The neo-soul singer described the award, previously won by Adele and Sam Smith, as ‘such a special way to end the year’The Brits critics’ choice award, typically a bellwether of pop music success, has been won by Jorja Smith. Her solo singles Beautiful Little Fools, Teenage Fantasy and Where Did I Go? The chairman of the Brit awards, Jason Iley, said she had “a huge future ahead of her”. 2017’s winner, Rag’N’Bone Man, went on to score the second-fastest selling album in the UK this year. It was the first all-female shortlist, and Smith ends a run of five years of solo male winners.

Source: The Guardian December 04, 2017 09:45 UTC