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, 2020Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE5 of the best Oklou collabs, ranked‘Alt girls get their flowers’: Oklou and PinkPantheress go head-to-headGucci AW26: Everything you missed at Demna’s blockbuster runway debutWatch: fakemink on lust, obsessive fans and his new album, Terrifiedfakemink: ‘I’m the Eminem of the UK underground’Pokémon, pigeons and a car crash: Tracing fakemink’s digital footprint GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterparty5 acts to know from Manchester’s musical undergroundThe 7 most bleak, hopeless and depressing Mitski songs – ranked!February 2026 playlist: All the music we loved from the last monthMagdalena Bay on romance, fate and the best advice they ever receivedEvery Gorillaz album, rankedEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy