BRIT Awards 2026 and the year British pop changed its face (and Rosalia won again away from home)

There are editions of the BRITs that celebrate what we already knew. And then there are those that mark a real relief. What happened last night at Manchester’s Co-op Live clearly belongs to the second category:new faces winning the big prizes, bands going from cult to headliners and a Spanish artist who continues to make […]

BRIT Awards 2026, Manchester premieres venue and a new generation leads nominations

The BRIT Awards 2026 already have nominees and, beyond the names themselves, this year marks a historic turning point: for the first time in almost five decades, the ceremony will be held outside London, landing in Manchester, a city that has defined British musical identity from Joy Division to Oasis. The gala will take place […]