PinkPantheress named youngest ever recipient of the Producer of the Year award at the BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard
The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard today announces that multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter and producer PinkPantheress is the recipient of this year’s Producer of the Year Award.
Decided on by a select panel of expert judges from the music production sector, The BRITs Producer of the Year award has previously been presented to a roll call of acclaimed British producers, including Paul Epworth, Calvin Harris, Fred again.., and, last year’s winner, A. G. Cook. PinkPantheress will be the youngest ever recipient of this prestigious award, which recognises the excellence of her work in music production and the important contribution this has made across the year, and she is also the first woman to be presented with the honour.
PinkPantheress is a multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter, and producer, who is helping lead the next generation of British talent breaking through with such impact on the global stage. As well as taking home Producer of the Year, she is also nominated for two further awards, for Artist of the Year and Dance Act. Her penchant for producing dance-pop earworms emerged in high school, as she began producing instrumentals and early songs, going from strength to strength and building support before releasing her critically acclaimed debut mixtape To Hell With It in 2021. Since then, she’s racked up over a billion streams and taken the world by storm. Her track Boy’s a Liar spent 28 weeks on the Official UK Singles Chart (peaking at Number 2) and 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at Number 3). Her latest mixtape Fancy That was shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize, and spawned culture dominating singles Stateside and Illegal. She was crowned Producer of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music Awards and honoured in Forbes' 30 Under 30 list.
PinkPantheress said: “As the first woman to win this award, I’m grateful to be recognised. My music production is the thing I’m proudest of, and I’ve worked really hard at it, so I hope this inspires others to pursue their passion.”
Stacey Tang, Chair of the 2026 BRIT Awards Committee and Co-President of RCA Records at Sony Music UK said: “PinkPantheress is both an inventive and instinctive voice in British pop right now. As a producer, she’s precise and playful, building bold, boundary expanding sounds that travel beyond the UK. She’s quietly reshaping what modern pop can be, and in doing so, opening the door for a new wave of female producers to step forward. Celebrating her at the BRITs is both timely and significant.”
Debuting at its new Manchester home, the Co-op Live, on Saturday 28th February The BRIT Awards will be broadcast live exclusively on ITV and ITVX. Award-winning comedian and writer Jack Whitehall returns to host the show, and the winners of each category will each take home the iconic BRITs trophy, this year conceptualised and designed by internationally acclaimed and Manchester-born designer Matthew Williamson, inspired by his roots to the city.
This year’s incredible line-up of artists include Harry Styles, Olivia Dean, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, the singing voices of HUNTR/X, Wolf Alice, Mark Ronson, ROSALÍA, Alex Warren and SOMBR.
The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard will take place on Saturday 28th February from Manchester’s Co-op Live.
Leading the charge for this year’s nominations are Olivia Dean and Lola Young with five nominations each, closely followed by Sam Fender with four nominations following his Mercury Prize win last year. Other British artists up for awards this year include Lily Allen, Calvin Harris, JADE, Wolf Alice, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz, PinkPantheress, RAYE, Skye Newman, Wet Leg and more. British icons Pulp have received their first nomination since 1996.
Hollywood is also represented in this year, with two of 2025’s biggest cultural moments featured with Cynthia Erivo for her rendition of Wicked’s ‘Defying Gravity’ and KPop Demon Hunter’s ‘Golden’ from HUNTR/X - EJAE / Audrey Nuna / REI AMi. A number of artists have received nominations across International categories too, including Bad Bunny, Doechii, ROSALÍA, sombr, Chappell Roan, CMAT, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, HAIM and Tame Impala.
Scottish singer/songwriter Jacob Alon is the winner of this year’s BRITs Critics’ Choice. Rose Gray and SIENNA SPIRO joined Jacob on the shortlist of the prestigious Critics’ Choice award.
Details for the BRITs Fringe, a programme of engagement taking place across Manchester ahead of this year’s event, were also announced recently. BRITs Fringe celebrates the city’s rich musical heritage, its vibrant contemporary scene and the next generation shaping the future of UK music.
Mastercard will continue their long-standing headline sponsorship of The BRITs as it moves into its 29th year. ITV remains the official broadcaster for the 34th year, with the awards airing on ITV, STV, ITVX and STV Player.These partnerships are vital in supporting and amplifying The BRITs’ vision and values, including fundraising for the awards’ charitable arm, The BRIT Trust, with a core pillar of the Trust the distribution of funds to charities which promote education and wellbeing through music, including The BRIT School and Nordoff and Robbins Music Therapy.