Noel Gallagher Accepts Songwriter of the Year Award at The Brits “I’m going to start by saying, I’ve got to thank my brother.”

Noel Gallagher picked up the Songwriter of the Year award at the 2026 BRIT Awards in Manchester, delivering a short but typically blunt acceptance speech that quickly circulated online.

The award recognises Gallagher’s songwriting catalogue with Oasis and later work with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

“Bonehead, Guigsy, Tony McCarroll, Alan White, Gem, and Andy. They brought those songs to life.”

“Without them, I’d just be a singer-songwriter, and no one gives a sh*t about singer-songwriters.”

“More importantly I’d like to thank you, the people who have kept our songs alive for the last 34 years.”

“You’ve given us the most extraordinary life. Thank you very much for that.”

“Up the f**king Blues.”

Recognition for a Songwriting Legacy

The award highlights Gallagher’s lasting influence on British music, with songs such as “Live Forever,” “Wonderwall,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” and “Champagne Supernova” continuing to resonate with new generations of listeners.

More than three decades after Oasis first emerged from Manchester, Gallagher’s songwriting remains one of the defining forces in British rock.