Tame Impala pick up BRIT Award, Adele dominates
Perth psych-rock exports Tame Impala won their first BRIT Award yesterday, taking out the trophy for International Group.
High fives all round to @tameimpala for winning International Group! #BRITs ??? https://t.co/xi8zpTyl07
— BRIT Awards (@brits) February 24, 2016
The band’s third record Currents beat out fellow nominee Alabama Shakes, Eagles of Death Metal, Major LazerandU2.
Mark Ronson tweeted his delight:
Favourite moment tonight….freakin @tameimpala winning best international act!!!
— Mark Ronson (@MarkRonson) February 24, 2016
Tame Impala wasn’t the only Australian act up for a BRIT Award, fellow Grammy nominee Courtney Barnett was up for International Female Solo Artist, losing out to Bjork.
Recent first-time Grammy winner Justin Bieber took out the Award for International Male Solo Artist, beating fellow nominees Drake, Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd.
Multi-Platinum-selling New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde joined David Bowie’s touring band onstage at the Awards for a chilling rendition of the Thin White Duke’s Life On Mars. Bowie was posthumously honoured with the Icon Award.
Adele took home four of the 11 Awards, winning four of the five categories she was nominated in: British Album of the Year, British Single, Global Success, and British Female Solo Artist. Her domination of the Awards marks the most ever taken by one act inin 21 years.
During her acceptance speech for British Female Solo Artist, Adele voiced her support for Kesha.
“To the other nominees, it’s an honour to be standing amongst you. I’d like to thank my management and record label for embracing the fact that I’m a woman and being encouraged by it,” she said. “And I would like to take this moment to publicly support Kesha.”
Coldplay are nowthe record-holders for the most amount of wins by one act, the band took out British Group.
UniversalMusic Group claimed just under half of the awards with Island Records taking three and Virgin EMI and Fiction taking one each.XLRecordings took four awards with Warner’s Parlophone’Sony nabbed one withSyco signing One Direction and One Little Indianalso won one with Bjork.
See the full list of winners below:
British Album of the Year
Adele, 25 — WINNER
Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams
Florence & the Machine, How Big How Blue How Beautiful
James Bay, Chaos & the Calm
Jamie XX, In Colour
British Artist Video of the Year
Adele, “Hello”
Calvin Harris & Disciples, “How Deep Is Your Love”
Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do”
Jessie J, “Flashlight”
Little Mix, “Black Magic”
Naughty Boy Ft. Beyonce, Arrow Benjamin, “Runnin (Lose It All)”
One Direction, “Drag Me Down” — WINNER
Sam Smith, “Writing’s on the Wall”
Years & Years, “King”
International Female Solo Artist
Ariana Grande
Bjork — WINNER
Courtney Barnett
Lana Del Rey
Meghan Trainor
British Breakthrough Act
Catfish & the Bottlemen — WINNER
James Bay
Jess Glynne
Wolf Alice
Years & Years
International Male Solo Artist
Drake
Father John Misty
Justin Bieber — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
The Weeknd
British Group
Blur
Coldplay — WINNER
Foals
One Direction
Years & Years
British Single
Adele, “Hello” — WINNER
Calvin Harris & Disciples, “How Deep Is Your Love”
Ed Sheeran & Rudimental, “Bloodstream”
Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do”
James Bay, “Hold Back the River”
Jess Glynne, “Hold My Hand”
Little Mix, “Black Magic
Olly Murs ft. Demi Lovato, “Up”
Philip George, “Wish You Were Mine”
Years & Years, “King”
British Female Solo Artist
Adele — WINNER
Amy Winehouse
Florence & the Machine
Jess Glynne
Laura Marling
British Male Solo Artist
Aphex Twin
Calvin Harris
James Bay — WINNER
Jamie XX
Mark Ronson
International Group
Alabama Shakes
Eagles of Death Metal
Major Lazer
Tame Impala — WINNER
U2
Critics’ Choice
Jack Garratt — WINNER
Izzy Bizu
Frances
British Producer of the Year
Charlie Andrew — WINNER
Mark Ronson
Mike Crossey
Tom Dalgety
Global Success Award
Adele