Brit Awards 2026: All The Must-See Moments You Might Have Missed

The 2026 Brits was truly a night full of surprises.

The biggest night in British music was an especially big one this year.

On Saturday night, the 2026 Brit Awards took place in Manchester for the first time, in a night that delivered glittering performance, a few surprise wins and plenty of moments that kept ITV’s censors busy.

If you missed this year’s broadcast and want to catch up (or, indeed, if you were only half-watching, and you’re wondering if there were any bits that completely passed you by), then you’re in luck, because we’ve rounded up X of the top must-see moments from the 2026 Brit Awards...

Before the ceremony was even underway, Harry Styles made us smile on the red carpet with this business suit/ballet pumps combo

Rosalía got her night off to a suitably dramatic start with this complete serve

And it was a strong showing all-round from some of our fave celeb couples, including Jade and Jordan Stephens...

...Vick Hope and Calvin Harris...

...and darts icon Luke Littler and his long-term girlfriend Faith Millar

Comedian Jack Whitehall kicked off his sixth time hosting the Brits with a skit paying homage to his love of Harry Styles

The man himself then opened the show properly with a performance of Aperture, complete with a lot of hand-ography and bum-wiggling

🚨 HARRY STYLES’ FULL PERFORMANCE AT APERTURE AT THE #BRITsAwards pic.twitter.com/GPX764gPP4— best of harry styles (@stylesfolders) February 28, 2026

🚨 HARRY STYLES’ FULL PERFORMANCE AT APERTURE AT THE #BRITsAwards pic.twitter.com/GPX764gPP4

Jack Whitehall pulled absolutely no punches with his introductory Brits monologue, coming for everyone from Alex Warren (‘what you get if you order Ed Sheeran on Temu’), Lily Allen (‘her album was launched into the charts like a torpedo – only this torpedo didn’t sink a ship, it destroyed a Harbour’), Robbie Williams (‘he’s had more comebacks than his hairline’) and Noel Gallagher (‘Songwriter Of The Year... 1996’)

Oh, and he also delivered this jibe at the expense of the BBC

Jack Whitehall dings the BAFTAS at the #BRITAwards: “There may be some swearing but don’t worry, we’ve got the best in the business on the bleep button. It’s the guy who did the BAFTAS. Nothing gets past him” pic.twitter.com/qeNewZyYQm— Deadline (@DEADLINE) February 28, 2026

The voices of Huntr/x brought the joy with a performance – a pre-recorded one, we should add – of their hit Golden

And Olivia Dean’s rendition of Man I Need was similarly just... absolutely lovely, to be honest

Raye’s vocals on her renditions of Where Is My Husband! and Nightingale Lane were truly jaw-dropping

I need non raye stans to know how crazy the nightingale lane brits performance is, she's been sick for WEEKSSSSS like she really gave this one her all omfg pic.twitter.com/SswFYVgV7O— MⱯRGⱯUX 🦇 (@LUCIDNIGHTM4RE) February 28, 2026

I need non raye stans to know how crazy the nightingale lane brits performance is, she's been sick for WEEKSSSSS like she really gave this one her all omfg pic.twitter.com/SswFYVgV7O

Viewers were left a little confused when Brits producers pulled the sound on a political joke from host Jack Whitehall...

"The only party he's allowed into these days"Political banter as Jack Whitehall passes Andy Burnham at the #BRITs pic.twitter.com/8jCoI67pkJ— Jono Read (@jonoread) February 28, 2026

"The only party he's allowed into these days"Political banter as Jack Whitehall passes Andy Burnham at the #BRITs pic.twitter.com/8jCoI67pkJ

...and they were similarly quick to censor an introduction by Angry Ginge, to (he was jokingly calling London a ‘shithole’ if you’re interested)

Jack Whitehall then told us we were about to have ‘our minds blown by the incomparable Rosalía’ and he was absolutely not wrong

Oh and yes, Rosalía actually managed to get Björk back performing at the Brits for the first time in more than 30 years

The sound was pulled once again after Geese musician Max Bassin declared ‘free Palestine, fuck ICE’ during his International Group Of The Year speech

ITV censors Max Bassin of Geese after saying “Free Palestine” #Brits2026 pic.twitter.com/iPV4kGGPeK— Deadline (@DEADLINE) February 28, 2026

ITV censors Max Bassin of Geese after saying “Free Palestine” #Brits2026 pic.twitter.com/iPV4kGGPeK

Jack Whitehall’s exchange with Shaun Ryder and Bez started off chaotic and only ventured into increasingly surreal territory

Shaun Ryder and Bez effortessly taking the piss out of Jack Whitehall #Brits2026 pic.twitter.com/0ktOrmYScQ— Steve Hartley (@steven67hartley) February 28, 2026

Shaun Ryder and Bez effortessly taking the piss out of Jack Whitehall #Brits2026 pic.twitter.com/0ktOrmYScQ

Alex Warren’s performance included a surprise guest spot from James Blunt because hey why not?

Noel Gallagher kicked off his Songwriter Of The Year speech by thanking his brother and Oasis bandmate Liam

Mark Ronson’s Outstanding Contribution performance featured some lovely tributes to Amy Winehouse...

Mark Ronson including Amy Winehouse in his performance ❤️ #TheBritAwards pic.twitter.com/G9Q8hewavV— Traylor Holmes (@TraylorHolmes) February 28, 2026

Mark Ronson including Amy Winehouse in his performance ❤️ #TheBritAwards pic.twitter.com/G9Q8hewavV

...as well as a surprise(-ish) appearance from Dua Lipa

Rosalía’s special night just kept getting better as she was crowned International Artist Of The Year, beating some seriously stiff competition including Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga

And CMAT had some fun with the cameras at losing out in this category for the second time

The night’s top winner Olivia Dean was visibly elated to pick up the Brits’ top honour, Album Of The Year

Sombr’s stage invasion fake-out had a lot of viewers asking ‘WTF?’

And finally, following a speech by Sharon Osbourne and her daughter Kelly, Robbie Williams was absolutely spot-on with his musical tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, which closed the show

R.I.P. Ozzy Osbourne@robbiewilliams performs an incredible Ozzy Osbourne tribute 🤟📍LIVE from the BRIT Awards 2026(c) BRIT Awards Limited 2026 pic.twitter.com/C1WlL4DUWl— BFBS Radio (@BFBSRadioHQ) February 28, 2026

R.I.P. Ozzy Osbourne@robbiewilliams performs an incredible Ozzy Osbourne tribute 🤟📍LIVE from the BRIT Awards 2026(c) BRIT Awards Limited 2026 pic.twitter.com/C1WlL4DUWl

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