/grime act
WINNER: Dave, Dave Neighbourhood, Common Music
AJ Tracey, AJ Tracey/Revenge Information
Central Cee, Central Cee, Warner Music
Ghetts, Warner Information, Warner Music
Little Simz, Age 101/Awal
Dance act
WINNER: Becky Hill, Polydor, Common Music
Calvin Harris, Columbia, Sony Music
Fred Once more, Atlantic, Warner Music
Joel Corry, Asylum, Warner Music
Raye, Platoon
Pop/R&B act
WINNER: Dua Lipa, Warner Information, Warner Music
Adele, Columbia, Sony Music
Ed Sheeran, Asylum, Warner Music
Griff, Warner Information, Warner Music
Pleasure Crookes, Madness/Speakerbox Recordings, Sony Music
Worldwide artist
WINNER: Billie Eilish, Polydor/Interscope. Common Music
Doja Cat, Ministry of Sound, Sony Music
Lil Nas X, RCA, Sony Music
Olivia Rodrigo, Polydor/Geffen, Common Music
Taylor Swift, EMI, Common Music
Worldwide group
WINNER: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars/Anderson. Paak), Atlantic, Warner Music
ABBA, Polydor, Common Music
BTS, BIG HIT MUSIC/Polydor, Common Music
Måneskin, Columbia, Sony Music
The Battle on Medicine, Atlantic, Warner Music
Worldwide track of the 12 months
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U,” Polydor/Geffen, Common Music
ATB/Subject/A7S, “Your Love (9PM),” EMI/Positiva, Common Music
Billie Eilish, “Happier Than Ever,” Polydor/Interscope. Common Music
Ckay, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah),” Parlophone, Warner Music
Doja Cat that includes SZA, “Kiss Me Extra,” Ministry Of Sound, Sony Music
Drake that includes Lil Child, “Ladies Need Ladies,” Ovo/Republic Information, Common Music
Galantis/Guetta/Little Combine, “Heartbreak Anthem,” Atlantic/RCA, Sony Music, Warner Music
Jonasu, “Black Magic,” 3 Beat, Common Music
The Child LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Keep,” EMI/RCA, Sony Music/Common Music
Lil Nas X, “Montero (Name Me By Your Identify),” RCA, Sony Music
Lil Tjay & 6lack, “Calling My Telephone,” Columbia/Polydor/Interscope, Sony Music, Common Music
Måneskin, “I Wanna Be Your Slave,” Columbia, Sony Music
Polo G, “Rapstar,” Columbia, Sony Music
Tiësto, “The Enterprise,” Atlantic, Warner Music
The Weeknd, “Save Your Tears,” Republic Information/XO, Common Music
Songwriter of the 12 months (solely winner introduced)
WINNER: Ed Sheeran
Producer of the 12 months (solely winner introduced)
WINNER: Inflo
This story first appeared on Billboard.com.