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— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) March 2, 2024

A big celebration ensued, and ITV1 were forced to censor some of the speech as frontman Oli Sykes instantly said to himself, “Fucking hell.” He then added: “We don’t know what to say because we didn’t think we’d be winning this, at all. Cheers to the BRITs for making the voting system so complicated only our fans could be arsed to vote (laughs).” The profanity again appeared as he said, “Thanks to our fans, because they voted. This is fucking – this is bloody insane, this. Cheers to our management, family, all that stuff. Thank you so much, cheers.”

Watch the uncensored video below. 

Bring Me The Horizon is a British rock band formed in Sheffield in 2004. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Oli Sykes, drummer Matt Nicholls, guitarist Lee Malia and bassist Matt Kean. They are signed to RCA Records globally and Columbia Records exclusively in the United States.

The band released their debut album ‘Count Your Blessings’ in 2004, followed by their second ‘Suicide Season’ in 2008. They then released their third album, There Is a Hell Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let’s Keep It a Secret, which was the catalyst that propelled them to far greater international fame. The band have seven albums in total, and although they have been nominated for a BRIT award in the past, this is their first time winning one. 

Bring Me The Horizon are not currently on tour in the UK, but who knows, one might yet be on the horizon.

Check out the full list of 2024 winners and presenters below:

BRITs RISING STAR

Winner – The Last Dinner Party
Presenter – St Vincent

SONG OF THE YEAR WITH MASTERCARD

Winner – RAYE ft 0207 SHAKE – Escapism
Presenters – Jo Hamilton and Monica Dolan

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Winner – Jungle
Presenters – Green Day

R&B ACT

Winner – RAYE
Presenters – Aitch and Jess Glynne

ALTERNATIVE/ROCK ACT

Winner – Bring Me The Horizon
Presenter – Luke Evans and Marisa Abela

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – SZA
Presenter – Joanne Froggatt

BEST NEW ARTIST

Winner – RAYE
Presenter – Joe Keery

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Winner – RAYE
Presenter – Clara Amfo

DANCE ACT

Winner – Calvin Harris
Presenters – Charli XCX and Alison Oliver

HIP HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT

Winner – CASISDEAD
Presenters – Ashley Walters and Kingsley Ben-Adir

POP ACT

Winner – Dua Lipa
Presenter – Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancey

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

Winner – boygenius
Presenters – Jack Saunders and Yinka Bokinni

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Winner – Chase & Status
Presenter – Ivan Toney and Vick Hope

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Winner – RAYE
Presenter – Jonathan Bailey

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR

Winner – Miley Cyrus
Presenter – Bimini and Rob Beckett

MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Winner: RAYE
Presenters: Jaime Winstone and BRIT School Principal Stuart Worden

BRITs GLOBAL ICON

Winner: Kylie Minogue
Presenter: Dua Lipa

The 26-year-old south London-based artist is also one of five nominees in the most esteemed category of the night, album of the year, for her debut record ‘My 21st Century Blues‘; the catalyst behind her smash hit no. 1 single ‘Escapism’ which has received worldwide attention and critical acclaim.

Central Cee, J Hus, Blur, Calvin Harris, Young Fathers, Dave, Olivia Dean, Little Simz and four-time winner Dua Lipa are also among the artists nominated for this year’s Brit Awards, along with international acts including Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish. Up against Raye for best new artist are Mahalia, Olivia Dean, PinkPantheress and Yussef Dayes. Following alleged public outrage, the best artist category has now been doubled to 10 slots after all five nominations were awarded to male artists in 2023.

The awards were heavily criticised as a result, but have stuck to their word on creating a more diverse, representative space, including the addition of a brand new R&B category, fronted by Jorja Smith, Cleo Sol, Mahalia, Sault and Raye herself. With all of this in mind, girl power appears to be bigger than ever, with more than half of this year’s nominations featuring women. Figures show that six out of 10 of the British artists of the year are female-led, rising to eight out of 10 in the international category, and four out of five of the best new British artists.

The awards are voted for by the Brit Awards Voting Academy which is comprised of musicians, industry professionals and media figures. However, the British general public will have the final say on the winners of the five genre categories, with voting taking place via Instagram. Voters must tag the official BRIT Awards Instagram account (@BRITs) and include a Voting Hashtag in the caption which is explained in the terms and conditions. Completing this action will contribute five (5) votes towards the artist.

Meanwhile, the winners of songwriter of the year and producer of the year will be revealed beforehand during the run-up to the show in the coming weeks, with the ceremony set to take place at the O2 Arena, London on Saturday 2 March. For those wanting to dance the night away, you can grab a last-minute ticket to the awards here.

The 2024 Brit award nominations

British album of the year

Blur – The Ballad of Darren
J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard
Little Simz – No Thank You
Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy

British artist of the year

Arlo Parks
Central Cee
Dave
Dua Lipa
Fred Again
J Hus
Jessie Ware
Little Simz
Olivia Dean
Raye

British group

Blur
Chase and Status
Headie One & K-Trap
Jungle
Young Fathers

New artist

Mahalia
Olivia Dean
PinkPantheress
Raye
Yussef Dayes

Song of the year

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding – Miracle
Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe – Prada
Central Cee – Let Go
Central Cee and Dave – Sprinter
Dua Lipa – Dance the Night
Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed
J Hus – Who Told You
Kenya Grace – Strangers
Lewis Capaldi – Wish You the Best
PinkPantheress – Boy’s a Liar
Raye – Escapism
Rudimental, Charlotte Plank and Vibe Chemistry – Dancing Is Healing
Stormzy and Debbie – Firebabe
Switch Disco and Ella Henderson – React
Venbee and Goddard – Messy in Heaven

International artist

Asake
Burna Boy
Caroline Polachek
CMAT
Kylie Minogue
Lana Del Rey
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift

International group

Blink-182
Boygenius
Foo Fighters
Gabriels
Paramore

International song

Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For
David Kushner – Daylight
Doja Cat – Paint the Town Red
Jazzy – Giving Me
Libianca – People
Meghan Trainor – Made You Look
Miley Cyrus – Flowers
Noah Kahan – Stick Season
Robin Schulz and Oliver Tree – Miss You
Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
Peggy Gou – (It Goes Like) Nanana
Rema – Calm Down
SZA – Kill Bill
Tate McRae – Greedy
Tyla – Water

Rock/alternative act

Blur
Bring Me the Horizon
The Rolling Stones
Young Fathers
Yussef Dayes

Hip-hop/grime/rap act

Casisdead
Central Cee
Dave
J Hus
Little Simz

Dance act

Barry Can’t Swim
Becky Hill
Calvin Harris
Fred Again
Romy

Pop act

Calvin Harris
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Olivia Dean
Raye

R&B act

Cleo Sol
Jorja Smith
Mahalia
Raye
Sault