The ceremony at London's O2 Arena, hosted by Jack Whitehall, also featured a special tribute video to Liam Payne.

The Brit Awards belonged to Charli XCX on Saturday night, who completed her transformation from underground hero to bona fide pop star by winning five awards including best artist, album and song of the year.

Charli xcx’s “Brat” reign continues, as she cleared the decks at this year’s BRIT Awards – the U.K.’s leading music awards show.

Mark says it could be Charli XCX’s year, saying he thinks she’ll get most or all of the prizes she is up for, but would like to see Fontaine's DC do well “as we haven’t had a big indie band since the Arctic Monkeys".

Singer Charli XCX, whose album "Brat" inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, was the big winner at the BRIT Awards, Britain's pop music honours, in London on Saturday, picking up five prizes. "Brat",

March 1 (UPI) -- Charli XCX and Chappell Roan were among the Brit Awards winners in London Saturday. Charli XCX was named British Artist of the Year and Best Dance Act. Her Brat won British Album of the Year and "Guess," her collaboration with Billie Eilish, was deemed Song of the Year.

Singer Charli XCX, whose album Brat inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, was the big winner at the BRIT Awards, Britain's pop music honours, in London on Saturday, picking up five prizes.

The Brits have gone brat as Charli XCX takes the top honor at the 45th Brit Awards.

Charli XCX wins five awards including album of the year - The pop star had an impressive 12 months which saw the infectious electronic-pop tracks on her hit record Brat soar up the charts.

Charli XCX toasted her Brat summer with a whopping five awards on the night, and proved how U.K. acts can cut through the din on a global scale with an original, uncompromising vision. Similarly, Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix triumphed in the pop act category with just a handful of solo songs to her name,