Female acts dominated this year’s Brit awards with Little Mix and Dua Lipa among the big winners and Taylor Swift making a surprise appearance to accept the Global Icon Award – the first time in the history of the award it has been won by a woman.
The glamorous affair saw many artists using the opportunity to call out sexism and a lack of diversity in the music industry during their acceptance speeches. The show was the UK's first major indoor live music event in more than a year, held without masks and social distancing as part of a covid -19 campaign test.
The female winners were Little Mix, who became the first female band in 41 years of the Brits to win the best group award. Lipa was named best female solo artist and also won the best album for Future Nostalgia, while sibling trio Haim was named best international group and Arlo Parks picked up the breakthrough prize., and Billie Eillish beat out an impressive group of nominees for Best International Female Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards 2021.
US star Taylor Swift was named global icon and made a surprise appearance to collet her accolade in person. She gave an inspiring acceptance speech that including thanking frontline workers and the NHS in what has been a difficult year for all.
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— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) May 11, 2021
The full list of Brit Award Winners:
Female Solo Artist - Dua Lipa
Arlo Parks
Celeste
Jessie Ware
Lianne La Havas
Male Solo Artist - J Hus
AJ Tracey
Headie One
Joel Corry
Yungblud
British Group - Little Mix
Bicep
Biffy Clyro
The 1975
Young T & Bugsey
Breakthrough Artist - Arlo Parks
Bicep
Celeste
Joel Corry
Young T & Bugsey
Best Album - Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams
Celeste - Not Your Muse
J Hus - Big Conspiracy
Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
Best British Single - Harry Styles, Watermelon Sugar
220 Kid & Gracey - Don't Need Your Love
Aitch & AJ Tracey ft Tay Kieth - Rain
Dua Lipa - Physical
Headie One ft AJ Tracey & Stormzy - Aint It Different
Joel Corry ft MNEK - Head & Heart
Nathan Dawe ft KSI - Lighter
Regard & Raye - Secrets
S1mba ft DTG - Rover
Young T & Bugsey ft Headie One - Don't Rush
International Female Solo Artist - Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Cardi B
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift
International Male Solo Artist - The Weeknd
Bruce Springsteen
Burna Boy
Childish Gambino
Tame Impala
International Group - Haim
BTS
Fontaines DC
Foo Fighters
Run The Jewels
BRITs Rising Star - Griff
Pa Salieu
Rina Sawayama
Global Icon - Taylor Swift
