Everything you need to know about the 2024 Brit Awards – live updates

I said to everyone last week that this would be RAYE’s year and I’m so thrilled to see this.

There was a moment after the stunned look on her face wore up, as she gestured directly to the camera and mouthed: “Are you seeing this?!” And I can’t help thinking that it was aimed at the suits at her old label, Polydor.

I was hoping we’d get a RAYE medley and we did, that was absolutely extraordinary. I can’t think of many others who deserve their flowers as much as the London artist, who managed to survive a messy split from her label, Polydor, and is now the most-decorated artist of the night at the Brits. And what a spell-binding performance that was, “Ice Cream Man” flowing into “Prada” and “Escapism”?!! Ooft. Second-to-none.

Beating competition from fellow Barbie soundtrack contributor Charli XCX, Dua Lipa scooped her first win of the night for Best Pop Act, off the strength of her single “Dance the Night Away”.

The 2024 Brit Awards ceremony kicked off with a surprise as a former postmistress impacted by the Horizon scandal took the stage.

The biggest night in British music took place on Saturday night (2 March)at the O2 Arena in London, where artists were honoured for their achievements this past year.

The honour of presenting the first award of the night, for Best Song, was given to former postmistress Jo Hamilton and actor Monica Dolan, who played Hamilton in ITV’s Mr Bates vs The Post Office.

Full report by my colleague Annabel:

I quite like some of Tate McRae’s songs, and I saw her play a tiny show in Camden just before she blew up and was sufficiently impressed. But I just struggle to see any kind of personality behind what are ultimately just well-polished pop songs — this performance is only drumming it home, particularly as she’s struggling to deliver much beyond a few breathy notes.

There is definitely a funeral vibe here this year, and only a few stars are pulling it off. I was a fan of Olly from Bring Me the Horizon’s jacket (and Luke Evans’), and Maya Jama and Dua Lipa looked good on the red carpet. But I think everyone forgot the memo that we’re doing maximalist colour this year, so jazz it up a please, folks.

“Ahhh! What! Thank you God, like wow! I’m shaking. I didn’t … I don’t really know what to say right now but thank you, thank you to my team. Wow, I’ve always dreamed of saying that, ‘thank you to my team’.

“Thank you to my distribution company who are called Human Resources, a small little imprint in America, no one else would take my songs but J [Erving], thank you for believing in this music. Thank you to Mike Sabbath, who collaborated on my entire album on this song. He made the beat, I heard it in the car. I can’t believe this is happening, aaah!”

Lovely speech from RAYE who was giddy and couldn’t stop twirling around on stage.