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'Queen of the BRITs' Adele wins big at British music awards

Singer Adele receiving the award for the artist of the year at the Brit Awards (Photo: Reuters)

Chart-topping superstar Adele won the top three prizes at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, in the first genderless edition of Britain's annual pop music honours.

Nicknamed "Queen of the BRITs" by host Mo Gilligan, the London-born singer-songwriter picked up the first award of the night - song of the year - for her chart-topping single "Easy on Me".

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