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Brit Awards 2027: All The Must-See Moments You Might Have Missed
The biggest night in British music was an especially big one this year.
On Saturday night, the 2026 Brit Awards took place in Manchester for the first time, in a night that delivered glittering performance, a few surprise wins and plenty of moments that kept ITV’s censors busy.
If you missed this year’s broadcast and want to catch up (or, indeed, if you were only half-watching, and you’re wondering if there were any bits that completely passed you by), then you’re in luck, because we’ve rounded up X of the top must-see moments from the 2026 Brit Awards…
Before the ceremony was even underway, Harry Styles made us smile on the red carpet with this business suit/ballet pumps combo
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Rosalía got her night off to a suitably dramatic start with this complete serve
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And it was a strong showing all-round from some of our fave celeb couples, including Jade and Jordan Stephens…
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…and darts icon Luke Littler and his long-term girlfriend Faith Millar
Comedian Jack Whitehall kicked off his sixth time hosting the Brits with a skit paying homage to his love of Harry Styles
The man himself then opened the show properly with a performance of Aperture, complete with a lot of hand-ography and bum-wiggling
Jack Whitehall pulled absolutely no punches with his introductory Brits monologue, coming for everyone from Alex Warren (‘what you get if you order Ed Sheeran on Temu’), Lily Allen (‘her album was launched into the charts like a torpedo – only this torpedo didn’t sink a ship, it destroyed a Harbour’), Robbie Williams (‘he’s had more comebacks than his hairline’) and Noel Gallagher (‘Songwriter Of The Year… 1996’)
Oh, and he also delivered this jibe at the expense of the BBC
The voices of Huntr/x brought the joy with a performance – a pre-recorded one, we should add – of their hit Golden
And Olivia Dean’s rendition of Man I Need was similarly just… absolutely lovely, to be honest
Raye’s vocals on her renditions of Where Is My Husband! and Nightingale Lane were truly jaw-dropping
…and they were similarly quick to censor an introduction by Angry Ginge, to (he was jokingly calling London a ‘shithole’ if you’re interested)
Jack Whitehall then told us we were about to have ‘our minds blown by the incomparable Rosalía’ and he was absolutely not wrong
Oh and yes, Rosalía actually managed to get Björk back performing at the Brits for the first time in more than 30 years
The sound was pulled once again after Geese musician Max Bassin declared ‘free Palestine, fuck ICE’ during his International Group Of The Year speech
Jack Whitehall’s exchange with Shaun Ryder and Bez started off chaotic and only ventured into increasingly surreal territory
Alex Warren’s performance included a surprise guest spot from James Blunt because hey why not?
Noel Gallagher kicked off his Songwriter Of The Year speech by thanking his brother and Oasis bandmate Liam
Mark Ronson’s Outstanding Contribution performance featured some lovely tributes to Amy Winehouse…
…as well as a surprise(-ish) appearance from Dua Lipa
Rosalía’s special night just kept getting better as she was crowned International Artist Of The Year, beating some seriously stiff competition including Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga
And CMAT had some fun with the cameras at losing out in this category for the second time
The night’s top winner Olivia Dean was visibly elated to pick up the Brits’ top honour, Album Of The Year
And finally, following a speech by Sharon Osbourne and her daughter Kelly, Robbie Williams was absolutely spot-on with his musical tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, which closed the show