Sombr Struts Post-BRITs in Edgy Leather Look

Sombr lived up to his stage name, as he made a subdued exit from his Manchester hotel on Sunday morning, the day after his attention-grabbing performance at the 2026 BRIT Awards at Co-op Live on Saturday night.

The singer, 20 - whose real name is Shane Boose - displayed his favoured indie sleaze aesthetic in a cropped black leather and shearling jacket and dark shades.

Adding a pair of oversized acid-washed jeans with a silver-studded black belt and matching leather bag, the American artist headed home, after arriving in the city for the first ever BRITs ceremony to be held outside of London.

Sombr - who was nominated for two top prizes - sent waves through social media with his performance during the ceremony, after he was pushed halfway through by a stage invader. 

He performed two breakout hits from his debut album I Barely Know Her - Back to Friends and Undressed - the latter of which was up for International Song of the Year, but lost out to Rosé and Bruno Mars' APT.

Sporting a hot pink metallic suit left open to expose his bare chest, Sombr was nearly at the end of his rendition of Undressed when a man suddenly rushed the stage and shoved him off the podium in front of the stunned crowd.

The unidentified man then turned around to reveal a t-shirt that read: 'SOMBR IS A HOMEWRECKER', before he was quickly grabbed and strong-armed off stage by security guards.

Sombr seemingly recovered immediately, returning to the podium to launch into his performance of Back to Friends.

His reps later confirmed that the whole stage invasion was a planned part of his performance, serving to promote his latest single Homewrecker.

The stunt was an opportunity to promote his latest single 'Homewrecker' to millions of people, which appears to have worked. 

Following the unexpected scenes, fans rushed to social media to share their reactions to the publicity stunt, which garnered a mixed response.

Many praised: 'ykw give props to Sombr and his team for making it actually seem real lmao';' Thankfully, a clever ad for ‘Homewrecker’, his latest single. V clever!'

'Ohhhh yeah, definitely staged and choreographed because that was too seamless but I love the transition! Sombr is THAT guy'. 

But some complained: 'Was there really any need for Sombr to add this to his staging? it was just messy'; 'Ofc the guy that pushed Sombr was a publicity stunt'. 

The 46th edition of the  saw Olivia Dean sweep the floor as she took home four awards – winning in every category she was nominated for - Best Artist, Best Album, Best Song and Best Pop Act.

In the Song of the Year category, the British singer and songwriter, 26, was nominated twice, for her single Man I Need, as well as her song Rein Me In with – which won.

Olivia 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 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 . 

Sharon Osbourne, 73, took to the stage to .

, 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 .

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 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 .

Lola Young who was nominated for five awards,

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 to perform.