The 1975, DJ Calvin Harris and singer-songwriter Dua Lipa won major prizes at the U.K. music industry’s Brit Awards on Wednesday (February 20, 2019).
1975 was named best British group and also took British album of the year for A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships.
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Harris was named producer of the year, while his U.K. chart-topping collaboration with Lipa, “One Kiss,” was declared best British single.
When the 1975 accepted the award for Best British Group, frontman Matty Healy called out “male misogynist acts” by quoting a 2015 essay written by UK music journalist Laura Snapes, which in turn was quoted in a more recent article about the allegations against Ryan Adams.

“I just want you to listen to me for one sec,” Healy said, “Just a couple of sentences that a friend of ours, Laura Snapes, said this, and I thought we should all really think about it.” He then read the below quote:
Male misogynist acts are examined for nuance and defended as traits of ‘difficult’ artists, [while] women and those who call them out are treated as hysterics who don’t understand art.
.@The1975 collect the BRIT Award for British Group with an important message. #BRITs
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z sort of attend the Brits with a pre-recorded acceptance speech for the Best International Group category for their team-up The Carters. They stood in front of a portrait of Meghan Markle.
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The full list of Brit Awards winners is below
British Female Solo Artist
Jorja Smith

British Group
The 1975
British Single
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa – One Kiss
Global Success
Ed Sheeran
International Male Solo Artist
Drake
International Female Solo Artist
Ariana Grande
International Group
The Carters

British Male Solo Artist
George Ezra
British Breakthrough Act
Tom Walker

British Artist Video of the Year
Little Mix – Woman Like Me

British Producer of the Year
Calvin Harris
MasterCard British Album of the Year
The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
Critics Choice Award
Sam Fender

Outstanding Contribution Award
Pink
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