CMAT Cries After Losing BRIT Award to Rosalia

CMAT dramatically broke down in 'tears' on Saturday night after losing out on the BRIT Award to Rosalia. 

As the annual ceremony got into full swing in Manchester, this year held at the Co-Op Live in Manchester, country-pop singer CMAT, 30, missed out on the Best International Artist award.

Taking the loss in her stripe, Irish star CMAT collapsed in fake tears for the sake of the cameras. 

Taking to the stage, Spanish singer Rosalia, 33, couldn't contain her excitement after beating out the likes of , and . 

Accepting the gong from JADE, she said: 'It's such an honour to bring my music far from home and I would love to share this with all my peers who also make music in Spanish.'

Earlier in the evening,that featured a long train and was buttoned from the front.

She styled the quirky ensemble with a pair of white heeled shoes and donned a vibrant palette of makeup. 

The 46th edition of the  took place at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena for the first time on Saturday. 

Olivia Dean swept the floor as she took home four awards – winning in every category she was nominated for.

The British singer and songwriter, 26, won Best Artist, Best Album, Best Song and Best Pop Act.

In the Song of the Year category Olivia was nominated for two, for her single Man I Need, as well as her song Rein Me In with – which won.

Olivia, 26, became the first woman to claim the UK's No 1 single and album in the same week since in 2021, with her song Man I Need and album The Art Of Loving, both released in 2025. 

It was a completely different night for who didn’t take home any awards.

While she dominated the charts last year with the release of her fifth studio album West End Girl, Lily Allen failed to beat Miss Dean in categories Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Pop Act categories.

The singer, 40, used the album to chronicle the collapse of her marriage to Stranger Things star David Harbour, 50, and detailed his alleged affair with ‘Madeline’ whilst they were together.

Despite being nominated eight times previously, the Not Fair hitmaker has only ever won one BRIT award and did not attend this year's ceremony. 

Manchester born Noel Gallagher, 58, was honoured with this year’s Songwriter of the Year award, after he reunited with his brother Liam for their mammoth Oasis reunion tour. 

Sharon Osbourne, 73, took to the stage to accept an award on behalf of her late husband Ozzy Osbourne, who was honoured with the BRITs Lifetime Achievement Award.

Supported by her daughter Kelly, 41, the TV personality gave a heartfelt speech, saying: '[Ozzy] was gifted, totally unpredictable, a wild man - he was a true artist. 

'He came from a small, working-class neighbourhood in Birmingham and rose to become one of the most recognisable and respected musicians of his life. He never stopped pushing himself to do better.

'He was the most humble ego-maniac you could ever meet. And yes, at the end of the day, he will always be a rock star. Ozzy's heart never left England. Wherever he was in the world, he was always proud to be that working-class Brummie.' 

What followed was an all-star rock tribute performance, to close the show on the which paid homage to Ozzy, who sadly passed away last July.

This performance was a special arrangement of ‘No More Tears’ - the title track from Ozzy’s multi-million selling 1991 album of the same name and was curated by Sharon Osbourne herself.

The performance featured musicians that played as part of Ozzy’s band over the years; Adam Wakeman, Robert Trujillo, Tommy Clufetos and Zakk Wylde; and was fronted by Robbie Williams, who was invited personally by Sharon to be part of this special moment, as a long-standing fan of the music, and friend of the Osbourne family.

Lola Dean, 24, who was nominated for five awards, took home the award from breakthrough artist after a turbulent few months.

It comes after a hiatus from music, following the 25-year-old sparking concern when she collapsed on stage at a New York gig in September.

She cancelled her remaining tour dates to take a break and get her 'head in a better place', but has since returned to the music scene and took to the stage to accept her award last night.

British rapper Dave, 27, won in the Hip Hop category off the back of releasing his third studio album, The Boy Who Played The Harp, at the end of last year.

British producer and DJ Fred Again, real name Fred Gibson, Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax took home the Dance award, while Sam Fender triumphed in the Best Rock category.

Ten-time Grammy Award winning artist and producer Mark Ronson, 50, received the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award, before taking to the stage to perform.

And SAULT took home the R&B award, whilst Jacob Alon won the Critics Choice award and PinkPanthress won Producer of the Year.

Geese won Best International Group and Rosalia won Best International Artist whilst International Song of the Year was taken home by ROSE and Bruno Mars. 

International Song of the Year was won by Rosé and Bruno Mars for APT with Rosé at the ceremony to accept the honour. 

The Group of the Year award was won by Wolf Alice after the success of their fourth album The Clearing.

'We want to dedicate this award to all the people who helped us out in the early years of Wolf Alice,' singer Ellie Roswell said. 

American rock band Geese won International Group of the Year, their first BRIT award.

Spanish star Rosalia won the International Artist of the Year award, beating out the likes of Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga.   

Harry Styles took to the stage to perform, just seven days before his hotly anticipated album, Kiss All The Time, Disco, Occasionally.

Seven-time BRIT winner, Raye, 28, also performed her hit single, Where Is My Husband, which was nominated for Song of the Year.

Wolf Alice, ROSALIA and Alex Warren, SOMBR, RAYE, and EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, the singing voices of HUNTR/X from Netflix's global phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters, also performed.

The BRIT Awards have been held annually at London's O2 Arena since 2011, but the Daily Mail revealed that the annual showpiece, regarded as the biggest night in British music, will be held in Manchester this year and is likely to move around the UK in different locations for the foreseeable future.

Comedian Jack Whitehall returned to present the ceremony for the sixth time, having previously .

He stepped away in 2022 when Mo Gilligan took over for two ceremonies, and Maya Jama, Roman Kemp, and Clara Amfo co-hosted the event together in 2024.

This was his first time presenting in Manchester, and Whitehall, 38, credits the city as shaping his early comedy career after he studied at The University Of Manchester. 

The 2026 event was the first of three years under the stewardship of Sony Music UK, who spearheaded the move to Manchester.

Past venues include Earl's Court, the London Arena, Alexandra Palace, Hammersmith Apollo, the Dominion Theatre, the Royal Albert Hall, the Grosvenor Hotel and its original location, Wembley Conference Centre.