BRIT Awards 2024 pronounces Songwriter Of The 12 months winner
The BRIT Awards 2024 has introduced Raye because the winner of the Songwriter Of The 12 months prize.
The singer is nominated for a record-breaking seven awards at Saturday evening’s ceremony (March 2), together with Artist Of The 12 months, Mastercard Album Of The 12 months (‘My twenty first Century Blues’) and Finest New Artist.
Raye will even carry out stay on the BRITs 2024, showing on the line-up alongside Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue (this 12 months’s BRITs International Icon), Tate McRae, Jungle and Rema. There’ll be collaborative performances from Becky Hill and Chase & Standing, and Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding too.
As we speak (February 28), it’s been confirmed that Raye is the recipient of this 12 months’s Songwriter Of The 12 months award.
Launched in 2022, the celebrated prize celebrates distinctive songwriting expertise and was determined upon by a choose panel of professional judges. The earlier winners are Ed Sheeran and Child Harpoon.
Reacting to the win, Raye mentioned: “I’m so, so honoured and blown away, actually to be given this prestigious award for Songwriter Of The 12 months, it’s my very first BRIT award and I’ll treasure this trophy very a lot.
“I’m so grateful to be recognised as a songwriter as this can be a craft I’m so keen about and have been since I began my journey as a musician, and I’m very grateful to those that voted for me to have this award.”
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Damian Christian, Managing Director and President of Promotions at Atlantic Information (a part of Warner Music UK) and Chair of the BRIT Committee for 2024, added: “After receiving a record-breaking seven nominations, I’m delighted that Raye has additionally been named Songwriter Of The 12 months.
“Raye has been such a distinguished and revered songwriter for a few years, so it’s nice to see her getting the popularity she deserves on the largest stage. I’d prefer to congratulate her on this win and need her all the most effective for Saturday evening.”
Final month noticed Raye reply to breaking a brand new BRITs report this 12 months, saying it was past her “wildest goals”. The singer’s seven nominations mark probably the most nods for a single artist within the ceremony’s historical past.
Raye mentioned on the time: “I’m a BRIT child, innit? I went to the BRIT College and it was the objective, the last word objective, to search out my manner by some means to the BRIT Awards.”
She continued: “So far as the business was involved, I used to be down and out. By no means in my wildest goals would I believe making an attempt once more would imply seven BRIT nominations. This can be a entire totally different factor. Finest Album? Are you sick?”
Earlier this week, Chase & Standing had been confirmed because the winners of the Producer Of The 12 months statue in 2024.
On the finish of 2023, the BRITs introduced The Final Dinner Social gathering because the recipients of the celebrated Rising Star award supported by BBC Radio 1.
The BRIT Awards 2024 happen at The O2 in London this Saturday (March 2). The present might be offered by a trio of hosts – Maya Jama, Clara Amfo and Roman Kemp – and might be accessible to look at on ITV1 and ITVX.