Calvin Harris shared a sweet hug with Vick Hope’s parents after winning the Best Dance Act of the Year award at the 2024 BRIT Awards on Saturday.
As the One Kiss hitmaker, 40, took to the stage, he also dedicated a heartfelt speech to fellow artist Ellie Goulding.
After being announced as the group winner, Calvin, in complete shock, immediately turned to his wife, Vick, 34, for a celebratory kiss.
He then turned to Vick’s mother, Adeline, and her father, Nigel, for a big push before going on stage.
The hitmaker accepted the glitzy prize and thanked Ellie as he said he revealed he wouldn’t have won the award if it wasn’t for her.
Calvin Harris shared a sweet hug with Vick Hope’s parents after winning Best Dance Act of the Year at the 2024 BRIT Awards on Saturday
As the One Kiss hitmaker, 40, made his way to the stage, he also dedicated a heartfelt speech to fellow artist Ellie Goulding
Ellie blew star kisses from her table as he continued to explain how she had been a pillar of his recent success.
He said: “I want to thank Ellie Goulding wherever she is. Ellie, without you I wouldn’t be on this stage this year.
“What you brought to Miracle was absolutely incredible. I couldn’t have done it with anyone else in this room, so thank you.”
The ceremony was hosted by Maya Jama, Roman Kemp and Clara Amfo, and will also feature a range of guest presenters.
Dua Lipa opened the show with Mastercard while Kylie Minogue will provide the closing performance.
Ellie Goulding and Calvin Harris, Raye and Becky Hill with Chase & Status will also take the stage.
A record number of 98 artists are in the running for the new 2024 BRIT Prize, designed by British visual artist and painter Rachel Jones.
Leading the pack is Raye, who has broken the record for receiving the most nominations in a single year, with seven in total.
After being announced as the group winner, Calvin, in complete shock, immediately turned to his wife, Vick, 34, for a celebratory kiss before giving her mother, Adeline, a huge hug.
He then turned to Vick’s dad, Nigel, for some serious pressure before going on stage
The hitmaker accepted the glitzy prize and thanked Ellie as he said he revealed he wouldn’t have won the award if it wasn’t for her.
Ellie blew star kisses from her table as he continued to explain how she had been a pillar of his recent success.
The British singer, 26, has been nominated for Album Of The Year for her highly anticipated debut album My 21st Century Blues. Her third single, Escapism, has been nominated for Song of the Year.
Raye is also included in the five-strong Best New Artist category and will also compete as a nominee in the R&B Act and Pop Act categories.
She has defeated reigning champions Craig David, Robbie Williams and the Gorillaz, all of whom have been nominated for six awards in recent years.
The gender-non-gendered Artist Of The Year Award sparked outrage last year after it replaced the individual categories for men and women but subsequently failed to include female or non-binary artists among its five nominations.
This year, however, partly thanks to the doubling of the category, six of the ten female nominees, including Raye.
Arlo Parks, Jessie Ware, Lil Simz, Olivia Sims and Dua Lipa make up the female nominees, while Central Cee, Dave, J. Hus and Fred Again… are also nominated.
The British Phonograph Industry – which organizes the annual event – admits that gender balance has been addressed again following last year’s controversial decision.
Big names Kylie Minogue, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Miley Cyrus have been nominated for International Artist of the Year.
While Billie Eilish’s What Was I Made For, Doja Cat’s Paint The Town Red and Olivia Rodrigo’s Vampire have all been nominated for International Song of the Year.
Dua Lipa’s limited output over the past year hasn’t stopped her from appearing in two additional categories at the upcoming event.
The singer’s latest single, Houdini — one of only two original songs released by the artist since 2020’s Future Nostalgia — is among the nominees for Song of the Year.
Her global appeal has also helped her find a place in the Pop Act category, despite spending much of the last twelve months touring the world.
Other big names up for awards include Calvin Harris for Song of the Year and Dance Act, while indie band Blur has been nominated for Group of the Year and Alternative Rock group.
The Rolling Stones also earned their first nomination in more than a decade, making it their fifth overall for Alternative Rock.
For the prestigious Album of the Year award, Raye will go up against J Hus’ Beautiful, Little Simz’s No Thank You, Blur’s The Ballad of Darren and Young Fathers’ Heavy Heavy.
While another major category, Song of the Year, is full of strong entries, including Dua’s Dance The Night, Kenya Grace’s Strangers, Pink Pantheress’ Boy’s A Liar, Lewis Capaldi’s Wish You The Best and Stormzy’s Firebae.
Last year’s big winner, Harry Styles, is not nominated in any categories this year after a very successful BRIT Awards 2023, where he won all four categories in which he was nominated.
Little Simz is present in three categories this year: Artist of the Year, Hip Hop/Grime and Album of the Year.
While Central Cee and J Hus both picked up four nominations, including major awards for Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.
As an extra, the public will have the opportunity to vote for five categories instead of four compared to previous years.
Kylie will be honored with the Global Icon award.
She has sold more than 80 million records worldwide and has previously won three Brit Awards, receiving her first nomination in 1989.
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Earlier this week, Tate McRae was confirmed as the eighth and final artist and has been nominated for International Song of the Year for her UK Top 3 and US Billboard Global 200 #1 hit single ‘greedy’.
Calvin and Ellie are expected to perform their mega-hit ‘Miracle’ at the awards ceremony as they perform together for the first time.
The pair previously collaborated on the dance-pop anthems ‘I Need Your Love’ in 2012 and ‘Outside’ in 2014.
Becky Hill and Chase and Status will also come together for a “celebration of drum and bass” during the ceremony.
The ‘Disconnect’ hitmaker and the drum and bass duo – made up of Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status) – have been nominated for Best Dance Act and Group of the Year respectively.