BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards are moving to Manchester for the first time ever in 2026 and 2027

The move comes a month after the Mercury Prize announced its move to Newcastle

Bella Ramsey defends gendered award categories: “It’s really important recognition for women in the industry is preserved”

They also expanded on their identity, saying: "I grew up more as a little boy than I did a little girl”

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker admits “life became dark” after Michael Jackson BRITs stunt

"It became really difficult to handle because I just couldn’t go out anymore"

Ofcom receive hundreds of complaints over Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX’s 2025 BRIT Awards appearances

Both artists enjoyed a successful night at the awards ceremony

Central Cee’s manager on Stormzy’s BRITs speech: “I don’t necessarily think Cench deserved to win”

YBeez also stated that "Cench has never really cared about award shows"

Ella Henderson on love of Lola Young and “unapologetic” new music: “This is who I am”

“It’s about stripping things back and letting people hear my lyrics”

Confidence Man tell us they’re “ready to get back into the studio”, tease collabs with Orbital and Jungle

“We’re working with a bunch of people who we didn’t have time to work with on the last record”

KSI on trying to avoid becoming “meme-worthy” with upcoming singles: “The internet is the internet – you can’t really fight it”

While at the BRITs, he also told NME about the backlash to his song ‘Thick Of It’, and how his nomination means he “defeated the internet”

English Teacher on life since Mercury Prize win and love of Fontaines D.C.: “We would love to work with them”

While on the BRITs red carpet, the band also told NME about what they have planned for the rest of the year – including "new songs" in time for their biggest UK headline tour yet

Lola Young tells us about the success of ‘Messy’ and her love of The Cure

The former NME Cover Star explained what it was that made her song go viral
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