Dave and Fraser T Smith were awarded best contemporary song for 'Children of the Internet' at this year’s Ivor Novello awards, which celebrate Britain’s best songwriters and composers. The song is performed by Future Utopia, and explores the impact of social media and hyper-connectivity, particularly on younger generations. Brit Award winner Celeste was named songwriter of the year alongside her writing partner Jamie Hardman. Lianne La Havas picked up best album for her self-titled second record, written with Matthew Hales. Sky News reported from the event.

Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks, Celeste, Joel Corry and Young T & Bugsey lead Brit Awards 2021 nominations with three noms apiece. The British album category also features four out of five female nominees for the first time in Brits history, with the aforementioned women joined by Jessie Ware and J Hus. Also, more than half the nominees in key categories are non-white, making the most diverse nominations in the event's history, as Sky emphasizes. Alexis Petridis points out that - "by recognising UK rap and women’s creativity, the Brits are finally in tune".

Lewis Capaldi was the big winner at last night's Brit Awards picking up statues in Best new artist and Best song categories ('Someone You Love'). Dave won the No. 1 award, the Best album category, for 'Psychodrama', Mabel was awarded Best female award (30 years to the day her mother Neneh Cherry won her very own trophies), Stormzy got the Best male, and the Foals Best British group awards. Billie Eilish won in the International female category, with Tyler, the Creator wining in the International male category. Rising star award went to Celeste. Independent points out to Dave's political statement at the Brits - called out UK prime minister "racist", and lack of women, nominated or awarded.

Soul singer Celeste has won BBC Music's Sound of 2020 thanks to her "entrancing voice and jazz-steeped songs". BBC's accolade is given to artists who are tipped for success in the coming year. Indie band Easy Life came second, while pop-punk firebrand Yungblud was third on BBC's list this year. Adele, Michael Kiwanuka, Haim, 50 […]

NME made a list of 100 new artists, "set to take over 2020 and the next decade". Some are already known, like the eclectic 100 gecs, spoken word indie band Black Country, New Road, soul singer Celeste, Billie Eilish's brother Finneas, Ariana Grande writer Victoria Monét, and some less so. Check em all out here.

BBC Music has announced Celeste as BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year 2019. She has received critical acclaim for her soulful voice, and the best advice she got, as she told the BBC, was - "try to remain yourself". Previous winners of the award are Slaves, Florence + The Machine, The Big Moon, Idles, […]

Three solo female artists - Celeste, Beabadoobee and Joy Crookes - are nominated for the Brits rising star award for the year 2020 (it was formerly critics’ choice award). In the past, the award was given to Adele, Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith, Rag’n’Bone Man, Jorja Smith, and Sam Fender, Independent reports. Celeste has received critical […]