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Brit Awards: Six Highlights to Watch in Tonight’s Ceremony
It’s been three years since Harry Styles last graced the Brit Awards stage. Back then, he delivered As It Was in a dazzling red sequined jacket, dashed across the O2 Arena, and walked away with four trophies, including Album of the Year.
This year, he’s set to perform Aperture — a club-style, trance-inducing track from his upcoming album Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally (an eye-catching title that invites curiosity in itself).
There’s real anticipation that he might recreate the music video’s infamous sequence: a dramatic clash with a stalker that gradually transforms into a dance routine, culminating with Styles being hoisted into the air in a moment reminiscent of Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing.
Details around the performance remain tightly under wraps. It’s reported that there have been “closed door rehearsals” at Manchester’s Co-Op Arena, with only essential staff allowed access.
What we do know is that Styles will appear in a sketch with host Jack Whitehall. The comedian told ITV’s Jonathan Ross Show that he proposed several ideas before settling on something appropriate; one concept imagined him tracking Styles for days until he found him living in a hut with an Hagrid-like look, followed by a shaved-head gag. That idea was firmly rejected by Styles’ team.
For several seasons, the Brits have felt predictable. In 2023, Styles claimed multiple awards, followed by wins for Raye in 2024 and Charli XCX in 2025, signaling a period when a single artist could dominate and newcomers struggled to break through.
This year, the field feels unsettled and genuinely open. The Best British Artist category is particularly competitive, with Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Lily Allen, Dave, Sam Fender, and PinkPantheress all worthy contenders.
Dean is widely tipped for Best Album, thanks to her second record, The Art of Loving, which is packed with memorable tracks about the risks and joys of love. Since its release last October, it has topped the charts on four separate occasions.
Yet she faces stiff competition from Mercury Prize winner Sam Fender and a revitalized Lily Allen, whose frank examination of a failing marriage became one of last year’s most talked-about albums.
Lola Young’s Messy stands as a powerful candidate for Song of the Year. (The track was performed at the Brit Awards last year but remained on the charts through the 2026 eligibility period.)
Other contenders include Raye’s R&B blockbuster Where Is My Husband and Myles Smith’s ubiquitous radio hit Nice To Meet You.
Dean, meanwhile, could have two chances to take home Best Album with Man I Need and Rein Me In, the latter a chart-topping duet with Fender.
Read the full lineup of nominees here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjwnx70pjwo
Pulp is in the Best Group mix, thirty years after Jarvis Cocker famously crashed Michael Jackson’s 1996 Brits performance. Cocker criticized Jackson’s portrayal of himself as a savior figure, noting the protection of children and calling the moment distasteful. In protest, Cocker jumped on stage, flashed a mischievous grin at cameras, and briefly fled from Jackson’s security.
Reflecting on that episode, Cocker told the BBC last month that for a long time he wondered if that moment would define him. He later carried on, saying that being nominated again for their music feels like closure and a source of happiness despite the wild ride to fame.
If you’re following tonight’s show, what moment will define this year’s Brit Awards for you: the surprise comeback performance, the category upsets, or the social chatter around unexpected collaborations? Share your thoughts in the comments.
