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Rapper Dave wins Brit Awards – Entertainment News: Music

Rapper Dave won the coveted “Best British Album” of the Year award Tuesday night at the 40th annual Brit Awards. The British pop music awards also honored the American Billie Eilish.

With his album “Psychodrama”, the rapper from the London district of Brixton topped the post the others named in this category, including the Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi, the ex-One Direction Harry Styles, the rapper Stormzy and the singer Michael Kiwanuka.

Sober piano on an entirely black stage, luminous arches in neon and evocative projections in black and white: it is in a performance with neat scenography that the singer had interpreted earlier in the evening “Black”, one of the flagship titles – and strong- of “Psychodrama”, arousing a standing ovation. The rapper had already won the prestigious Mercury Prize last September for this album, which explores black identity and denounces institutionalized racism.

Stormzy, best male artist

He competed with the same four singers for the category “best male artist”, which this time was won by rapper Stormzy. He himself delivered an explosive performance during the evening, in a medley involving rain, firecrackers and more than fifty people on stage.

Scottishman Lewis Capaldi is the only singer to have been twice awarded at the O2 Arena in London, winning the title of new artist of the year and best song of the year, for “Someone You Loved” . No controversy around a supposedly racist selection, with this year more black than white artists presented in the categories “best album” and “best male artist of the year”.

But the nominations this time had very masculine accents, no woman appearing in the mixed categories of best album or best group, which was won by the rockers of Foals, with the nose and the beard of Coldplay.

“His name is Eilish. Billie Eilish »

However, the biggest expectation of the evening revolved well, she, around a young woman. “The name is Eilish. Billie Eilish “: the American singer, crowned this year at the Grammy Awards at only 18 years, interpreted for the very first time her new title,” No time to die “, official theme of the next installment of the adventures of James Bond.

The one who presented Dave with her award herself won the Brit Award for the best international female artist, paying a vibrant tribute to her competitors Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello and Lana del Rey in an acclaimed speech. On the British side, it was the young voice of RnB Mabel, 23-year-old Hispanic-British, who was awarded the title of best female artist of the year. (Ps / nxp)

Created: 19.02.2020, 01h38

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