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The Brits 2026: who should win – and who will actually win

From Lily Allen to Lola Young, it’s a crowded field this year. But who will triumph on the night?

Evening Standard · Feb 27

The BRIT Awards Are Almost Here – but Who Is Actually Nominated for an Award This Year?

We've got the full list of nominees right here

Marie Claire · Feb 24

Charli XCX gets hat trick of number ones as Sam Fender scores first chart topper

Wuthering Heights is the companion album to the Emerald Fennell movie, while Fender’s Rein Me In is his first singles number one.

Evening Standard · Feb 20

Olivia Dean and Lola Young lead Brit Awards 2026 as nominations mark record year for representation

This year’s nominations mark a milestone for the awards, with almost 70 per cent of shortlisted acts identifying as female or non-binary across solo and mixed-gender group categories

Evening Standard · Jan 21

Olivia Dean and Lola Young lead 2026 Brit award nominations

Singer-songwriters each receive five nominations at British music industry’s flagship awards – where Jarvis Cocker will return 30 years after Michael Jackson incident

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

Brit Awards 2026: Winners in full as Olivia Dean wins Album of the Year

Ceremony was held in Manchester for the first time in the award show’s history, with Sam Fender, Noel Gallagher, Mark Ronson and Rosalia among the artists honoured

The Independent UK · Jan 21

Oasis brought rock'n'roll back to the charts in 2025 (and Liam hints they may play again in 2026)

Oasis managed to infiltrate pop-dominated charts according to new figures, as Liam hints at more shows

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025

Our favourite songs of 2025, from Addison Rae’s ‘Headphones On’ to Chappell Roan’s ‘The Subway’

THE YEAR IN REVIEW: From the big-city yearning of Chappell Roan’s breakup ballad to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s wonderful collaboration ‘Rein Me In’, The Independent’s culture team pick their favourite songs of the past 12 months

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Sam Fender shares that fellow Geordie Brian Johnson helped him through homesickness

Sam Fender would re-watch old Brian Johnson interviews when struggling with homesickness.

BANG Premier · Dec 15, 2025

Radio 1 reveals its biggest songs of 2025

Olivia Dean’s chart-topper Man I Need was crowned BBC Radio 1’s biggest song of 2025.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025