Who received the Songwriter of the Year award at the 2026 Brit Awards?

Noel Gallagher received the Songwriter of the Year award at the 2026 BRIT Awards. The honour recognised a songwriting career that has shaped British popular music for more than three decades.

Gallagher became widely known as Oasis’s principal songwriter, writing many of the band’s best-known songs during Britpop’s 1990s peak. His work with Oasis helped define the era’s guitar-driven sound, while later releases with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds extended his career as a recording artist and songwriter.

The award was presented by Bobby Gillespie and arrived during a significant year for Oasis, whose reunion tour became a major cultural and commercial event. Liam Gallagher, listed among the wrong options, is Noel’s brother and Oasis bandmate, but Noel was the group’s chief songwriter. Ed Sheeran and Sam Fender are also prominent contemporary songwriters, yet neither received this specific 2026 BRITs honour.