The 2024 BRIT Awards was a night to remember in music history as it saw several female artists dominate the industry and welcomed RAYE, the world's next biggest popstar.
According to The Guardian, RAYE won a total of six awards at the BRITs, including Artist of the Year, Best New Artist, Album of the Year with her debut effort "My 21st Century Blues," Song of the Year with "Escapism," R&B Act, and Songwriter of the Year, which was awarded prior the ceremony.
Meanwhile, SZA won International Artist, Boygenius brought home the bacon for International Group, and Miley Cyrus earned her first-ever BRIT Award for "Flowers" under the International Song category.
Bring Me the Horizon won Rock/Alternative Act, while Casisdead won Hip-hop/Grime/Rap Act, Calvin Harris won Dance Act, and Dua Lipa won Pop Act.
Chase & Status, the electronic music duo behind "Baddadan" and "No Credits" won Producer of the Year, The Last Dinner Party won Rising Star, and Kylie Minogue was named the 2024 BRITs' Global Icon.
RAYE, Miley Cyrus' Historic BRIT Awards Win
While RAYE is no stranger to the music scene in England, she is a relatively new face to audiences and fans.
The singer recently released her first studio album last Feb. 3, 2023, which produced seven singles: "Hard Out Here," "Black Mascara," "Escapism," "The Thrill Is Gone," "Ice Cream Man," "Flip a Switch," and "Worth It."
During her acceptance speech after winning Album of the Year, RAYE was reduced to tears: "You just don't understand what this means to me. ... I'm ugly-crying on national television. All I ever wanted to be was an artist. And now I'm an artist with an album of the year."
Meanwhile, a little under a month after winning her first Grammy, Cyrus once again earned a major milestone in her music career after earning her first Brits Award for her chart-topping hit "Flowers."
"I wanted to say thank you so much for voting Flowers as the International Song Of The Year," the "Hannah Montana" star said in her acceptance speech.
"And a special thank you for giving me somewhere to wear this dress," she added, giving the audience a spin, showing off her glamorous backless dress.
BRIT Awards Hail Female, Non-Binary Artists
As per Billboard, this year's BRITs saw "three-quarters of award wins [featured] women and non-binary people."
It came as no surprise to fans that female and non-binary artists dominated this year's winners list, since after the 2024 Grammy Awards.
Additionally, most of the nominees for several categories this year included female artists as well.
The highly-anticipated music ceremony also awarded a lot of female artists like Boygenius, Taylor Swift, SZA, and more.
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