No wins for African acts at BRIT Awards 2024

Held at the O2 Arena in London, the BRITs are the biggest event in British music, and this year’s edition witnessed performances from Rema, British-Albanian act Dua Lipa, British band Jungle, and Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris, among others. 

Burna Boy and Asake missed out on the Best International Artist award to American R&B singer SZA, while Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ nominated for the International Song of the Year alongside offerings by Libianca and Tyla, fell short to US act Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’.

Meanwhile, British singer RAYE, born to a Ghanaian-Swiss mother and English father, emerged as the night’s biggest winner, scooping six awards out of a possible seven, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. Aside from that historic feat as winner of the most BRITs won at a single ceremony, she also became the first woman ever to win the Songwriter of the Year at the awards.

Below is the full list of winners:

Artist of the Year

• Arlo Parks
• Central Cee
• Dave
• Dua Lipa
• Fred Again
• J Hus
• Jessie Ware
• Little Simz
• Olivia Dean
• RAYE

Group of the Year

• Blur
• Chase & Status
• Headie One & K-Trap
• Jungle
• Young Fathers

Best New Artist

• Mahalia
• Olivia Dean
• PinkPantheress
• RAYE
• Yussef Dayes

Song of the Year

• 'Miracle' – Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding
• 'Prada' – Casso/RAYE/D-Block Europe
• 'Let Go' – Central Cee
• 'Sprinter' – Dave and Central Cee
• 'Dance The Night' – Dua Lipa
• 'Eyes Closed' – Ed Sheeran
• 'Who Told You' – J Hus featuring Drake
• 'Strangers' – Kenya Grace
• 'Wish You The Best' – Lewis Capaldi
• 'Boy's A Liar' – PinkPantheress
• 'Escapism' – RAYE ft 070 Shake
• 'Dancing Is Healing' – Rudimental, Charlotte Plank, and Vibe Chemistry
• 'Firebabe' – Stormzy featuring Debbie
• 'React' – Switch Disco and Ella Henderson
• 'Messy In Heaven' – Venbee & Goddard

Mastercard Album of the Year

• 'The Ballad Of Darren' – Blur
• 'Beautiful And Brutal Yard' – J Hus
• 'No Thank You' – Little Simz
• 'My 21st Century Blues' – RAYE
• 'Heavy Heavy' – Young Fathers

International Artist of the Year

• Asake
• Burna Boy
• Caroline Polachek
• CMAT
• Kylie Minogue
• Lana Del Rey
• Miley Cyrus
• Olivia Rodrigo
• SZA
• Taylor Swift

International Song of the Year

• 'What Was I Made For?' – Billie Eilish
• 'Daylight' – David Kushner
• 'Paint The Town Red' – Doja Cat
• 'Giving Me' – Jazzy
• 'People' – Libianca
• 'Made You Look' – Meghan Trainor
• 'Flowers' – Miley Cyrus
• 'Stick Season' – Noah Kahan
• 'Miss You' – Oliver Tree and Robin Schulz
• 'Vampire' – Olivia Rodrigo
• 'It Goes Like (Nanana)' – Peggy Gou
• 'Calm Down' – Rema
• 'Kill Bill' – SZA
• 'Greedy' – Tate McRae
• 'Water' – Tyla

International Group of the Year

• Blink-182
• Boygenius
• Foo Fighters
• Gabriels
• Paramore

Alternative/Rock Act

• Blur
• Bring Me The Horizon
• The Rolling Stones
• Young Fathers
• Yussef Dayes

Pop Act

• Calvin Harris
• Charli XCX
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Dean
• RAYE

R&B Act

• Cleo Sol
• Jorja Smith
• Mahalia
• RAYE
• Sault

Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act

• Casisdead
• Central Cee
• Dave
• J Hus
• Little Simz

Dance Act

• Barry Can't Swim
• Becky Hill
• Calvin Harris
• Fred Again
• Romy

Songwriter of the Year

• RAYE

Rising Star

• The Last Dinner Party