American artistes, Drake, Ariana Grande, The Carters and others have emerged winners at the just concluded Brit Awards 2019.
The Brit Awards, oftentimes referred to as the BRITS is the British Phonographic Industry’s annual popular music awards organized to celebrate the achievements of British and international artists and musicians over the past year.
Singer and songwriter, Ariana Grande won the award for Best International Female act while Drake won his second BRIT award for Best International Male.
The award for Best International Group went to The Carters (Beyonce and Jay Z).
Although Beyonce and Jay Z have both won BRIT awards as individuals previously, it was their first award together as a group.
However, British boy band, The 1975 were the big winners at the show, taking home the awards for best British group and album of the year.
The awards were first held in 1977 and originated as an annual event in 1982.
According to The BRIT Awards website, the list of eligible artists, albums, and singles is compiled by the Official Charts Company and submitted to the voting academy, which consists of over 1,000 members of the music industry, including the previous year’s nominees and winners.
Voters then use a secure online website to vote, and the voting is scrutinized by Electoral Reform Services.
Meanwhile, 2019 show which held at The O2 Arena, London was hosted by award-winning comedian and actor, Jack Whitehall.
Awards were presented by Paloma Faith, Annie Mac, Suki Waterhouse, Khalid, Jared Leto, Liam Payne and Winnie Harlow.