LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Adele, who has been dubbed the “undisputed Queen of the Brits,” had a spectacular night at the gala, giving a rare live performance and winning three awards.
The north Londoner took home the first Brit Award of the evening for best song for Easy On Me, followed by the first artist of the year award, replacing the male and female categories, and lastly best album for her fourth album, 30.
After her break-up with Simon Konecki, the album was dubbed Adele’s “divorce record,” and the clearly tearful star paid tribute to her son and ex-husband in her final address of the night, saying: “This album was all of our journeys, not just mine.”
While accepting the best artist award moments before, she told the audience that she understood the elimination of gendered categories this year, she liked being a female artist and wanted to support women. “I’m quite proud of us,” she expressed her pride.
Dua Lipa, Becky Hill, Wolf Alice, Little Simz and Sam Fender were also recognised, with Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) and Billie Eilish winning international accolades.
The concert was opened by Ed Sheeran’s surprise performance with metal rockers Bring Me To The Horizon.
The chart-topping singer, whose fifth studio album Equals was released in October, played his single Bad Habits with the Sheffield-based band and dancers dressed in punk-inspired attire.
Anne-Marie, Fender, Little Simz and Liam Gallagher were among the artists on the night.
One of the night’s other major highlights was rapper Little Simz’s acceptance of the best new artist award, which she accepted with her mother by her side on the stage.Â
She dedicated the speech to encourage kids from all walks of life to “keep dreaming.”
Little Simz, whose album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert gained critical acclaim, also performed at the gala, with The Crown actress Emma Corrin who made a surprise appearance during her set.
Mo Gilligan, a comedian, took up hosting responsibilities from Jack Whitehall for this year’s awards.
He mocked Boris Johnson during the ceremony for the “partygate” issue that has haunted Downing Street in recent weeks, but the 2022 event wasn’t the political platform it had been in the past years.
