United Kingdom, March 2 -- RAYE wondered "what the hell was happening" as she was named Artist of the Year at the BRIT Awards 2024 with Mastercard.

The 26-year-old singer had been nominated for a record-breaking seven awards at the annual ceremony and had already collected Song of the Year, Best R'nB Act, Songwriter of the Year and Best New Artist when it was revealed that she had beaten off competition from the likes of Dua Lipa, Little Simz and Dave for the coveted prize.

Speaking live on stage at London's O2 Arena on Saturday (02.03.24), she said: "Thank you to the BRITs. There are so many ridiculously incredible artists here so this is especially overwhelming. Man, what is happening?

The 'Prada' hitmaker then became emotional as sh...