Brat Brits: Charli XCX Leads The 2025 Nominations

In case you missed it amid the Oscars hubbub, the nominees for the 2025 Brit Awards were revealed yesterday, showcasing the very best musicians from across the globe – and, of course, championing our homegrown talent.

This year, a whopping 70 artists are nominated across 14 categories. Charli XCX leads the pack with five nominations – though her Brat summer doesn’t quite live up to RAYE’s domination last year when the newcomer bagged six awards from seven nominations. Charli is trailed by pop princess Dua Lipa who has scooped four nominations, including Best Pop Act which she won last year. Alternative groups The Last Dinner Party and Ezra Collective join her with four apiece. Other notable nominations include The Beatles with their posthumous-AI track ‘Now And Then’, and a comeback from The Cure who have secured their first nomination in three decades.

Here’s the 2025 Brit Awards nominations list in full.

Brit Awards: The 2025 Nominations

Artist Of The Year

• Beabadoobee
• Central Cee
• Charli XCX
• Dua Lipa
• Fred Again
• Jamie xx
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Nia Archives
• Rachel Chinouriri
• Sam Fender

Group Of The Year

• Bring Me The Horizon
• Coldplay
• The Cure
• Ezra Collective
• The Last Dinner Party

Album Of The Year

• Brat – Charli XCX
• Songs Of A Lost World – The Cure
• Radical Optimism – Dua Lipa
• Dance, No One’s Watching – Ezra Collective
• Prelude to Ecstasy – The Last Dinner Party

Song Of The Year

• ‘i like the way you kiss me’ by Artemas
• ‘Now And Then’ by The Beatles
• ‘Kisses’ by BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose
• ‘BAND4BAND’ by Central Cee feat. Lil Baby
• ‘Guess’ by Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish
• ‘Backbone’ by Chase & Status & Stormzy
• ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ by Coldplay
• ‘Training Season’ by Dua Lipa
• ‘Alibi’ by Ella Henderson feat. Rudimental
• ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ by JADE
• ‘KEHLANI’ by Jordan Adetunji
• ‘Thick Of It’ by KSI feat Trippie Redd
• ‘Stargazing’ by Myles Smith
• ‘You’re Christmas To Me’ by Sam Ryder
• ‘Somedays’ by Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D

Best New Artist

• English Teacher
• Ezra Collective
• The Last Dinner Party
• Myles Smith
• Rachel Chinouriri

International Artist Of The Year

• Adrianne Lenker
• Asake
• Benson Boone
• Beyoncé
• Billie Eilish
• Chappell Roan
• Kendrick Lamar
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Taylor Swift
• Tyler, The Creator

International Group Of The Year

• Amyl and The Sniffers
• Confidence Man
• Fontaines D.C.
• Future & Metro Boomin
• Linkin Park

International Song Of The Year

• ‘Beautiful Things’ by Benson Boone
• ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ by Beyoncé
• ‘Birds of a Feather’ by Billie Eilish
• ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ by Chappell Roan
• ‘End of Beginning’ by Djo
• ‘Houdini’ by Eminem
• ‘Too Sweet’ by Hozier
• ‘Lovin On Me’ by Jack Harlow
• ‘Stick Season’ by Noah Kahan
• ‘I Had Some Help’ by Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
• ‘Espresso’ by Sabrina Carpenter
• ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ by Shaboozey
• ‘Fortnight’ by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
• ‘Lose Control’ by Teddy Swims
• ‘Million Dollar Baby’ by Tommy Richman

Best Alternative/Rock Act

• Beabadoobee
• The Cure
• Ezra Collective
• The Last Dinner Party
• Sam Fender

Best Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act

• Central Cee
• Dave
• Ghetts
• Little Simz
• Stormzy

Best Dance Act

• Becky Hill
• Charli xcx
• Chase & Status
• Fred Again
• Nia Archives

Best Pop Act

• Charli xcx
• Dua Lipa
• JADE
• Lola Young
• Myles Smith

Best R&B Act

• Cleo Sol
• Flo
• Jorja Smith
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Raye

Rising Star

• Myles Smith – WINNER
• Elmiene
• Good Neighbours

The first 2025 BRITs winner was revealed in December: Myles Smith is this year’s Rising Star, joining an impressive alumni list that boasts Adele, Florence + The Machine, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Sam Smith, Sam Fender and, most recently, The Last Dinner Party.

This Year’s Trophy

The statuette handed to BRIT award winners is the figure of Britannia, the female personification of Britain, redesigned by a notable British artist, architect or designer every year. Think Vivienne Westwood, Tracey Emin, Es Devlin, Yinka Ilori and plenty more. This year, it’s over to British-Nigerian artist Gabriel Moses who has worked with everyone from Skepta to Burberry. Moses has called the commission ‘truly an honour and something I will always be grateful and proud of’. His statuette will draw inspiration from ‘my upbringing, my Nigerian heritage, sculptural works my mum would showcase all around our house,’ Moses says.

WATCH

The BRIT Awards will return to London’s O2 Arena on Saturday 1 March 2025. The ceremony will be broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX, presented by Jack Whitehall.

How To Get Tickets To The BRIT Awards

London’s O2 Arena isn’t just filled with the hottest celebrities and musicians of our times, it’s also jam packed with ordinary people there for the show. Fancy being one of them? A selection of tickets are still available to purchase at brits.co.uk/tickets