The Brits 2023 as it happened: Harry Styles wins coveted Album of the Year

Mo Gilligan hosted the awards ceremony for a second time at the O2 Arena in London

Harry Styles wins Artist of the Year at 2023 Brit Awards

The biggest night in British music came to a rather predictable end, as Harry Styles won every category he was nominated in.

The “As It Was” singer took home the prizes for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Pop/R&B, as the 2023 Brit Awards were transformed into “Harry’s House”.

Wet Leg were the other big winners of the night, as the “Chaise Longue” hitmakers were awarded Best British Group and Best New Artist on Saturday (11 February). They lost out, however, to The 1975 in the Alt/Rock category (which is decided by fans) and to Styles in the Album of the Year category.

Read: Biggest talking points from the 2023 Brits

Hosted by Mo Gilligan, the show had a number of standout moments including Sam Smith and Kim Petras’s “Unholy” performance andStyles thanking his former One Direction bandmates during his Artist of the Year acceptance speech.

Elsewhere, Cat Burns performed a stunning rendition of of her 2020 TikTok hit “Go”, and Wet Leg bassist Ellis Durand had some strong words for the Tory party, which ITV rushed to bleep out.

Lizzo’s glittery, show-stopping performance earned praise on Twitter, and David Guetta’s finale act with Becky Hill and Sam Ryder was a surprise triumph.

In the run-up to the ceremony, there was considerable backlash to the all-male contender list for this year’s gender-neutral Artist of the Year prize.

Catch up on everything that happened below...

Key Points

• Mo Gilligan introduces ‘Sam Capaldi’ to the stage
• The Brit Awards 2023 winners in full
• How to watch the 2023 Brits on TV
• Who is performing tonight?

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Stay tuned...

Tonight is the 2023 Brit awards... Stay up to date on all the live updates from the event right here.

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Full list of nominees

This year’s nominees were announced in full last month.

Recent Grammy winners Wet Leg emerged as one of the most-nominated acts with four nods, alongside regular Brits attendee and Grammy Album of the Year winner, Harry Styles.

In the international categories, Irish rock group Fontaines DC can be found muscling up against K-pop stars Blackpink and hip-hop artists Drake and 21 Savage.

Read the full list of nominees here:

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How to watch

For those not in attendance at the O2 tonight, you can tune into the awards show on ITV1 and ITV2.

Find out about timings and channels here...

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Wet Leg are one of this year’s most-nominated acts

Recent Grammy winners Wet Leg emerged as one of this year’s most-nominated acts, earning four nods.

The Isle of Wight duo picked up two awards at the LA ceremony last week, and will be hoping to replicate their Grammys success tonight. You can read The Independent’s interview with Wet Leg here...

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And...

Here’sThe Independent’s four-star review of Wet Leg’s self-titled debut album here...

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The 1975 frontman sparks backlash over podcast interview ahead of Brits appearance

Among this year’s nominees are The 1975, who are up for Album of the Year, British Group, and Alt/Rock (voted for by the public).

Their nomination, however, has been overshadowed by inflammatory remarks made by frontman Matty Healy.

Appearing on an episode of The Adam Friedland Show, Healy – the son of Denise Welch – and the hosts mocked Japanese, Hawaiian and Scottish people.

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Who will be performing tonight?

Big names performing tonight include Lizzo, Harry Styles, and Stormzy. See the full list here...

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Who is hosting this year’s Brit awards?

Comedian Mo Gilligan will be hosting the Brit awards for a second time, after having taken over presenting duties from Jack Whitehall.

Gilligan is hosting the Brits for the second time (John Marshall - JM Enternational)

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Who is Mo Gilligan?

The Masked Singer judge recently spoke to The Independent’s Isobel Lewis about hosting the Brits during an in-depth interview.

You can read the full piece – in which he also speaks about gentrification and staying grounded – here...

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What happened at the Brits 2022?

The Brits took place on 8 February last year, with Adele scooping up the prize for Artist of the Year.

From Anne-Marie’s fall to Ed Sheeran’s unlikely collaboration with Bring Me The Horizon, here’s everything that went down at the Brits last year...