Raye: Singer-songwriter makes historical past profitable six Brit Awards

She additionally thanked her father and supervisor, Dukagjin Lipa, calling him her “Dadager Dougie”, including: “I am so grateful we get to do that collectively.”

Raye’s first award, for track of the yr for Escapism, was given to her by former subpostmistress Jo Hamilton, who was a sufferer of the Horizon IT scandal.

Mrs Hamilton, who was falsely accused of stealing £36,000 from the Submit Workplace, mentioned on stage at London’s O2 enviornment: “I need to thank everybody within the nation for the love and the help they’ve given the postmasters.

“Please can you retain on supporting us as a result of, regardless of what the federal government says, they are not paying the postmasters.”

Raye, clearly amazed and overwhelmed by her wins, took her grandmother Agatha on stage together with her by the point she was amassing her sixth, to gather album of the yr. It was offered by her former headteacher from the Brits Faculty, Stuart Worden.

Raye had years of rejection from her document label earlier than being free of her contract, permitting her to maintain the songs she had written.

The singer-songwriter determined to launch them herself, and her track Escapism – which received track of the yr – went viral on TikTok after which to primary.

“You simply do not perceive what this implies to me,” the singer mentioned between sobs. “I am ugly crying on nationwide tv.

“All I ever needed to be was an artist, and now I am an artist with an album of the yr. Thanks a lot, that is an excessive amount of – come on Grandma, let’s go.”

The present was offered by Clara Amfo, Maya Jama and Roman Kemp, and Amfo, who was Raye’s “first radio play” on BBC Radio 1 10 years in the past, instructed the singer: “There isn’t any such factor as an in a single day success, I’m so happy with you.”

Raye additionally referred to as for the music business to “give songwriters grasp royalty prices”, saying: “It means if the songs win huge, the writers get to win too – please permit that to occur.”

Finest worldwide artist was received by US singer-songwriter SZA, who managed to beat stars together with the mighty Taylor Swift.

Kylie, who has bought greater than 80 million information globally and was the primary feminine artist to attain a primary album in 5 consecutive a long time within the UK, mentioned as she collected her award she can be “sobbing with Raye”.

“It has been 36 years and counting of experiences collectively. What will get me is a love of music and reference to individuals,” she mentioned.

“There’s part of me that is nonetheless a 14-year-old lady dreaming of constructing music. Thanks to anybody who’s been a part of my journey, you have got my coronary heart for ever and all the time.”

She sang a medley of her hits, showing on an enormous podium in a flowing crimson, PVC gown, earlier than eradicating it to disclose a white gown and black thigh boots, as she joined her dancers at stage degree.

Kylie is following on from her success on the Grammys final month, the place she received her second award – twenty years after her first.

Different winners on the evening included Calvin Harris, who received finest dance act.

He kissed his spouse, BBC Radio 1 DJ Vick Hope, as he collected his award and thanked his collaborator, singer Ellie Goulding.

“Ellie, I would not be on this stage this yr if it wasn’t for you, what you delivered to Miracle was unbelievable,” he mentioned, referencing their single.

“I could not have carried out it with anyone else on this room.”

Miley Cyrus received Worldwide Tune of the Yr for her massively profitable single Flowers, and Jungle received group of the yr.

The three hosts included a skit the place they wearing Traitors cloaks, replicating the hit BBC One TV present by casting votes for who ought to carry out subsequent.

They had been joined by none aside from two of the present’s contestants – Ross Carson and his Mum Diane, each of whom misplaced out on the massive prize, however have gained reputation since leaving the present.

Though this second went down properly with the crowds, some viewers of the present on X had been fast to poke enjoyable at different points of it.

One X consumer in contrast the viewers with the “unhappy Oompa Loompa” on the ill-fated Willy Wonka expertise, which went viral on social media not too long ago. They wrote: “Omg that is all so low vitality… has ITV served all of them half a cup of lemonade & one jelly bean?”

However one user said the ceremony was “outshining the Grammys in each means being the precise award ceremony that recognises expertise and never payola”.

Raye’s win for Finest R&B Act prompted reward from singer Mahalia, who efficiently referred to as on the Brits to provide R&B its personal class.

“That is the way you do it. Towards all the chances. Come on our lady… could not be prouder!!!!!” she posted on X.

One other consumer poked enjoyable on the executives at Raye’s previous document label, with a gif of Homer Simpson, from TV sequence The Simpsons, disappearing backwards right into a hedge.