Lewis Capaldi took to the stage on the Rolling Stone Awards to simply accept his Artist Award as he joked “Music is not a contest, however i received!”

Lewis Capald celebrated a triumphant return to the highlight this yr after acting at this yr’s Glastonbury Pageant in June, and now the 29-year-old has been awarded The Artist Award at tonight’s Rolling Stone UK Awards 2025 – including to his epic comeback.

The beloved Scot took house the award beating the likes of Sam Fender, Little Simz, Pleasure Crookes, Olivia Dean and Obongjayar to the crown.

Taking to the stage to simply accept the ultimate award of the night, Capaldi opened his speech together with his trademark humour, telling the gang: “Buzzing buzzing buzzing… that Olivia Dean couldn’t make it tonight!”

The singer then took a extra heartfelt flip, reflecting on how vital the second was following his current struggles. He continued: “This has been such a particular yr for me, coming again after a few years. I had a extremely, actually tough time and I didn’t know whether or not I’d ever come again to music (I used to be as a result of I wanted the cash!).

Capaldi has spoken brazenly previously about stepping again from the business to concentrate on his bodily and psychological well being. On stage, he acknowledged the challenges he confronted throughout that break, including: “The 2 years that I spent away have been actually, actually laborious. I had a variety of s**t occurring, and to have the ability to come again and have folks be so welcoming genuinely actually means the f****ng world to me.”

He rounded off his speech together with his blunt humour and thanked everybody, as he mentioned: “Thanks for this, and I simply need to say that music isn’t about awards – it’s not a contest – however on this event, I received!”

This newest honour marks a full-circle second for Capaldi, coming two years after he was recognised with the Gamechanger Award on the 2023 Rolling Stone UK Awards. On the time, the Somebody You Beloved hitmaker was praised for his vulnerability and honesty in publicly stepping again from the highlight to prioritise his psychological well being.

The award celebrated not simply his music, however the significance of his resolution to open up about struggles that many individuals face behind the scenes.

The 2025 Rolling Stone UK Awards occurred tonight, November 20, at London’s Roundhouse and was hosted by appearing legend Danny Dyer. The awards recognise the most effective in music, movie and leisure over the previous yr.

Different stars in attendance have been Bob Geldof who took house The Lifetime Achievement Award, Scots band Biffy Clyro who managed to safe two awards on the ceremony – The Stay Act award and The Stay Award.

Whereas Irish rock band Wunderhorse took house The Group Award, and singer Myles Smith took house the award for Breakthrough act.