The 2022 Brit Awards took place last night at the London 02, and was a celebration of British music that truly highlighted the quality and talent within this nation. The show kicked off with five time nominee and winner of the Best Songwriter award Ed Sheeran, performing his chart-topping single “Bad Habits”. The performances last night saw a star-studded roster, and featured the likes of Anne Marie, Joel Correy, Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz, Adele and Dave.
The 2022 iteration of the Brit Awards was hosted by Mo the Comedian with help from Bristolian presenter Maya Jama. The show saw thirteen awards given out, with Adele taking the most home; an impressive three wins to add to her already grand collection of nine Brits stretching all the way back to her first in 2008 for “Rising Star”.
Last night winners are listed below:
Artist of the Year - Adele
Best Group - Wolf Alice
Brits Rising Star - Holly Humberstone
Song of the Year – Adele: “Easy On Me”
Best New Artist – Little Simz
Album of the Year - Adele: 30
Best Rock/Alternative Act – Sam Fender
Best Hip Hop/Grime Act – Dave
Best Dance Act – Becky Hill
Best Pop/RnB Act – Dua Lipa
Best International Group – Silk Sonic
International Song of the Year – Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U”
Songwriter of the Year – Ed Sheeran
The night saw a number of debut nominations as well as first wins for acts such as Becky Hill, Little Simz, Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo, Little Simz, Wolf Alice and Silk Sonics Anderon Paak.
Dave closed last nights show with a historic performance. The rapper performed previously at the 2020 awards show with a powerful performance of his song “Black” alongside his producer Fraser T Smith on the piano. This year, the youthful rapper made another statement with the performance of his track “In The Fire” of his chart-topping and Brit nominated album We’re All Alone In This Together. Not only did the rapper bring out featured artists Fredo, Meekz, Giggs and Ghetts to bless the Brits stage and showcase the talent in the UK rap scene from a number of different generations and genres, but the 23-year-old old embodied his inner Jimi Hendrix with a guitar solo on a flame thrower guitar, solidifying him as a legend within the UK rap scene and as an all-time great British artist.
Dave’s Brits performance is available to watch here:
