“This is the most meaningful honour of my career” says the internationally celebrated musician, producer and DJ
The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard has announced that 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.
Ronson will perform at the ceremony taking place at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Saturday 28 February and will join a line-up that includes the recently announced Harry Styles, Olivia Dean and Wolf Alice.
He joins an esteemed list of previous BRIT Awards Outstanding Contribution to Music recipients including David Bowie, Oasis, Sir Paul McCartney, Spice Girls, Elton John, Queen, U2, Robbie Williams, P!NK and Blur.
Mark Ronson said: “This is the most meaningful honour of my career. I think of the times I’ve watched artists I revere accept this same award. The idea that I’m now standing in that lineage feels impossible. I left England as a kid, but this country runs through everything I’ve made.
“The UK artists I’ve worked with – their brilliance and refusal to compromise – shaped not just my work but how I understand what music should do. And more than anything, it’s the crowds here who’ve sustained and showed up for me. The fans, the festival crowds, the record buyers and streamers – the love has always been overwhelming. I’m beyond grateful for all of it.”
Influential Figure
Mark Ronson is widely recognised as one of the most influential figures in contemporary music and has played a pivotal role in shaping era-defining and multi-platinum records for renowned artists worldwide, while also achieving significant international recognition as both a solo artist and producer.
His accolades include two BRIT Awards, nine Grammy Awards for notable works such as Uptown Funk featuring Bruno Mars and Back To Black with Amy Winehouse, as well as an Academy Award and Golden Globe for co-writing Shallow with Lady Gaga for the film A Star Is Born.
Over his two decade career, he has accumulated 25 billion global streams and produced numerous multi-platinum records, Valerie with Amy Winehouse, Nothing Breaks Like A Heart with Miley Cyrus and Electricity with Silk City & Dua Lipa.
Renowned for his genre-spanning sound and instinctive collaborations, he is celebrated for bridging the worlds of pop, soul, funk and electronic music, cementing his status as an internationally celebrated cultural tastemaker whose work consistently defines moments in music history.
Alongside his production work, he has released a string of critically acclaimed solo albums, with Uptown Special debuting at No.1 in the UK, and Uptown Funk a global and UK No.1.
BRIT Awards 2026
The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard will take place on Saturday 28 February from Manchester’s Co-op Live, broadcast exclusively on ITV and ITVX and hosted by Jack Whitehall.
The public vote opened on Friday for Song of the Year with Mastercard and International Song of the Year, exclusively on WhatsApp as part of the BRITs continued partnership with Meta.
Fans have the chance to vote for their favourite songs once daily from now until the vote closes at 6pm GMT on Friday 13 February. Further information on the vote can be found here
Image credits: The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard
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