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BRIT Awards 2025: Check Out The Full List Of Nominees And Winners On The Night

BY Dora Abena Dzaka March 2, 2025 11:55 AM EDT

The BRIT Awards nominees and winners are chosen by the BRIT Awards Voting Academy. Its membership is made up of musicians and industry figures.

However, the public decided the winners of the genre categories, with voting taking place via a WhatsApp campaign.

The awards ceremony was held Saturday, the 1st of March, 2025, at the O2 Arena in London, and hosted by Jack Whitehall.

Below is the complete list of 2025 BRIT Awards nominees and winners.

Mastercard Album of the Year

WINNER: Charli XCX – Brat, Atlantic/Warner Music Ezra Collective—Dance, No One’s Watching, Partisan Records
Dua Lipa—Radical Optimism, Warner/Warner Music
The Cure—Songs of a Lost World, Polydor/Universal Music
The Last Dinner Party—Prelude to Ecstasy, Island/Universal Music

Artist of the Year

Beabadoobee, Dirty Hit
Central Cee, Columbia/Sony Music
WINNER: Charli XCX, Atlantic/Warner MusicDua Lipa, Warner/Warner Music
Fred Again…, Atlantic/Warner Music
Jamie xx, Young/XL Beggars
Michael Kiwanuka, Polydor/Universal Music
Nia Archives, Island/Universal Music
Rachel Chinouriri, Parlophone/Universal Music
Sam Fender, Polydor/Universal Music

Group of the Year

Bring Me the Horizon, RCA/Sony Music
Coldplay, Parlophone/Warner Music
WINNER: Ezra Collective, Partisan RecordsThe Cure, Polydor/Universal Music
The Last Dinner Party, Island/Universal Music

Best new artist

English Teacher, Island/Universal Music
Ezra Collective, Partisan Records
Myles Smith, RCA/Sony Music
Rachel Chinouriri, Parlophone/Universal Music
WINNER: The Last Dinner Party, Island/Universal Music

Song of the Year

“I Like the Way You Kiss Me,” Artemas, Parlophone/Warner Music
“Kisses,” BI3SS x CamrinWatsin (ft. Bbyclose), Atlantic/Warner Music
“BAND4BAND,” Central Cee (ft. Lil Baby), Columbia/Capitol/Motown/Sony Music
WINNER: Guess,” Charli XCX (ft. Billie Eilish), Atlantic/Interscope/Warner Music“Backbone,” Chase & Status (ft. Stormzy), 0207 Records/EMI/Merky/Universal Music
“Feels like I’m falling in love,” Coldplay, Parlophone/Warner Music
“Training Season,” Dua Lipa, Warner/Warner Music
“Alibi,” Ella Henderson (ft. Rudimental), Atlantic/Warner Music
“Angel of My Dreams,” Jade, RCA/Sony Music
“Kehlani,” Jordan Adetunji, Warner/Warner Music
“Thick of It,” KSI (ft. Trippie Redd), Atlantic/Warner Music
“Stargazing,” Myles Smith, RCA/Sony Music
“You’re Christmas to Me,” Sam Ryder, East West/Rhino/Warner Music
“Some days,” Sonny Fedora/Jazzy/D.O.D, Solotoko/Ada Warner Music
“Now and Then,” The Beatles, Apple/UMR

BRITs Rising Star

WINNER: Myles Smith, RCA/Sony Music
Elmiene, Polydor/Universal Music
Good Neighbours, Polydor/Universal Music

International Artiste of the Year

Adrianne Lenker, 4AD/XL Beggars
Asake, YBNL Nation
Benson Boone, Warner/Warner Music
Beyoncé, Columbia/Parkwood Entertainment/Sony
Billie Eilish, Interscope/Universal Music
WINNER: Chappell Roan, Island/Universal MusicKendrick Lamar, Interscope/Universal Music
Sabrina Carpenter, Island/Universal Music
Taylor Swift, EMI/Universal Music
Tyler, the Creator, Columbia/Sony Music

International group of the year

Amyl and The Sniffers, Rough Trade Records/XL Beggars
Confidence Man, Chaos/Universal Music
WINNER: Fontaines D.C., XL Recordings/XL BeggarsFuture & Metro Boomin, RCA/Sony Music
Linkin Park, Warner/Warner Music

International Song of the Year

“Beautiful Things,” Benson Boone, Warner/Warner Music
“Texas Hold Em,” Beyoncé, Columbia/Parkwood Entertainment/Sony
“Birds of a Feather,” Billie Eilish, Interscope/Universal Music
WINNER: “Good Luck, Babe!” Chappell Roan, Island/Universal Music“End of Beginning,” Djo, AWAL/Djo/The Orchard
“Houdini,” Eminem, Interscope/Universal Music
“Too Sweet,” Hozier, Island/Universal Music
“Lovin On Me,” Jack Harlow, Atlantic/Warner Music
“Stick Season,” Noah Kahan, Republic Records/Universal Music
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone (ft. Morgan Wallen), Republic Records/Universal Music
“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter, Island/Universal Music
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey, American Dogwood/Empire
“Fortnight,” Taylor Swift (ft. Post Malone), EMI/Universal Music
“Lose Control,” Teddy Swims, Atlantic/Warner Music
“Million Dollar Baby,” Tommy Richman, ISO Supremacy/Pulse/Stem Disintermedia

Alternative/rock act

Beabadoobee, Dirty Hit
Ezra Collective, Partisan Records
WINNER: Sam Fender, Polydor/Universal MusicThe Cure, Polydor/Universal Music
The Last Dinner Party, Island/Universal Music

Hip-hop/grime/rap act

Central Cee, Columbia/Sony Music
Dave, Def Jam/Universal Music
Ghetts, Warner/Warner Music
Little Simz, AWAL/Sony Music
WINNER: Stormzy, 0207 Records/EMI/Merky/Universal Music

Dance act

Becky Hill, Polydor/Universal Music
WINNER: Charli XCX, Atlantic/Warner MusicChase & Status, 0207 Records/Universal Music
Fred Again, Atlantic/Warner Music
Nia Archives, Island/Universal Music

Pop act

Charli XCX, Atlantic/Warner Music
Dua Lipa, Warner/Warner Music
WINNER: Jade, RCA/Sony MusicLola Young, Island/Universal Music
Myles Smith, RCA/Sony Music

R&B act

Cleo Sol, AWAL/Sony Music
Flo, Island/Universal Music
Jorja Smith, FAMM/The Orchard/Sony
Michael Kiwanuka, Polydor/Universal Music
WINNER: Raye, Human Resources/The Orchard/Sony

Songwriter of the Year

WINNER: Charli XCX

Producer of the year

WINNER: A.G. Cook

Global success award

WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter

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