News - Brit Awards

The 2019 BRIT Award winners have been announced. How did Susan Omand do with her predictions?..



Well, the show all started off really well, ended up really well and had a good bit in the middle. Wolverine... er... Hugh Jackman showed he really was The Greatest Showman as he kicked things off with a lavish production number, singing The Greatest Show LIVE on a stage packed with over 100 dancers. The Calvin Harris mega-mix was pretty good, yes, even with Sam Smith involved, and Outstanding Contribution winner, P!nk was, as always, a show stopper. No, really, the show stopped once she had finished singing because she was on at the end and the stage got a bit damp...



Anyway.



Hosted again by Jack "cringe-worthy" Whitehall (seriously, is he the best they could do?), Calvin Harris and The 1975 were the only multiple award winners on the night; The 1975 picked up Best British Group and Album of the Year while Harris got Best British Producer and Best Single, his first year of winning after only 14 previous nominations. I guess BRIT awards are like buses, you wait ages for one then two come along at once.



Oh, and Ed Sheeran won a thing. For the second year in a row, and for the same album as last time, he got the Global Success Award. Again. Git.



The surreal moment of the night though must go to Beyonce and Jay-Z's... sorry, "The Carters" acceptance speech for their Best International Group award. WTF was that painting about?

So enough of the preamble waffle, let's go category by category and see how many of these I got right on the night. The real winners are marked for each but I still stand by my choices. Oh and the Producer award for Calvin Harris is much deserved but the shortlist hadn't been announced when I made my predictions.


British album of the year


The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships ** DID WIN ** (swipes left...)

Anne-Marie - Speak Your Mind

Florence + The Machine - High As Hope

George Ezra - Staying At Tamara's - WILL WIN

Jorja Smith - Lost & Found

British female solo artist


Anne-Marie

Florence + The Machine

Jess Glynne - WILL WIN (ooh, that rhymes!)

Jorja Smith - ** DID WIN ** (obviously they're not poets like what I is)

Lily Allen

British male solo artist


Aphex Twin

Craig David

George Ezra - CALLS SHOTGUN **AND  DID WIN ** (Yay, I got one)

Giggs

Sam Smith

British group



The 1975 - ** DID WIN ** (so not the whole of the '70s then)

Arctic Monkeys

Gorillaz - WILL WIN

Little Mix

Years & Years

British breakthrough act - open to public vote 



Ella Mai

Idles - WILL WIN

Jorja Smith

Mabel

Tom Walker - ** DID WIN ** (with everyone else surprised that Calvin Harris was Scottish (and not really called Calvin), I was more surprised Tom Walker was Scottish)

Critics' choice


** WINNER **: Sam Fender

Lewis Capaldi - SHOULD HAVE WON

Mahalia

British single


Anne-Marie - 2002

Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa - One Kiss - WILL WIN ** AND DID WIN ** (Yay, that's two right)

Clean Bandit ft Demi Lovato - Solo

Dua Lipa - IDGAF

George Ezra - Shotgun

Jess Glynne - I'll Be There

RAMZ - Barking

Rudimental - These Days

Sigala and Paloma Faith - Lullaby

Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

British video 


Anne-Marie - 2002

Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa - One Kiss

Clean Bandit ft Demi Lovato - Solo

Dua Lipa - IDGAF

Jax Jones ft Ina Wroldsen - Breathe

Jonas Blue ft Jack & Jack - Rise

Liam Payne and Rita Ora - For You

Little Mix ft Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me ** DID WIN ** (OK, so it shows I never saw any of the videos beforehand)

Rita Ora - Let Me Love You

Rudimental - These Days - WILL WIN

International male solo artist


Drake - ** DID WIN ** (yes, it's quackers)

Eminem - WILL WIN

Kamasi Washington

Shawn Mendes

Travis Scott

International female solo artist


Ariana Grande - WILL WIN and ** DID WIN ** (Yay, that's THREE)

Camila Cabello

Cardi B

Christine & The Queens

Janelle Monae

International group


Brockhampton

The Carters - ** DID WIN ** (OK, why did I not realise this was Beyonce and Jay-Z?)

First Aid Kit

Nile Rodgers & Chic - WILL WIN

Twenty One Pilots



So THREE right. I don't know if I should be proud or ashamed of this....