Rapper Dave grabbed the coveted award for best British album of the year Tuesday night at the 40th annual Brit Awards, and did not fail to pin the Prime Minister down as "true racist" . The American singer Billie Eilish was also honored, with the title of the best international female artist.
British rapper Dave at # Brits2020: "It is racist whether or not it feels racist. The truth is our prime minister is a real racist. They say, you should be grateful we're the least racist. I say, the least racist is still racist. " pic.twitter.com/7SN4cD9afE
- Graeme Demianyk (@GraemeDemianyk) February 18, 2020"Our Prime Minister is a true racist"
With his album Psychodrama , the rapper from Brixton topped the others named in this category, including Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi, ex-One Direction Harry Styles, rapper Stormzy and singer Michael Kiwanuka. Sober piano on an entirely black stage, luminous arches in neon and evocative projections in black and white: it is in a performance with neat scenography that the singer interpreted Black , one of his flagship titles. By adding some additional verses. “It's racist, whether or not you feel it's racist. The truth is that our Prime Minister is a true racist, "he recalled to the head of government Boris Johnson.
Lewis Capaldi doubly rewarded
In the same vein, he also attacked the British press by denouncing the treatment of Prince Harry's wife, Meghan Markle, compared to Kate, Prince William's wife. "Now if you don't want to understand it, you will never understand it. How the news treats Kate versus how they treat Meghan, "he said. The rapper had already won the prestigious Mercury Prize last September for this album, which explores black identity and denounces institutionalized racism.
He competed with the same four singers for the best male artist category, which this time was won by rapper Stormzy. He himself delivered an explosive performance during the evening, in a medley involving rain, firecrackers and more than fifty people on stage. The Scotsman Lewis Capaldi is the only singer to have been awarded twice at the O2 Arena in London, earning the title of New Artist of the Year and Best Song of the Year for Someone You Loved .
"The name is Eilish, Billie Eilish"
No controversy around a supposedly racist selection, with this year more black than white artists presented in the categories "best album" and "best male artist of the year". But the nominations had this time very masculine accents, no woman appearing in the mixed categories of best album or best group, which was won by the rockers of Foals, with the nose and the beard of Coldplay.
However, the biggest expectation of the evening revolved well, she, around a young woman. "The name is Eilish. Billie Eilish. The American singer, crowned this year at the Grammy Awards at only 18 years old, interpreted for the very first time her new title, No time to die , official theme of the next installment of the adventures of James Bond. The one who presented Dave with her award herself won the Brit Award for the best international female artist, paying a vibrant tribute to her competitors Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello and Lana del Rey in an acclaimed speech. On the British side, it was the young voice of the RnB, Mabel, Hispano-British 23 years old, who was awarded the title of the best female artist of the year.
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