BRIT Awards: Mark Ronson pays tribute to Amy Winehouse after collecting Outstanding Contribution to Music prize

Mark Ronson paid an emotional tribute to the late Amy Winehouse as he collected the Outstanding Contribution to Music prize at the BRIT Awards.

The 50-year-old singer-songwriter was recognised at Saturday's (28.02.26) in Manchester and recalled how this week marks 20 years since he meet the late musician - with the pair going on to pen the iconic hit Back to Black together on the “same day” - a moment that “changed his life forever”.

Mark said: “It means so much to me to get this award.”

Ronson then thanked those who have collaborated with through the years - including Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Dua Lipa - and says that the music he made with Amy provided him with the platform to go on and work with them all.

“The music I made with Amy is the reason any of them know who I am anyway, so that’s why I will also treasure her voice, her talent, our bond, all of it.”

After receiving his award from Skepta, Ronson performed Ooh Wee on stage with Ghostface Killah before again paying homage to Winehouse with a rendition of Back to Black - which included a clip of the late star talking about Ronson - and Valerie alongside Amy’s band The Dap-Kings.

This was followed by a performance of Uptown Funk before Dua Lipa made a surprise appearance to sing Dance The Night from the Barbie soundtrack and the collaboration Electricity.

Mark had previously described how the BRIT Award was the most “meaningful honour” of his career in music.

He said in a statement earlier this month: "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."

Mark was born in London, but raised in New York - and the chart-topping star has admitted to feeling proud of his British roots.

He said: "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."