LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave had been the big winners at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, in a ceremony packed with performances, such as Dave’s lyrical attack on Britain’s key minister who he accused of remaining racist.
Lewis Capaldi gets the award for Music of the Year for ‘Someone You Loved’ at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 18, 2020 REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Crowds cheered at Britain’s yearly pop music honors, in their fortieth yr, as rapper Dave took full advantage of the spotlight and a key-time tv slot to make a political assertion in opposition to Key Minister Boris Johnson.
“It is racist irrespective of whether or not it feels racist. The truth of the matter is our key minister is a actual racist,” he rapped, in a strong functionality of his tune “Black” on a white piano flashing with photographs.
Johnson has confronted criticism in the past for referring to African men and women as “piccaninnies” with “watermelon smiles,” and this 7 days a Downing Street aide was pressured to resign about racist remarks.
Dave received the coveted album of the yr award for his perform “Psychodrama.”
“You can do something that you put your intellect to,” he explained to supporters as he collected the award in a blue monitor accommodate.
Capaldi, who scooped two awards, sang his ballad “Someone You Loved” prior to acquiring the award for finest new artist, swigging on a bottle of beer. He later clutched a bottle of fortified wine to declare the award for tune of the yr.
“This has been the finest yr of my everyday living,” he claimed.
Grime artist Stormzy, named finest male artist, was accompanied by a gospel choir, dozens of dancers, a fireworks show and indoor rain, as he done a medley of hits with specific company such as Burna Boy.
American teenager pop feeling Billie Eilish, 18, captivated the viewers with the to start with functionality of the new concept tune to the forthcoming James Bond movie “No Time to Die.” She was named finest intercontinental woman artist.
Mabel took property the award in the finest woman artist category, thanking her mother, the singer Neneh Cherry, who also received a BRIT award 30 yrs in the past.
British tv presenter Jack Whitehall hosted the clearly show, having to pay tribute at its opening to Caroline Flack, the forty-yr old tv presenter who dedicated suicide on Saturday, sparking a debate about the intense way in which the British tabloid press at times covers famous people.
Veteran rocker Rod Stewart closed the clearly show by performing “Stay with Me” with his old Faces band mates Ron Wood and Kenney Jones.
Reporting by Sarah Youthful in London Enhancing by Matthew Lewis