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Five Brits who were captured by Russian-backed forces have been released and said they were welcomed onto a plane by ex-Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich.

Becky Hill has criticised Jack Whitehall for calling her ‘Wetherspoons Whitney’ and assuming she was less well off because of her Midlands accent at the BRITs earlier this month.The comments came when Hill shared a screenshot of a message pointing out the privileged backgrounds of various attendees at the ceremony on March 1. For example, it pointed out that Charli XCX – who won five awards that night – attended the £38,319-a-year Bishop’s Stortford College, A.G.

Central Cee‘s manager Ybeeez has shared his thoughts on Stormzy‘s speech at the BRIT Awards last weekend, in which he said he thought Cench should have won the award instead.Last Saturday (March 1) was this year’s BRIT Awards, where Stormzy controversially won the Hip-hop/Grime/Rap Act award despite releasing only two songs last year. While on stage, the Croydon rapper thanked God before saying: “Big up Chase and Status because [their 2024 UK Number One collaboration] ‘Backbone’ is the only reason why I’m here.“I love everyone who voted for me and I love the BRITs – I’m very very grateful – but I don’t think entirely this award should be fan-voted,” he continued.

Ezra Collective and Jorja Smith are the final acts to be confirmed as performing at the BRIT Awards 2025.Smith and Ezra Collective are the final performers confirmed to take the stage at the upcoming awards ceremony, which will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1, and broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX.Ezra Collective – who were the recipients of the 2023 Mercury Prize – are one of the most nominated artists at this year’s event, with four nominations in the categories of Mastercard Album of the Year, Group of the Year, Best New Artist, and Alternative/Rock Act.Smith is also a previous BRITs winner, having earned the 2018 Rising Star award and the trophy for the 2019 British Female Solo Artist. She was also nominated in 2019 for Mastercard Album of the Year and Breakthrough Act.They join the likes of the previously announced Sam Fender and Lola Young as well as Sabrina Carpenter, who will also be awarded the prestigious Global Success award.

Charli XCX has been named the 2025 BRIT Awards‘ recipient of the Songwriter of the Year award – find out more below.Ahead of the upcoming awards ceremony, which will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1 and broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX, the BRITS have announced that Charli is being awarded the Songwriter of the Year honour.Her crowning comes after her longtime collaborator A. G.

The Last Dinner Party, Sleaford Mods and Keane are set to perform at this year’s BRITs Week in aid of War Child.The event, which has been running since 2009, will see artists perform one-off gigs in intimate surroundings. Since its inception, the event has raised £7million for War Child, to help children whose lives have been devastated by war.BRITs Week for War Child will take place in the weeks around The BRIT Awards 2024 on March 2, with artists playing in venues across the capital and beyond.

Peter Kay has suggested that he has been banned from presenting at the BRIT Awards following his feud with Liam Gallagher.The comedian hit headlines in 2010 after calling the former Oasis frontman a “knobhead” while hosting that year’s ceremony.Gallagher was collecting the award for British Album of 30 Years, which went to Oasis’ ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’, when the musician threw his microphone into the crowd. Kay then said to the audience: “What a knobhead.”Writing in his new biography TV: Big Adventures On The Small Screen, Kay reflected on the incident, writing (via The Mirror): “Liam Gallagher won an award.

Aitch has discussed his plans for new music, revealing that “there’s definitely going to be a lot of music” this year. Watch our video interview with the rapper above.Aitch’s debut album ‘Close To Home’ was released last month. Speaking to NME on the red carpet of The BRIT Awards 2023 – where he picked up the award for Hip-Hop, Grime And Rap Act – he told us that fans could expect more new music soon.“I’ve been in the studio a couple of times since the album, but I have literally been touring since my album dropped,” he told NME.

Sugababes have discussed the “incredible” reaction to their previously unreleased album ‘The Lost Tapes’, and their plans for new music. Watch our video interview with the group above.Speaking to NME on the BRITs 2023 red carpet, the trio reflected on the reaction to the recent project.

Arlo Parks delivered an emotive performance at last night’s BRIT Awards – you can watch it below.Parks, who won the first award of the night for Breakthrough Artist, later delivered a stunning performance of ‘Hope’ on a stage surrounded by sunflowers.