Harry Styles gave a shoutout to his former One Direction mates while accepting Artist of the Year at the Brit Awards on Saturday.
“I want to thank my mum for signing me up for X Factor without telling me, so I literally wouldn’t be here without you,” he said. “I want to thank Niall, Liam, Louis and Zayn because I wouldn’t be here without you either.”
Styles, who opened the show, also picked up Brit Awards for Album of the Year (Harry’s House), Song of the Year (“As It Was”) and Best Pop/R&B.
“I have so many wonderful memories of the Brits so thank you for another one,” Styles said while accepting the latter. He described Harry’s House as “the most fun I’ve ever had making music.”
Styles had two previous Brits – Video of the Year in 2018 and Single of the Year in 2021 – and collected seven while part of One Direction. On Saturday, he won in every category in which he was nominated.
Wet Leg, which has opened shows for Styles on his Love On Tour, was named Best Group and Best New Artist. “That rock ’n' roll it just won’t go away,” said Rhian Teasdale. “It might hibernate from time to time and sink back into the swamp.”
Lizzo performed a medley of her hits on the show but it was Beyoncé who won International Artist and International Song of the Year (“Break My Soul”).
The Brit Awards also featured performances by artists like Sam Smith and Kim Petras, Stormzy, Wet Leg and Lewis Capaldi (who was introduced by host Mo Gilligan as “Sam Capaldi”).
Near the end of the show, Gilligan announced there were “some technical issues” that forced producers to air a 2022 performance by Adele.
Canada was repped at the Brits by Shania Twain, whose new album Queen of Me debuted at No. 1 in the UK. She presented Styles with Song of the Year.
Check out the winners below:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The 1975 - Being Funny In A Foreign Language
Fred Again - Actual Life 3 (Jan 1 - September 9 2022)
Harry Styles - Harry's House * WINNER
Stormzy - This Is What I Mean
Wet Leg - Wet Leg
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Central Cee
Fred Again
George Ezra
Harry Styles * WINNER
Stormzy
BEST GROUP
The 1975
Arctic Monkeys
Bad Boy Chiller Crew
Nova Twins
Wet Leg * WINNER
SONG OF THE YEAR
Aitch and Ashanti - “Baby”
Cat Burns - “Go”
Dave - “Starlight”
Ed Sheeran and Elton John - “Merry Christmas”
Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal - “B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)”
George Ezra - “Green Green Grass”
Harry Styles - “As It Was” * WINNER
Lewis Capaldi - “Forget Me”
LF System - “Afraid to Feel”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras - “Unholy”
BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
Beyoncé * WINNER
Burna Boy
Kendrick Lamar
Lizzo
Taylor Swift
BEST INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Blackpink
Drake & 21 Savage
First Aid Kit
Fontaines DC * WINNER
Gabriels
INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé - “Break My Soul” * WINNER
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - “I'm Good (Blue)”
Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran - “Peru”
Encanto cast - “We Don't Talk About Bruno”
Gayle - “ABCDEFU”
Jack Harlow - “First Class”
Lizzo - “About Damn Time”
Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott - “Where Are You Now?”
OneRepublic - “I Ain't Worried”
Taylor Swift - “Anti-Hero”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Kojey Radical
Rina Sawayama
Sam Ryder
Mimi Webb
Wet Leg * WINNER
RISING STAR
FLO * WINNER
Cat Burns
Nia Archives
BEST ALTERNATIVE/ROCK
The 1975 * WINNER
Arctic Monkeys
Nova Twins
Tom Grennan
Wet Leg
BEST HIP HOP/RAP/GRIME
Aitch * WINNER
Central Cee
Dave
Loyle Carner
Stormzy
BEST POP/R&B
Cat Burns
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Harry Styles * WINNER
Sam Smith
BEST DANCE
Becky Hill * WINNER
Bonobo
Calvin Harris
Eliza Rose
Fred Again
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
David Guetta
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Kid Harpoon