PinkPantheress will be honored with the producer of the year prize at the 2026 BRIT Awards, making her the first woman to earn the accolade.
The Kent-born musician will collect the award at the ceremony held at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena this Saturday (Feb. 28).
First awarded in 1977, the prize has been won exclusively by male producers. Paul Epworth, Eurythmics’ David A. Stewart, and Trevor Horn are the all-time leaders, having won the prize three times each. Other winners include Sir George Martin (1977), Brian Eno (1994, 1996), and Calvin Harris (2019). A.G. Cook, a key contributor for Charli xcx’s 2024 LP brat, is the most recent winner of the prize.
Kate Bush and Goldfrapp are among the female producers to be nominated over the years, but ultimately did not collect the prize.
At 24 Pantheress is the youngest to collect the prize, beating previous record-holder Steve Levine, whose credits include work with Culture Club and The Beach Boys; Levine was 25 years old at the time of his win in 1984.
Since her first release in 2021, PinkPantheress has been recognized for her songwriting and production skills. She began producing at age 17 on GarageBand, and has continued in her role as a lead producer on all of her recorded material, including 2023’s Heaven Knows LP and 2025 mixtape Fancy That. The latter was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2025, and reached No. 3 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart.
Her style, which features a variety of samples and nods to scenes such as U.K. garage and rave, has drawn plaudits. She achieved a No. 3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with Ice Spice collaboration “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2” in 2023.
Speaking on the recognition, PinkPantheress said: “As the first woman to win this award, I’m grateful to be recognized. My music production is the thing I’m proudest of, and I’ve worked really hard at it, so I hope this inspires others to pursue their passion.”
She joins Noel Gallagher and Mark Ronson as honorees at the upcoming ceremony. Ronson will collect the outstanding contribution to music prize, while Gallagher – despite controversy – is to be awarded songwriter of the year.
Olivia Dean and Lola Young lead the pack with five nominations each at the upcoming ceremony, with Dean set to perform alongside Harry Styles, Wolf Alice, Rosalía, Alex Warren and more.
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