Charli XCX picks up early wins at BRIT Awards
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian Charli XCX picks up early wins at BRIT Awards LONDON – Singer Charli XCX, whose album “Brat” inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, was an early winner at the BRIT Awards in London on Saturday, where she led nominations at Britain’s pop music honours. Charli XCX had five nods overall ahead of the ceremony. Her single “Guess”, featuring Billie Eilish, won the first prize of the night, song of the year beating tracks including the Beatles’ “Now and Then”. She also won best dance act. “Brat”, which inspired fans to film themselves dancing to its tracks and whose lime green cover look was adopted by U.S. presidential hopeful Kamala Harris’ campaign on social media after the singer referenced her in a post, will compete for the coveted album of the year prize. The 32-year-old pop star won her first BRIT, songwriter of the year, earlier this week. Her longtime collaborator A.G. Cook was named producer of the year. “This is cool, I’m really happy that a song about underwear now has a …









