Stormzy crowned king of the Brit Awards

STORMZY was crowned king of the Brit Awards as he scooped two gongs. The grime artist referenced the Grenfell Tower blaze which killed 71 people and directed questions to the prime minister during the show’s closing performance.

In a politically-charged rap, Stormzy sang: “Yo Theresa May, where’s the money for Grenfell? What, you thought we just forgot about Grenfell? You criminals, and you’ve got the cheek to call us savages, you should do some jail time, you should pay some damages, you should burn your house down and see if you can manage this.”

The ceremony, presented by Jack Whitehall, was dominated by wins for Stormzy and Dua Lipa, who was the first female in the history of the Brits to be nominated for five awards in one year.

Stormzy fell to the ground in shock when he was announced winner of British album of the year, beating Ed Sheeran to what is seen as the most coveted prize.

Singer-songwriter Dua Lipa hailed the power of women as she picked up the British female solo artist award.

Despite losing out on two awards to Stormzy, Sheeran won the Global Success award.

Other winners included British single for Rag’n’Bone Man for Human, Kendrick Lamar won international male solo artist, and Foo Fighters won best international group. Lorde was named international female solo artist, and Gorillaz won British group.