LONDON - The most prestigious music award event in the UK, the 2026 BRIT Awards, has just announced a monumental achievement that broke a record of almost five decades.
Through an announcement on social media, PinkPantheress was officially crowned the winner of the Producer of the Year category.
This victory places the musician with the real name Victoria Beverly Walker as the youngest recipient of the award and the first woman to bring home the producer category in the history of the BRIT Awards.
He was paired with a row of other producers who have won similar categories, such as Calvin Harris, Fred Again.., to Paul Epworth.
"As the first woman to win this award, I am so grateful for the recognition," PinkPantheress said in her statement, quoted by NME, Tuesday, February 24.
"Music production is the thing I'm most proud of, and I've worked really hard for it," he continued. "So, I hope this can inspire others to pursue their passions."
Chairman of the BRIT Awards 2026 Committee and Co-President of RCA Records, Stacey Tang, gave high praise to the musician's production style. According to him, PinkPantheress is an inventive and instinctive voice in the current British pop scene.
"PinkPantheress is an inventive and intuitive voice in contemporary British pop music. As a producer, she is meticulous and playful, creating bold and boundary-pushing sounds that reach beyond the UK," Tang said.
"She has quietly re-shaped what modern pop music can be, and in doing so, opened the door for a new wave of female producers to come forward. Celebrating her at the BRIT Awards is both timely and significant," he added.
PinkPantheress' victory this time is inseparable from the massive success of the mixtape "Fancy That" which was released last year, especially through the hit single "Illegal".
In addition to the Producer of the Year category, PinkPantheress is also nominated for Artist of the Year and Dance Act.
The 2026 BRIT Awards will make another history by holding a peak night outside London for the first time, at Co-op Live, Manchester, this weekend.
The event, hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall, will also give special awards to Mark Ronson for his contributions to the music industry, as well as Noel Gallagher as Songwriter of the Year after the phenomenal Oasis reunion tour.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
