Music / NewsMusic / NewsThe Brit Awards official sponsors confuse Charli XCX with FKA TwigsBoth artists were nominated for Best Female Solo Artist at last night’s ceremonyShareLink copied ✔️February 19, 2020February 19, 2020TextGünseli Yalcinkaya Aside from the fact that both Charli XCX and FKA twigs were nominated for Best Female Solo Artist at last night’s Brit Awards, the similarities end there. Yet this didn’t stop Mastercard, the official sponsors for this year’s awards, confusing the artists on social media. In a now-deleted post on Twitter, Mastercard announced that a photo of FKA twigs was Charli XCX. Both artists were nominated for Best British Female Solo Artist alongside Mahalia, Freya Ridings, and Mabel, who took home the prize. Much like the Oscars, and basically every other awards ceremony this year, the Brits nominations were criticised for being dominated by men, with only one British female artist nominated out of the 25 available slots in mixed-gender categories. The night was punctuated by Billie Eilish, who performed her new Bond theme “No Time to Die” live for the first time, alongside Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr. Dave, who won album of the year for his debut album Psychodrama, also played a rendition of “Black”, where he added in an additional verse calling out Boris Johnson as racist and addressing those affected by Grenfell and Windrush. Noooooooooo pic.twitter.com/QE8oy9kwi9— Roisin O'Connor (@Roisin_OConnor) February 18, 2020Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online10 musicians to watch in 2026