Brit Awards 2024: Raye scoops the primary win of the night time
Raye gained the primary BRIT Award on Saturday night time throughout a star-studded ceremony at London’s O2 enviornment.
The singer/songwriter scooped the Song of the 12 months award for her hit Escapism ft 070 Shake, shortly earlier than additionally taking dwelling the R&B Act gong.
‘I’m shaking. i do not actually know what to say proper now, however… thanks. i’ve at all times dreamed of claiming that,’ she mentioned because the reached the rostrum.
The 26-year-old has been shortlisted in seven classes – probably the most by any artist in a single year- together with two separate nods within the Song of the Year class for ‘Prada’ and ‘Escapism’.
The ‘Worth It’ hitmaker can be up for RnB Act, Best New Artist, Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for her acclaimed file ‘My twenty first Century Blues’.
And, Raye additionally gained Songwriter of the Year, which was introduced forward of the stay ceremony.
Raye gained the primary BRIT Award on Saturday night time throughout a star-studded ceremony at London’s O2 enviornment.
Speaking on the crimson carpet earlier than the ceremony at London’s O2 on Saturday, Raye admitted she was struggling to take all of it in.
She instructed crimson carpet hosts Layton Williams and DJ Harriet Rose: ‘It’s a joke. I used to be making an attempt and hustling for years. It’s an excessive amount of. My predominant factor tonight is that I’ve to take pleasure in it. Otherwise what’s the level.
‘It’s actually laborious to course of issues in actual time.’
A file 98 artists are up for the brand new 2024 BRIT award, which has been designed by British visible artist and painter Rachel Jones.
The non-gendered Artist Of The Year Award sparked outrage final 12 months, after it changed particular person Male and Female classes, however then failed to incorporate any feminine or non-binary artists amongst its 5 nominations.
This 12 months nonetheless, thanks partially to the class being doubled in measurement, there are six feminine nominees out of the ten, together with Raye.
Arlo Parks, Jessie Ware, Lil Simz, Olivia Sims and Dua Lipa make up the feminine nominees, whereas Central Cee, Dave, J. Hus and Fred Again… are additionally nominated.
The second gong of the night time went to Bring Me The Horizon for Alternative/Rock Act whereas Sza gained International Artist of the Year.
It is the primary BRIT for Bring Me The Horizon, who had been left shocked by the win.
Oli Sykes instructed the gang: ‘I don’t know what to say ‘cause we didn’t assume we’d be successful this in any respect. Cheers to the Brits for making the voting system so sophisticated solely our followers could possibly be arsed.’