Ed Sheeran took home songwriter of the year, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic scooped international group and Dave was awarded the hip-hop/grime/rap act award.

When they were announced back in December, the 2022 awards had already featured the most women nominees in over a decade, including artists Joy Crookes, Doja Cat, Taylor Swift and Bree Runway.

The change to the gendered categories followed the 2021 ceremony, after non-binary singer Sam Smith’s gender identity meant they couldn’t be nominated in the male or female artist awards.

Brit Awards 2022: female-fronted acts make history with 10 wins across 15 gender neutral categories