Brit Award winner Myles Smith urges 'protect' music venues
Others who have scooped the same honour previously include Sam Fender, Adele, and Rag 'n' Bone Man.Smith also talked about growing up in Luton, adding: "I grew up in a town that, according to loads of clickbait articles, is the worst town... "But yet I'm somehow here, a four-time Brit nominee, a graduate from a Russell Group university," he added.
The singer was announced as the winner of the Brit Rising Star Award for 2025 in December last year. To be nominated for the honour, artists can't have achieved a top 20 album or more than one top 20 single by 31 October.During his speech, he addressed issues surrounding the music industry. "To the biggest venues in the country and around the world - if artists selling out your arenas and your stadiums started in grassroots venues, what are you doing to keep them alive?" he said. He told people to "stick with artists past their first viral hit" and that "moments, they fade, but careers last forever."Smith, who rose to fame on TikTok, performed his songs Stargazing and Nice To Meet You.
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