RAYE — who set a new record last month for the most Brit Awards nominations by an artist each year — is this year's recipient of the Brit Award for Songwriter of the Year. The Brits will take place on Saturday at 20:30 local time at The O2 Arena in London. The show will air on ITV1 and ITVX in the UK and will be streamed globally on YouTube.
The winner of the Songwriter of the Year award, which was established in 2022, is determined by a panel of expert judges. The two previous winners are Ed Sheeran and Kid Harpoon, making RAYE the first female recipient of the honor. The Brits added this category a year before the Grammys added Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical. To date, no woman has won in this Grammy category.
RAYE's “Escapism” (featuring 070 Shake) peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2023 and logged 23 weeks on the chart.
RAYE is also set to appear in the UK this year, alongside Becky Hill alongside Chase & Status, Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding, Dua Lipa, Jungle, Kylie Minogue, Rema and Tate McRae. Lipa opened this year's Grammys on Feb. 4 with a performance of “Training Season” and “Houdini.” The Brits will be hosted by Clara Amfo, Maya Jama and Roman Kemp.
RAYE is the fourth British winner to be announced ahead of the show.
Chase & Status are this year's Producer of the Year winners. The electronic music duo, consisting of Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status), are also nominated for group of the year. They have produced not only their own releases, but also the works of other acts such as Becky Hill, Paloma Faith, Rihanna, Rita Ora and Tinie Tempah. Chase & Status are the fourth multi-man production team to win producer of the year, following Stock Aitken Waterman (1988). Chris Potter, The Verve & Youth (1998); and Alan Moulder & Flood (2014).
Minogue will receive the British Global Icon Award. Taylor Swift won this award three years ago.
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The Brit Awards 2024 with Mastercard – the official name of the show – will take place on Saturday 2 March, and will be broadcast live from 8.30pm local time on ITV1, STV, ITVX and STV Player.
Yinka Bokinni and Jack Saunders will present The Brits' Red Carpet for ITV2 and The Brits' Aftershow for ITVX.
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