Friday, January 24, 2025

The 45th BRIT Awards Promotes BRAT, New Bands and Bringing Back Old Favourites

On Saturday 1st March 2025, London’s O2 Arena will host the 45th BRIT Award Ceremony. But who are the nominees? And what are the categories? 

Leading in award nominations is Charli xcx who has 5 different category nominations. These are for Mastercard Song Of The Year for 'Guess featuring Billie Eilish, Artist Of The Year, Dance Act, Pop Act, and Mastercard Album Of The Year for 'BRAT. 

Joining her are acts including Dua LipaEzra Collective and The Last Dinner Party with 4 nominations each. Goth rock icons The Cure and jungle artist Nia Archives both feature in 3 categories. The latter act is the first jungle artist to ever receive 3 BRIT Award nominations, with jungle being a sub-genre of electronic dance music. 

English Teacher and Myles Smith both feature in the Best New Artist category, both have recently obtained other awards for their music. English Teacher obtained the 2024 Mercury Prize Award, with Myles Smith being the recipient of the BRIT Rising Star Award for 2025. This latter award is given to the act that the voting academy believe will be most impactful on the upcoming music year. 

With many of the acts nominated in previous years for BRIT Awards, there are some notable mentions. The Beatles’ final track ‘Now And Then’ is their first BRIT nomination since 1977.  This will also be the Cure’s first ceremony since 1993. Lola Young was last nominated in 2022, with her song ‘Messy’ promoting her music career once again. 

The categories of International Song Of The Year and International Artist coincide with some artists overlapping. Benson BooneChappell RoanSabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift are just a few of the names on both lists. 

Check below for a full list of nominees and categories.


Morgan Hermiston 

Image: BRIT Awards 2025 Graphic 

 

Mastercard Song Of The Year 

  • Artemas - i like the way you kiss me 

  • The Beatles - 'Now And Then 

  • BL3SS with CamrinWatsin featuring bbyclose - Kisses 

  • Central Cee featuring Lil Baby – BAND4BAND’ 

  • Charli xcx featuring Billie Eilish - Guess 

  • Chase & Status with Stormzy - Backbone 

  • Coldplay - feelslikeimfallinginlove 

  • Dua Lipa - Training Session 

  • Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental - Alibi 

  • JADE - Angel Of My Dreams 

  • Jordan Adentunji - KEHLANI 

  • KSI featuring Trippie Redd - Thick Of It 

  • Myles Smith - Stargazing 

  • Sam Ryder - You’re Christmas To Me 

  • Sonny Fodera with Jazzy and D.O.D - Somedays 

 

Best New Artist 

  • English Teacher 

  • Ezra Collective 

  • The Last Dinner Party 

  • Myles Smith 

  • Rachel Chinouriri 

 

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 

 

Dance Act 

  • Becky Hill 

  • Charli xcx 

  • Chase & Status 

  • Fred again... 

  • Nia Archives 

 

Pop Act 

  • Charli xcx 

  • Dua Lipa 

  • JADE 

  • Lola Young 

  • Myles Smith 

 

Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Act 

  • Central Cee 

  • Dave 

  • Ghetts 

  • Little Simz 

  • Stormzy 

 

Alternative / Rock Act 

  • Beabadoobee 

  • The Cure 

  • Ezra Collective 

  • The Last Dinner Party 

  • Sam Fender 

 

R&B Act 

  • Cleo Sol 

  • FLO 

  • Jorja Smith 

  • Michael Kiwanuka 

  • RAYE 

 

Mastercard Album Of The Year 

  • Charli xcx - BRAT 

  • The Cure - Songs of A Lost World 

  • Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism 

  • Ezra Collective - Dance, No One’s Watching 

  • The Last Dinner Party - Prelude To Ecstasy 

 

International Song 

  • Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 

  • BeyoncĂ© - TEXAS HOLD ‘EM 

  • Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER 

  • Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! 

  • Djo - End of Beginning 

  • Eminem - Houdini 

  • Hozier - Too Sweet 

  • Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me 

  • Noah Kahan - Stick Season 

  • Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help 

  • Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 

  • Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) 

  • Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone - Fortnight 

  • Teddy Swims - Lose Control 

  • Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY 

 

International Artist 

  • Adrianne Lenker 

  • Asake 

  • Benson Boone 

  • BeyoncĂ© 

  • 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

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