A full recap of The BRIT Awards 2024

The BRIT Awards with Mastercard took place on Saturday 2nd March and what a night it was! Here we take a look at all of the details from the 2024 ceremony, including the winners, the red carpet, and the amazing performances.

When were The BRIT Awards 2024?

The 2024 ceremony took place on Saturday 2nd March.

Where were the BRIT Awards held in 2024?

Just like it has been since 2011, The BRIT Awards were held at The 02 Arena in London.

How can I watch the awards ceremony?

You can watch The BRIT Awards 2024 back on ITVX and STV Player now.

Who won a BRIT Award in 2024?

After the 2024 nominations were unveiled during a live stream on Wednesday 24th January, with RAYE gaining a huge seven nominations in six categories, the winners were announced on the night on Saturday 2nd March.

RAYE broke records by picking up six awards, with Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa and SZA also winning.

Check out all of the BRIT 2024 winners below:

How did the voting work?

This year, fans were given the chance to vote in five categories through Instagram. The categories included Alternative/Rock Act, Dance Act, Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Pop Act, and R&B Act.

BRITs bosses gave two methods to vote this year, check them out below:

Method 1: Head to the BRITs page on Instagram, and comment on the category Reel of your choice, or the pinned carousel post with the hashtag of the artist you’re voting for. Doing this will count for one vote.

Method 2: You can also register a vote by creating a Reel on Instagram. You must include, in the caption, a @BRITs tag, and the hashtag of the artist you are voting for. Your profile must be public in order for the vote to be registered, and doing this will count for five votes.

Voting CLOSED at 6pm on 15th February 2024.

Who hosted the 2024 ceremony?

After two years of hosting, in November 2023 comedian Mo Gilligan announced he would be stepping down from The BRIT Awards.

He wrote on Instagram: ‘I’ve had the most incredible time working on The Brits but unfortunately, as I’ll be in the US for my first World Tour next spring, I’m so sorry to say I’ll be stepping down from hosting duties for 2024 and handing over the baton.

'It’s been phenomenal to work on this iconic event. I’ve loved getting to know all the remarkable people who run The Brit Trust and the outstanding Brit School. The tireless work you do improves lives through the power of music and the creative arts is sensational and I promise to continue supporting wherever I can.

'Thank you to ITV for making a young man’s dream come true and to all the brilliant performers, guests, production team and most importantly, the viewers at home for all your amazing support. It's been an honour. See you on Tour!' (sic)

It was later revealed that Maya Jama, Clara Amfo and Roman Kemp would co-host the 2024 ceremony.

Maya said: “I'm really excited to be hosting The BRIT Awards alongside Clara and Roman. I’ve worked alongside the incredible team at the BRITs for years now and it’s something I always watched, and wanted to be a part of, growing up - so it’s amazing to be on the stage this year hosting it! It’s always one of the best nights of the year for me, and a real celebration of British music, culture, and talent.”

What were the new changes to The BRIT Awards categories in 2024?

Ahead of the ceremony, bosses revealed there would be a new addition to the genre awards categories, in the form of an R&B genre award, allowing UK R&B artists to be recognised for their talents.

RAYE was crowned the winner of the R&B Award, where she thanked BRIT organisers for recognising the genre in British music.

The new award joined the other genre categories, which are Alternative/Rock, Dance, Pop and Hip Hop/Grime/Rap.

Who performed at The BRIT Awards 2024?

Dua Lipa opened the show, with other performances from Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding, Tate McRae, Rema, Jungle, and Becky Hill and Chase and Status.

Pop icon Kylie Minogue then closed the show.

You can watch all of the performances from The BRIT Awards 2024 right here.

The BRIT Awards 2024 trophy

Ahead of the 2024 ceremony, the brand new BRIT trophy was unveiled!

Acclaimed visual artist and painter Rachel Jones has designed the trophy, with the statue consisting of a colourful, marble design. Rachel's work has been shown in an array of galleries across the world, including the Tate and the Los Angeles-based Museum of Contemporary Art.

Speaking about her excitement, Rachel said: “There’s such a major legacy around the position of being asked to design the award, so it was a huge honour to be chosen for this year. Designing the award is especially exciting because people will be able to see my interest in working with other mediums.

“I work really intuitively so there weren’t any plans or sketches. It was a similar process to how I make paintings, which are always in layers. I worked from the base up, I covered up to the chest in a variety of colours and then I started to focus on how to develop certain patterns, textures and colour combinations. From there I was able to figure out where I wanted certain areas of density or space and things started to fall into place.

“I feel like it’s my voice in the form of a trophy, it’s colourful and chaotic, and this was really important because all the other trophies were so distinctive, and you know immediately who made them. I’m really happy that what we’ve ended up with is a reflection of my visual language."

BRITs red carpet 2024:

Some of the biggest names in entertainment walked the red carpet at The BRIT Awards in 2024, showing off their amazing outfits in the process.

Check out all of the red carpet looks below:

Which awards were announced ahead of the 2024 ceremony?

BRITs bosses decided to announce four awards before the event on Saturday 2nd March, including BRITs Rising Star, BRITs Global Icon, BRITs Producer of the Year, and BRITs Songwriter of the Year.

Who won the BRITs Rising Star Award 2024?

On 26th November, the shortlist for the 2024 BRITs Rising Star Award were unveiled as Caity Baser, The Last Dinner Party and Sekou. On Thursday 7th December 2023, The Last Dinner Party were announced as the winners!

They said: "We are so proud beyond measure to have won the BRITs Rising Star. It’s an honour to achieve something so iconic so early on in our career and we can only hope to keep making music that connects with all the incredible people who have listened to and supported us so far. Thank you!"

Who won the BRITs Global Icon Award in 2024?

With past winners such as Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Robbie Williams, and Sir Elton John, the BRITs Global Icon Award is a prestigious one to win!

Bosses decided to reveal on Tuesday 13th February that pop icon Kylie Minogue will receive the award in 2024, with Kylie saying: "I am beyond thrilled to be honoured with the Global Icon Award and to be joining a roll call of such incredible artists. The UK has always been a home from home so the BRITs have a very special place in my heart. I have some amazing memories from the awards over the years and I can't wait to be back on the BRITs stage. See you at the O2!"

Who won BRITs Producer of the Year in 2024?

Another award announced before the ceremony was for BRITs Producer of the Year.

On Monday 26th February, Chase & Status were announced as the recipients of BRITs Producer of the Year award.

Commenting on the Producer of the Year award win, they said: “We couldn’t be more proud - we’ve been flying the flag for British music now for a long time, we’re super proud of all the music that has come out of the UK. As producers, and as a creative duo, I think we are probably in one of the best places we’ve been.”

Who won BRITs Songwriter of the Year in 2024?

On Wednesday 28th February, RAYE was unveiled as the 2024 winner of BRITs Songwriter of the Year.

Speaking about her win, RAYE said: "I am so so honoured and blown away, honestly to be given this prestigious award for Songwriter of the Year, it is my very first BRIT award and I will treasure this trophy very much.

"I am so grateful to be recognised as a songwriter, as this is a craft I am so passionate about and have been since I started my journey as a musician, and I'm very grateful to those who have voted for me to have this award."

The BRIT Awards will return in 2025.

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