Olivia Dean's Brit Awards Sweep, Rosé's K-pop Milestone

0:00This is your UK News Update for February 2, 8th, brought to you by NordVPN. If you use public Wi-Fi or care about your privacy online, NordVPN helps keep your connections secure across all your devices, links in the episode description. Olivia Dean stole the show at the 2026 Brit Awards in Manchester, sweeping four major prizes as a 26-year-old rising star. She took artists of the year, pop-act, song of the year for her duet, Rhyme and with Sam Fender, an album of the year for the art of loving. It marked a huge knife for her second album, blending styles like Bolsa Nova and Niel Soh to capture modern dating vibes. Earlier this year, Dean also grabbed the Grammy for Best New Artist, boosting her profile across the UK and US. She won every category she entered, even edging out her own solo hit Man I Need in the Public Voted Song Race. Sam Fender shared multiple win honors with her, picking up alternative rock after their chart-topping collab, fans and artists lit up the crowd with heartfelt moments.

1:04Wolf Alice celebrated their second group of the year award by shouting out struggling grassroots venues and calling for better industry support. Host Jack Whitehall kept things lively with sharp jabs as celebs, while Lola Young nabbed a breakthrough artist after five nods. Meanwhile, international stars shown too, with Rose and Bruno Mars winning song of the year for APT, the first K-pop honor in Brits history. Rosalia claimed international artist, Geese took group and special nods went to pink pantheris as the first female producer winner, Mark Ronson, for outstanding contribution and a posthumous lifetime award for Ozzy Osborne. Dave dominated hip-hop, Salt grabbed R&B and tributes rounded out a night celebrating British music's fresh faces and legends, setting the stage for. More across миллиas? Ahead? More crossover? Ahead? More crossovers? Heads? More crossovers? Thelosons? More crossovers? More crossovers?