The news released a few days ago by the Brit Awards was greeted with skepticism: during the ceremony of the most important music awards in the United Kingdom to be held at the end of the month the title of Songwriter of the Year will be awarded to Noel Gallagher. Except that during 2025, the reference year, Gallagher did not release a single unreleased song.
«Lyrics that have influenced generations», we read on the Brits' account, a reference to the fact that, due to the reunion, in 2025 the songs written by Gallagher for Oasis were as relevant as, or rather more than, the new ones composed by other authors.
Why reward an author who hasn't written songs? Gallagher had his say during an appearance on TalkSport. “I haven't written a song in two years,” he said, adding that the awards “are based on record sales” and that Oasis “sold a million records last year without even getting up from the sofa, I don't think there's another songwriter who can say the same.”
«If anyone has anything to say, I'll meet you there. Let's solve it on the red carpet,” Noel added, referring to the songwriting teams writing songs today. “If any of those teams of cheap writers – all 11 of them combined – want to write a song and then play it on the red carpet, I'm there.”
The Brit Awards ceremony will be held on February 28. Among the performers confirmed so far, Harry Styles, Rosalía, Wolf Alice, Olivia Dean. It will be held for the first time in history in Manchester, at Co-Op Live. “To be honest,” Noel added, “I just think they were desperate for one of Oasis to be there, because of Manchester.”
His brother Liam also intervened on the controversy on X (where else). Someone reported a graphic announcing the award and the comment “He has literally done nothing this year.” Liam's reply: «Exactly. You missed the point. Think about it.”
