After opening the show with a huge medley number, which included a remix of Rule Britannia, Sabrina Carpenter became the first international artist to receive the global success award after breaking records in the UK charts, and across the world.

Whilst accepting her award, Carpenter spoke about coming to the UK with her mother when she was younger and no one knowing who she was, and now “coming back and getting to headline the O2”. She’s due to kick off her UK leg of her Short n’ Sweet next week.

Chappell Roan also won two Brit awards for international song of the year and international artist of the year. She wasn’t in attendance on the night but in her pre-recorded messages, she spoke about allowing artists room to make “bad art” and how the music industry needs to better support artists and their creativity.

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