Harry Styles Says He's ‘Aware of His Privilege’ Following His Controversial Grammys Speech—Watch the Video
glamour.com. After winning best pop/R&B act, he quickly scooped up best artist of the year—a category laden with controversy after announcing an all-male shortlist despite the decision to introduce .
is no stranger to controversy, himself. Earlier this month, he for his album of the year speech, having said, "This doesn't happen to people like me very often." While some fans thought this comment was wildly out of touch—given that he's a cisgender white man—while others pointed out that he was probably referring to his (still relatively privileged) upbringing in Manchester.
The “As It Was” singer was clearly aware of both controversies, as he finished his Brit Awards speech by saying he is “” before dedicating his award to some of the women pop stars—including Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama, and Becky Hill—who weren't nominated in the gender-neutral category: "This award is for Rina, Charlie, Mabel, Florence, and Becky.” His speech garnered him plenty of praise on Twitter, but most people seemed to be more interested in the fact that he called out his former bandmates.
In his speech, he said, "I want to thank Niall, Louis, Liam, and Zayn because I wouldn't be here without you either. Thank you so much."One person , “The scream I let out when Harry Styles just mentioned Niall Louis Liam and Zayn in his speech….
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