Bauer takes BRITs coverage across Europe

Bauer Media Audio will take The BRIT Awards 2026 to 63 million potential listeners across Europe as it renews its partnership with the ceremony.

The awards, held for the first time at Manchester’s Co-op Live this Saturday, will be covered in the UK by KISS, Hits Radio and Absolute Radio, with Absolute Radio also partnering on the Group of the Year award.

Hits Radio Breakfast will broadcast live from the venue on Friday 27th February, while news teams provide additional editorial and digital coverage. On the night, Chloe Burrows for KISS Breakfast and Fleur East for Hits Radio Breakfast will host red carpet output, alongside reports from the winners’ room.

Content will be shared across Bauer’s markets including Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Portugal. Stations such as RMF FM, Mix Megapol and Rádio Comercial will carry material from Manchester, extending coverage beyond the UK.

Simon Myciunka, President of Bauer Media Audio, said: “Our strength is our scale. Across nine European countries, Bauer Media’s brands are not just broadcasters – they help shape culture.”

He added: “By capturing exclusive red carpet and winners’ room content in Manchester and sharing it with audiences from Portugal to Norway, we’re connecting fans to the artists and moments they love.”