{"id":361584,"date":"2026-02-28T23:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/361584\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:50:08","slug":"olivia-dean-dominates-the-brits-2026-taking-home-four-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/361584\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Dean dominates the BRITs 2026, taking home four awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olivia Dean<\/a> dominated the BRIT Awards<\/a>, taking home four awards, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s show marked the first time in the 46-year history of the BRITs that it was held outside of London<\/a>, with Manchester\u2019s Co-op Live Arena playing host.<\/p>\n

Dean, who had a huge breakthrough year in 2025 with her second album \u2018The Art Of Loving\u2019, was the big winner, claiming Album of the Year, Song of the Year for her Sam Fender<\/a> collaboration \u2018Rein Me In<\/a>\u2018, Artist of the Year and Best Pop Act.<\/p>\n

Jack Whitehall hosted the show for the sixth time<\/a>, and there was a glittering array of stars performing live, including Harry Styles\u2019 first public performance in three years<\/a>, a surprise appearance from Bjork alongside Rosal\u00eda<\/a>, as well as\u00a0Olivia Dean<\/a>,\u00a0HUNTR\/X\u2019s EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI<\/a>, Wolf Alice,\u00a0<\/a>Mark Ronson<\/a>,\u00a0Alex Warren<\/a>,\u00a0Sombr<\/a>, and\u00a0RAYE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among those announced as winners ahead of the show\u00a0are\u00a0Jacob Alon, who has been confirmed as the winner of the 2026 BRITs Critics\u2019 Choice Award<\/a>, and\u00a0Mark Ronson<\/a>, who has been\u00a0recognised for his Outstanding Contribution to Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Noel Gallagher<\/a> also attended after Oasis\u2019 huge \u2018Live \u201825\u2019 reunion tour<\/a>, and was awarded the Songwriter Of The Year award<\/a>, while\u00a0PinkPantheress is the youngest recipient and first female winner of the Producer Of The Year award<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ozzy Osbourne was honoured with the BRITs Lifetime Achievement Award <\/a>following his passing in July<\/a>, and he also received a tribute performance from Robbie Williams <\/a>alongside members of Ozzy\u2019s band over the years including Adam Wakeman, Robert Trujillo, Tommy Clufetos and Zakk Wylde.<\/p>\n

The winners of the BRITs 2026 are:<\/b><\/p>\n

British Album\u00a0Of\u00a0The\u00a0Year<\/b>
Dave \u2013 \u2018The Boy Who Played The Harp<\/a>\u2019
Lily Allen \u2013\u00a0\u2018West End Girl\u2019<\/a>
Olivia Dean \u2013\u00a0\u2018The Art Of Loving\u2019<\/a>\u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Sam Fender \u2013\u00a0\u2018People Watching\u2019<\/a>
Wolf Alice \u2013 \u2018The Clearing\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Song Of The Year<\/b>
Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas \u2013 \u2018Blessings\u2019
Chrystal and NOTION \u2013 \u2018The Days-NOTION Remix\u2019
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande \u2013 \u2018Defying Gravity\u2019
Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u2018Azizam\u2019
Fred Again, Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax \u2013 \u2018Victory Lap\u2019
Lewis Capaldi \u2013 \u2018Survive\u2019
Lola Young \u2013 \u2018Messy\u2019
Myles Smith \u2013 \u2018Nice To Meet You\u2019
Olivia Dean \u2013 \u2018Man I Need\u2019
RAYE \u2013 \u2018Where Is My Husband\u2019
Sam Fender with Olivia Dean \u2013 \u2018Rein Me In\u2019 \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Skye Newman \u2013 \u2018Family Matters\u2019\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

British Artist\u00a0Of\u00a0The\u00a0Year<\/b>
Dave
Fred Again..
JADE
Lily Allen
Little Simz
Lola Young
Olivia Dean \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
PinkPantheress
Sam Fender
Self Esteem<\/p>\n

British Group\u00a0<\/b>
The Last Dinner Party
Pulp
Sleep Token
Wet Leg
Wolf Alice \u2013 WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breakthrough Artist<\/b>
Barry\u00a0Can\u2019t\u00a0Swim
Esdeekid
Jim Legxacy
Lola Young \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Skye Newman<\/p>\n

International Artist<\/b>
Bad Bunny
Chappell Roan
CMAT
Doechii
Lady Gaga
Rosalia \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Sabrina Carpenter
Sombr
Taylor Swift
Tyler, The Creator<\/p>\n

International Group<\/b>
Geese \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
HAIM
HUNTR\/X
Tame Impala
Turnstile<\/p>\n

International Song<\/b>
Alex Warren \u2013 \u2019Ordinary\u2019
Chappell Roan \u2013 \u2018Pink Pony Club\u2019
Disco Lines and Tinashe \u2013 \u2018No Broke Boys\u2019
Gigi Perez \u2013 \u2018Sailor Song\u2019
Gracie Abrams \u2013 \u2018That\u2019s So True\u2019
HUNTR\/X \u2013 \u2018Golden\u2019
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars \u2013 \u2018Die With A Smile\u2019
Ravyn Lenae \u2013 \u2018Love Me Not\u2019
Rose and Bruno Mars \u2013 \u2018Apt.\u2019 \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u2019Manchild\u2019
Sombr \u2013 \u2018Undressed\u2019
Taylor Swift \u2013 \u2018The Fate Of Ophelia\u2019<\/p>\n

Alternative\/Rock<\/b>
Blood Orange
Lola Young
Sam Fender \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Wet Leg
Wolf Alice<\/p>\n

Pop<\/b>
JADE
Lily Allen
Lola Young
Olivia Dean \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
RAYE<\/p>\n

Hip-Hop,\u00a0Grime\u00a0and Rap<\/b>
Central Cee
Dave \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Jim Legxacy
Little Simz
Loyle Carner<\/p>\n

R&B<\/b>
Jim Legxacy
Kwn
Mabel
Sasha Keable
Sault \u2013 WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dance<\/b>
Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas
FKA Twigs
Fred Again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
PinkPantheress
Sammy Virji<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Olivia Dean dominated the BRIT Awards, taking home four awards, including Artist of the Year and Album of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[264],"tags":[90622,160706,1880,18,117,147216,19,6082,17,337,4513,2384],"class_list":["post-361584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-brit-awards","tag-brits","tag-dance","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-grime","tag-ie","tag-indie","tag-ireland","tag-music","tag-pop","tag-rap"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116150942196969116","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}