Noel Gallager pokes fun at the BRITs as he points out 'I haven't actually written a song in two years' after picking up Songwriter of the Year gong

Noel Gallager poked fun at the BRITs after being awarded the Songwriter of the Year on Saturday night.

The 58-year-old known for being part of Oasis, picked up the award despite not releasing any new music in the last 12 months. 

The BRITs explained the reasoning behind the win was due to Noel 'defining moments in history' and how he has 'continued to influence and shape the musical landscape today'. 

Controversy sparked when the nominations where announced in January and at the time Noel said: 'I haven't actually written a song in two years. 

'I'm not sure how I've got away with that one, but I'll take it.' 

Whilst on TalkSport last month, Noel explained he thought it was mainly driven by record sales, and there are no longer sole songwriters anymore, he said: 'I mean, we sold a million records last year, didn't even get off the couch.

'I'm not sure there's a songwriter that can match that, but you know, if anybody's got a problem with it, meet me there. We'll have it out on the red carpet.'

The Manchester born musician also shared that he thought because the BRITs were taken place in Manchester for the first time this year, they were eager to have someone from Oasis attend. 

When presented with the award from Bobby Gillespie, lead singer of Primal Scream, Noel first thanked his brother Liam. 

The brothers were notoriously known for having disagreements and long-lasting feuds, however since the Oasis reunion tour in 2025 the pair appear to have settled their differences. 

Noel went onto thank the rest of the band members including, Bonehead, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan, Tony McCarroll and Alan White.

He said without them he would just be a singer songwriter, and 'no one gives a s*** about singer songwriters'.   

Noel polished off the speech by thanking all the fans who have kept the music alive for the last 35 years. 

The 46th edition of the BRIT Awards took place at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena for the first time on Saturday. 

Olivia Dean swept the floor as she took home four awards – winning in every category she was nominated for.

The British singer and songwriter, 26, won Best Artist, Best Album, Best Song and Best Pop Act.

In the Song of the Year category Olivia was nominated for two, for her single Man I Need, as well as her song Rein Me In with Sam Fender – which won.

Olivia, 26, became the first woman to claim the UK's No 1 single and album in the same week since Adele in 2021, with her song Man I Need and album The Art Of Loving, both released in 2025. 

It was a completely different night for Lily Allen who didn’t take home any awards.

While she dominated the charts last year with the release of her fifth studio album West End Girl, Lily Allen failed to beat Miss Dean in categories Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Pop Act categories.

The singer, 40, used the album to chronicle the collapse of her marriage to Stranger Things star David Harbour, 50, and detailed his alleged affair with ‘Madeline’ whilst they were together.

Despite being nominated eight times previously, the Not Fair hitmaker has only ever won one BRIT award and did not attend this year's ceremony.