The 2025 BRIT Awards aired right now (March 1) at London’s O2 Enviornment, hosted by comic Jack Whitehall. The ceremony featured performances from Sabrina Carpenter, JADE, and The Final Dinner Celebration, with Teddy Swims, Myles Smith, Lola Younger, Sam Fender, Ezra Collective and Jorja Smith additionally taking the stage. Although she didn’t carry out, Charli XCX was far and away the evening’s huge winner, taking residence 5 trophies in complete: Music of the 12 months (for “Guess that includes Billie Eilish”), Greatest Dance Act, Artist of the 12 months, Songwriter of the 12 months, and Album of the 12 months. Scroll down to observe footage of the performers.
Sabrina Carpenter
Notable non-Brit kicked Sabrina Carpenter kicked off the present, although you wouldn’t have been capable of inform from her efficiency, which featured Buckingham Palace guards in formation and the entire stage lit up with Union Jack flags. After a mashup of “Espresso” with “Rule Britannia,” Carpenter momentarily vanished, then reappeared atop a heart-shaped platform in pink, glittery lingerie for a boudoir-themed rendition of the Brief n’ Candy album observe “Mattress Chem.” Carpenter threw out some spectacular vocal runs and commenced to suggestively flirt with one of many guards, who winked because the digital camera panned away. Later within the night, she was introduced with the BRITs International Success award by Diana Ross.
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Teddy Swims
Atlanta crooner Teddy Swims introduced a surreal setup for his medley of current hits, together with white furnishings lined in cartoon doodles, a leather-clad dancer with a lamb on her head, and a stuffed, life-size bear perched on a cloud above the band. Swims carried out “Unhealthy Desires” in a cloak and collar that regarded like a comforter and pillows, stripped right down to a rhinestoned terrycloth gown for “The Doorways,” and sat down at a piano to sing “Lose Management”—which he additionally carried out on the 2025 Grammy Awards—because the stage caught fireplace.
