Manchester’s turning Golden!
The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard right this moment announce that EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, the singing voices of HUNTR/X from Netflix’s world phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters, are confirmed for a really particular efficiency in Manchester, as a part of this yr’s BRIT Awards on twenty eighth February.
In celebration of their two nominations, for Worldwide Group and for Worldwide Track (for ‘Golden’), the trio will carry out in entrance of invited followers outdoors of Manchester’s Co-op Stay, filmed upfront of The BRIT Awards. Followers within the UK and everywhere in the world will be capable to catch this unique efficiency throughout The BRIT Awards on Saturday twenty eighth February, broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX and YouTube.
EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters mentioned: “We’re past thrilled to be nominated for two BRIT awards this yr celebrating the music of KPOP DEMON HUNTERS! We are able to’t wait to carry a particular efficiency to Manchester. See you quickly UK Followers!”
This marks The BRITs’ first ever efficiency by a Okay-pop artist and celebrates the movie and its music’s extraordinary and record-breaking cultural affect during the last yr. KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix’s hottest movie of all time and garnered rave opinions for its animation and soundtrack. The movie received Finest Animated Characteristic at this yr’s Golden Globes together with Finest Authentic Track – Movement Image for ‘Golden’; the track additionally received the Grammy for Track Written For Visible Media and is nominated for Finest Authentic Track on the 2026 Academy Awards, the place the movie can also be nominated for Finest Animated Characteristic. The movie’s soundtrack has spent 30 non-consecutive weeks at Number one on the Official Compilations Chart, seeing a brand new report for the longest operating Number one of all time on the Chart, and has amassed over 10.8 billion streams thus far.
‘Golden’ can also be nominated for Worldwide Track of the Yr, which turned the primary UK Number one single from a Okay-pop artist in 13 years and has since spent 12 non-consecutive weeks on the prime of the charts, in addition to rating seventh on Spotify’s world listing of most streamed tracks of 2025. Historical past was made as soon as once more when ‘Golden’ reached Number one, ‘Soda Pop’ Quantity 3 and ‘Your Idol’ Quantity 5 on the Official UK Singles Chart, marking the primary time this has occurred for the Okay-pop style.
Debuting at its new Manchester house, the Co-op Stay, on Saturday twenty eighth February The BRIT Awards can be broadcast stay solely on ITV and ITVX. Award-winning comic and author Jack Whitehall returns to host the present, and the winners of every class will every take house the enduring BRITs trophy, this yr conceptualised and designed by internationally acclaimed and Manchester-born designer Matthew Williamson, impressed by his roots to town.
The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard will happen on Saturday twenty eighth February from Manchester’s Co-op Stay.
Main the cost for this yr’s nominations are Olivia Dean and Lola Younger with 5 nominations every, carefully adopted by Sam Fender with 4 nominations following his Mercury Prize win final yr. Different British artists up for awards this yr embrace Lily Allen, Calvin Harris, JADE, Wolf Alice, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz, PinkPantheress, RAYE, Skye Newman, Moist Leg and extra. British icons Pulp have obtained their first nomination since 1996.
Hollywood can also be represented on this yr’s nominations, with two of 2025’s greatest cultural moments featured with Cynthia Erivo for her rendition of Depraved’s ‘Defying Gravity’ and KPop Demon Hunter’s ‘Golden’ from HUNTR/X – EJAE / Audrey Nuna / REI AMi. Numerous artists have obtained nominations throughout Worldwide classes too, together with Dangerous Bunny, Doechii, ROSALÍA, sombr, Chappell Roan, CMAT, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, HAIM and Tame Impala.
Scottish singer/songwriter Jacob Alon is the winner of this yr’s BRITs Critics’ Alternative. Rose Grey and SIENNA SPIRO joined Jacob on the shortlist of the celebrated Critics’ Alternative award.
Particulars for the BRITs Fringe, a programme of engagement happening throughout Manchester forward of this yr’s occasion, have been additionally introduced lately. BRITs Fringe celebrates town’s wealthy musical heritage, its vibrant modern scene and the following technology shaping the way forward for UK music.
Award-winning comic, actor, presenter and author Jack Whitehall would be the host for this yr’s ceremony. The information was introduced through his “Ode to Manchester”, shared solely throughout BRITs’ socials. In true Jack trend, he covers every thing from the cobbles of Coronation Avenue to the Curry Mile, the Industrial Revolution to the invention of barm cake. Jack’s return to Manchester marks his sixth time presenting the present, having beforehand hosted in 2025, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018.
This yr the BRIT award has been designed by internationally acclaimed British designer Matthew Williamson. Impressed by his Manchester roots and town’s well-known drive and resilience, the trophy is amber toned resin – resembling the golden honey of a employee bee, town’s mascot – atop a globe representing the worldwide attain of British music.
Mastercard will proceed their long-standing headline sponsorship of The BRITs because it strikes into its twenty ninth yr. ITV stays the official broadcaster for the thirty fourth yr, with the awards airing on ITV, STV, ITVX and STV Participant.
These partnerships are important in supporting and amplifying The BRITs’ imaginative and prescient and values, together with fundraising for the awards’ charitable arm, The BRIT Belief, with a core pillar of the Belief the distribution of funds to charities which promote schooling and wellbeing by means of music, together with The BRIT Faculty and Nordoff and Robbins Music Remedy.
