Alex Warren announced to perform at The BRIT Awards 2026

This year, The BRIT Awards with Mastercard will be taking place outside London for the first time ever. Travelling north to the Co-op Live in Manchester, Jack Whitehall will be taking to the stage for the fifth time, to host the prestigious music awards.

In 2026 The BRIT Awards celebrates its 48th year, Jacob Alon has been announced as the winner of the Critics' Choice, and the full list of nominees have been revealed. A whole host of performers have also been confirmed, including 'Ordinary' singer Alex Warren and the singing voices of HUNTR/X, from Kpop Demon Hunters.

Who will be performing at The BRIT Awards 2026?

So far six artists have been announced to perform at this year's BRITs, the latest artist to be announced is Alex Warren, who will be joining the line-up including Harry Styles, Mark Ronson, Wolf Alice, Olivia Dean and Rosalía, with HUNTR/X due to perform at a special performance outside of The BRIT Awards' venue, Co-op Live. Find out more about them below.

Alex Warren

Alex was the sixth artist to be announced to perform at the BRIT Awards. The singer, who will be making his debut at the BRITs released his breakthrough song 'Ordinary' a year ago this month (February).

The song reigned at the top of the charts for many weeks, and has now been nominated for International Song of the Year.

Speaking about the announcement, Alex said: "The UK is where 'Ordinary' first broke and changed my life last year. I am so grateful for all the love from my fans there, and I can’t wait to bring a big performance to the BRITs’ stage for the very first time."

Harry Styles

Along with announcing his upcoming album 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.', releasing his single 'Aperture' and tickets going on sale for his 'Together Together Tour', Harry Styles has also been announced to perform at The BRIT Awards.

The singer has been away from the public eye for a few years, working his new music, and fans will be eager to see if he performs any new music from his upcoming album.

Mark Ronson

Multi-award-winning artist and producer Mark Ronson will be honoured with the highly coveted Outstanding Contribution To Music award at this year’s ceremony.

He's known for his work on HUGE hits like ‘Uptown Funk’ featuring Bruno Mars and ‘Back To Black’ with Amy Winehouse, as well as co-writing ‘Shallow’ with Lady Gaga for the film A Star Is Born.

Olivia Dean

British singer Olivia Dean was the first act to be announced for this year's BRIT Awards. She has been delighting music fans over the last few years with two Top 5 albums and songs such as 'Man I Need' and 'So Easy (To Fall in Love)'. This New Year's Eve she even saw in 2026 performing on Jools Holland's Hootenanny.

Wolf Alice

Rock band Wolf Alice were the third act to be announced to perform at the Co-op Live in Manchester. The band are nominated for three awards this year, Group of the Year, Alternative/Rock Act and Mastercard Album of the Year.

Theo Ellis of the band said: "We’re truly honoured to get the opportunity to play this year’s BRIT Awards! Can’t wait to see what everyone’s wearing, can’t wait to see who else is playing, can’t wait to have ten mini wines (after we play). Most of all can’t wait for a big night out in Manny. Make sure to tune in and watch it all live on the telly."

Rosalía

Rosalía, the Spanish music star, was the fifth performer announced for The BRITs. The International Artist of the Year nominee will appear on stage for the first time at the awards show.

Rosalía is set to begin her 'global Lux Tour 2026' in March where she will perform across 15 countries at 57 shows.

HUNTR/X

Following the huge success of the Netflix series Kpop Demon Hunters, the singing voice of HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI), will be performing at a very special performance in Manchester outside of the Co-op Live.

Filmed in advance of The BRIT Awards, with selected fans specially invited to the performance, fans around the world will be able to watch it as part of The BRIT Awards TV programme and livestream on YouTube.

This year, the group and their song 'Golden' have been nominated in the International Group and International Song categories. Speaking about their nominations, the group said: "We are beyond thrilled to be nominated for two BRIT Awards this year celebrating the music of KPOP DEMON HUNTERS! We can’t wait to bring a special performance to Manchester. See you soon UK Fans!"

It sounds like a spectacular night of music is in store on 28th February!

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