The 2026 BRIT Awards aired today, February 28, from its new venue, Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena. Performers at the ceremony, which was hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall for the sixth year running, included Harry Styles, Rosalía, Olivia Dean, and Raye. Below, watch footage of each performance.
Dean was the big winner at this year’s BRITs, taking home four trophies including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. Prior to the ceremony, PinkPantheress was named the BRIT Awards’ 2026 Producer of the Year, making her the youngest artist and first woman to receive the honor. Check out the full list of winners here.
Alex Warren
Introducing the “extraordinary” Alex Warren, Whitehall made a point of contextualizing just how everywhere the singer’s hit “Ordinary” has been this year: 30 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, over 2 billion streams, the U.K.’s longest-running No. 1 hit in a decade. Despite how many times you may have heard this song, Warren still did his part attempting to create a spectacle. Joining Rosalía in the camp of BRITS performers who brought their own full symphonies from home, he belted TikTok’s favorite love song into a mic at center stage, while James Blunt accompanied him on grand piano. He closed out the show by thanking his beautiful wife; chivalry prevails!
Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami
The trio of voices behind KPop Demon Hunters brought their inescapable song “Golden,” which featured heavily in promo at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics and every child in your life likely knows. Plenty of kids screamed and threw up heart signs in the crowd as they hit the chorus’ high note. Trading off verses before joining up for a final refrain, the three women managed to keep things exciting even after performing the song at the BAFTAs just last week. They may have lost International Song of the Year to Bruno Mars and Rosé’s “APT” at the BRITs, but these three have more awards season ground to cover—“Golden” stands to win an Oscar at next Sunday’s 98th Annual Academy Awards.
