LONDON --
Adele made a return to dwell efficiency and received three prizes on the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday, weeks after she cancelled a much-anticipated string of exhibits in Las Vegas.
The north London-born diva was named artist of the yr on the U.Ok.'s main music prizes. She additionally took residence the album of the yr prize, for "30," and received track of the yr for "Simple on Me."
Adele devoted the award for "30," an album cast from the breakup of her marriage, to her son Angelo and ex-husband Simon Konecki.
"This album was all of our journey, not simply mine," she stated. "I'm very happy with myself for sticking to my weapons and placing an album out that was about one thing so private to me as a result of not many individuals do stuff like that any extra."
Adele delighted the home-town viewers at London's O2 Enviornment, sitting on a piano in a golden robe to sing "I Drink Wine." It was her first efficiency since she referred to as off a Caesar's Palace residency on the final minute in January, citing supply delays and coronavirus sickness in her crew.
Lately, Brits organizers have shaken up awards that had develop into a slick however somewhat bland showcase for British expertise, usually criticized for missing range and being gradual to embrace genres together with British grime and hip-hop. In 2017, the academy of greater than 1,000 music trade professionals that chooses Brits winners was expanded in an try to make it extra gender balanced and numerous.
This yr's ceremony included performances by two of the U.Ok.'s most enjoyable rap artists: genre-bending singer Little Simz and highly effective wordsmith Dave.
Each had been additionally winners. Little Simz was named finest new artist and Dave received the prize for finest hip hop or grime act. He paid tribute to different rap artists "who've suffered for years and years and years and years and damaged down so many limitations on this trade."
The Brits is without doubt one of the few awards exhibits to not have been cancelled prior to now two years due to the pandemic. The 2020 present befell weeks earlier than Britain went into lockdown. Final yr's awards had been held in Might as a check run for the return of huge dwell occasions with an viewers of 4,000, together with health-care staff given free tickets.
This yr hundreds of music followers watched dwell performances from acts together with Ed Sheeran, former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, rootsy singer-songwriter Sam Fender and singer Anne-Marie, who took a tumble after rising from inside a large onstage coronary heart.
"Did not want my left ankle anyway," she tweeted afterwards.
Comic Mo Gilligan hosted the present, and gave a shoutout to Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who's caught up in a scandal over lockdown-breaching wine and cheese events in his workplace throughout the pandemic.
"I do know you want a celebration — Come down, man," Gilligan stated. "I do know you want a cheeseboard."
American teen star Olivia Rodrigo took the worldwide track trophy for "Good 4 U," and Billie Eilish was named finest worldwide artist. London different band Wolf Alice received the group of the yr prize, whereas superduo Silk Sonic was named worldwide group of the yr. Sheeran took Brit Award for finest songwriter.
British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone took the rising star award, an accolade beforehand received by Adele and Florence + the Machine.
The 2022 ceremony additionally included 4 new awards for various genres, determined by public vote. Dua Lipa was named pop/R'n'B act, the prize for different/rock went to Sam Fender and Becky Hill was named finest dance act.
Dave took the hip hop prize, and was joined onstage by 5 different rappers as he closed the present along with his track "Within the Fireplace."
In November, organizers introduced they had been scrapping separate female and male artist classes for the awards. Organizers stated the change would have fun artists "solely for his or her music and work, somewhat than how they select to determine or as others may even see them."
Accepting her artist of the yr trophy, Adele stated she understood the explanations for the change, however added: "I actually love being a lady and being a feminine artist. I do. I'm actually happy with us."
Adele speaks on stage after successful track of the yr on the Brit Awards 2022 in London Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (Photograph by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
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