Harry Styles wows fans at The BRIT Awards with first live TV performance of 'Aperture'
Ahead of the release of his album next week
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Following the exciting news that Harry Styles would be performing at The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard, three years after his last performance at the event, he definitely hasn't disappointed.
The singer took to the stage to open the show and perform his comeback single 'Aperture' for the first time on live TV. The song comes from his upcoming album 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.' due out next week, which will also be accompanied by another performance at Co-op Live in Manchester.
Wearing a white shirt and grey tie, coupled with pinstripe trousers, Harry was surrounded by a stage full of dancers, wearing black T-shirts and jeans.
Earlier this year, Harry spoke to Hits Radio about his current single explaining about his love for photography: "I always have a camera with me. I go through phases of using it a lot and then not using it very much.
"I found a camera while I was travelling last year with some film in it that had three pictures from one Christmas, four pictures from the next Christmas and then pictures from months and months later. It's nice snapshots."
Harry even revealed that he'd unearthed some pictures he'd taken from his 1D days: "I'm really glad that I've done that because there are some pictures that I find sometimes from when I was touring with One Direction that I forgot I'd taken."
Who else is performing?
Other performers on the night include RAYE, Alex Warren, Mark Ronson, Wolf Alice, Olivia Dean, Sombr, Rosalía, and HUNTR/X.
Check out all of the BRIT Award 2026 nominations below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dave
Fred again..
JADE
Lily Allen
Lola Young
Olivia Dean
PinkPantheress
Sam Fender
Self Esteem
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Bunny
Chappell Roan
CMAT
Doechii
Lady Gaga
ROSALÍA
Sabrina Carpenter
Sombr
Taylor Swift
Tyler, The Creator
GROUP OF THE YEAR - Promoted by Absolute Radio
The Last Dinner Party
Pulp
Sleep Token
Wet Leg
Wolf Alice
INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Geese
HAIM
HUNTR/X - EJAE/ Audrey Nuna/ REI AMI
Tame Impala
Turnstile
MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dave: 'The Boy Who Played the Harp'
Lily Allen: 'West End Girl'
Olivia Dean: 'The Art of Loving'
Sam Fender: 'People Watching'
Wolf Alice: 'The Clearing'
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Barry Can't Swim
EsDeeKid
Jim
Lola Young
Skye Newman
SONG OF THE YEAR WITH MASTERCARD
Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas: 'Blessings'
CHRYSTAL, NOTION The Days - 'NOTION Remix CHAOS'
Cynthia Erivo (feat. Ariana Grande): 'Defying Gravity'
Ed Sheeran: 'Azizam'
Fred again.. and Skepta: 'PlaqueBoyMax Victory Lap'
Lewis Capaldi: 'Survive'
Lola Young: 'Messy'
Myles Smith: 'Nice To Meet You'
Olivia Dean: 'Man I Need'
RAYE: 'WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!'
Sam Fender (with Olivia Dean): 'Rein Me In'
Skye Newman: 'Family Matters'
INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Alex Warren: 'Ordinary'
Chappell Roan: 'Pink Pony Club'
Disco Lines & Tinashe: 'No Broke Boys'
Gigi Perez: 'Sailor Song'
Gracie Abrams: 'That's So True'
HUNTR/X - EJAE/ Audrey Nuna/ REI AMI: 'Golden'
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars: 'Die With A Smile'
Ravyn Lenae: 'Love Me Not'
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars: 'APT'
Sabrina Carpenter: 'Manchild'
Sombr: 'undressed'
Taylor Swift: 'The Fate of Ophelia'
POP ACT
JADE
Lily Allen
Olivia Dean
Lola Young
RAYE
DANCE ACT
Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas
FKA twigs
Fred again../Skepta/ PlaqueBoyMax
PinkPantheress
Sammy Virji
HIP HOP, GRIME, RAP ACT
Central Cee
Dave
Jim Legxacy
Little Simz
Loyle Carner
R&B ACT
Jim Legxacy
kwn
Mabel
Sasha Keable
SAULT
ALTERNATIVE/ROCK ACT
Blood Orange
Lola Young
Sam Fender
Wet Leg
Wolf Alice
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