Charli xcx, The Last Dinner Party, Ezra Collective & more nominated for the 2025 BRIT Awards • News • DIY Magazine

The BRIT Awards 2025 have launched the public vote that will determine the overall winners of this year’s five genre categories, and you can have your say by casting your vote via WhatsApp.

Up until 11:59pm on Friday 14th February, music fans are able to submit their picks for who should lift the statuette for each genre-specific award (Alternative/Rock Act, Dance Act, Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Pop Act, R&B Act) by following this link. What’s more, fans can vote in each category once per day until the 14th, so get gunning for your favourite!

Overall, Charli xcx leads the (brat)pack with five nominations - the most any artist has received this year - for Artist of the Year, Mastercard Album of the Year, Song of the Year with Mastercard, Dance Act and Pop Act.

Other acts in the running to pick up prizes at this year’s ceremony include former DIY cover stars The Last Dinner Party, Rachel Chinouriri and Beabadoobee, as well as the likes of Ezra Collective, Sam Fender, Dua Lipa, Fred again.., JADE, Chappell Roan, English Teacher and many more.

This year’s BRIT Awards is set to take place at The O2 in London on Saturday 1st March, with the show being presented by comedian Jack Whitehall. Nominees including JADE, Myles Smith, and The Last Dinner Party are also set to perform live on the night, and we for one will be tuning in for what JADE’s called her “huge, chaotic pop moment”.

Check out the full list of nominations below.

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

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

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

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 DC
Future & Metro Boomin
Linkin Park

INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Benson Boone - Beautiful Things
Beyoncé - 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 (Feat. Morgan Wallen) - I Had Some Help
Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift (feat. Post Malone) - Fortnight
Teddy Swims - Lose Control
Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby

ALTERNATIVE / ROCK ACT
Beabadoobee
The Cure
Ezra Collective
The Last Dinner Party
Sam Fender

HIP HOP / GRIME / RAP ACT
Central Cee
Dave
Ghetts
Little Simz
Stormzy

DANCE ACT
Becky Hill
Charli xcx
Chase & Status
Fred again..
Nia Archives

POP ACT
Charli xcx
Dua Lipa
JADE
Lola Young
Myles Smith

R&B ACT
Cleo Sol
FLO
Jorja Smith
Michael Kiwanuka
Raye

BRITs RISING STAR
WINNER: Myles Smith
Elmiene
Good Neighbours

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