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Brit winner urges people to 'protect' music venues

Aimee Dexter
BBC News, Bedfordshire
PA Media Myles Smith is standing on the right of the picture, holding his Brit Award. The award is the shape of a person, and is wooden. Myles has brown and blonde hair, a white tshirt, and beige jacke. He is standing in front of a backdrop which says BRIT AWARDS 2025 across it. PA Media
Myles Smith won the Brit Rising Star Award for 2025 at last night's ceremony

Brit Award winner Myles Smith has urged people to "protect" grassroots venues in his acceptance speech.

The 26-year-old from Luton, Bedfordshire, won Rising Star 2025 and talked about his home town at Saturday night's ceremony at the O2 Arena in London.

He said: "If artists selling out your arenas and your stadiums started in grassroots venues, what are you doing to keep them alive":[]}