Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Mark Ronson Honored at BRITs as Winehouse Tribute Draws Critique From Goddaughter

Winehouse’s goddaughter Dionne Bromfield calls her exclusion an insult to Amy’s legacy, alleging long‑standing industry gatekeeping.

Overview

  • Ronson received the BRITs Outstanding Contribution to Music award at Manchester’s Co‑op Live, the ceremony’s first staging outside London.
  • In his acceptance speech, he marked nearly 20 years since meeting Amy Winehouse and said they wrote Back To Black the night they met.
  • His career‑spanning set featured Ghostface Killah on Ooh Wee, a Back To Black segment with archival Winehouse footage, the Dap‑Kings on Valerie, and surprise turns from Dua Lipa on Dance The Night and Electricity.
  • Viewers widely praised the tribute on social media, calling it a moving celebration of Winehouse’s music and Ronson’s collaboration with her.
  • Bromfield said she was not invited to participate and asserted that opportunities have been blocked for years, adding the omission “was NOT an oversight.”