28 h. ago Charli xcx, Jade and Ezra Collective’s Brit awards cap a vintage year for adventurous pop | Alexis Petridis

Playing music that is as smart as it is successful, Brit winners made articulate calls for artist development – while host Jack Whitehall was brilliantly riskyThe Brits has long been in the business of underlining success; upsets and shock wins aren’t really the point. If they seemed moderately more exciting in 2025 than in years past, that’s partly because Jack Whitehall is a better, riskier, funnier host than anyone else offered the job in recent years – he mocked Stormzy for his promotion of McDonald’s, made a joke about amyl nitrate and called Coldplay “the musical missionary position” – and because 2024 was a vintage year for mainstream pop, dominated by music that was characterful and hugely successful.If Charli xcx – and producer AG Cook – hadn’t been lavishly rewarded for her agenda-setting album Brat, you would have wondered what had gone wrong: likewise Chappell Roan, whose ardent emotion both in and out of the recording studio makes her one of pop’s most cheering recent d...

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31 h. ago BRIT Awards fans left in hysterics as they spot Danny Dyer sat on table beside a woman dressed as a HORSE: 'He definitely thinks that's Megan Thee Stallion'

The awards ceremony attracted a host of big names, including Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Jade Thirlwall, but none cause as much as a stir as a woman who arrived dressed as a horse.

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34 h. ago The Brit Awards 2025 live: Charli xcx wins big but JADE is the standout

The Brits is taking place tonight at the O2: follow it all unfold here as Charli xcx looks set to dominate the evening

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35 h. ago Brit Awards 2025 winners list: Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and JADE win top prizes

Ceremony hosted by Jack Whitehall also saw performances from Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims and Jorja Smith

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35 h. ago Ezra Collective’s Femi Koleoso: Giving a young person a trumpet can fix problems

The jazz quintet won the group of the year Brit Award on Saturday.

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35 h. ago The Brit Awards 2025 live: Charli xcx starts picking up the gongs as JADE wows

The Brits is taking place tonight at the O2: follow it all unfold here as Charli xcx looks set to dominate the evening

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36 h. ago Brit Awards 2025 winners list: Charli XCX, Sam Fender and JADE win early prizes

Ceremony hosted by Jack Whitehall also saw performances from Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims and Jorja Smith

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37 h. ago Brit Awards 2025 red carpet latest: From Charli XCX to JADE, the most daring looks

‘Stranger Things’ actor Joe Keery, ‘Love Island’ host Maya Jama and pop star Sabrina Carpenter have arrived at the O2 Arena

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37 h. ago Brit Awards 2025 winners list: Charli XCX, Dua Lipa and Central Cee lead nominations

Charli XCX, JADE, Dua Lipa and The Last Dinner Part are among the most-nominated artists at this year’s ceremony

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