From Brat to Brit: Charli XCX leads BRIT Award nominations – The Beatles and The Cure make comeback

The Brits are going Brat as the nominations for this year’s BRIT Awards are out and the British singer Charli XCX leads the nominations with five nods – including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year for her hit ‘Guess’ with Billie Eilish.

Charli XCX’s album ‘Brat‘ was last year’s zeitgeist-capturing and dancefloor wooing hit – inspiring everyone from Kamala Harris to the Collins Dictionary, which made the word ‘Brat’ its Word of the Year.

The singer is closely followed by seven-time BRIT winner Dua Lipa, who has four nominations – along with 2024 rising star winners The Last Dinner Party, and 2023 Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective.

More than 30 years since their last BRIT nomination, The Cure have made a massive comeback with three nods – their first in three decades, following the release of their 14th album, ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘.

Also returning are The Beatles. They are nominated for Song of the Year with ‘Now And Then’, making it their first nomination since 1977.

Billed as their “final song”, the track was initially written by John Lennon in 1978 but only completed in 2022 by the two remaining Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr – with a little help from AI.

This year’s BRIT Awards take place on Saturday 1 March at the O2 Arena.

Here is the full list of 2025 BRIT Award nominees:

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

Best New Artist

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

Song Of The Year With Mastercard

• Artemas – ‘I Like The Way You Kiss Me’
• The Beatles – ‘Now And Then’
• Bl3ss with Camrin Watsin ft. bbyclose – ‘Kisses’
• Central Cee ft. Lil Baby – ‘BAND4BAND’
• Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish – ‘Guess’
• Chase & Status ft. Stormzy – ‘Backbone’
• Coldplay – ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’
• Dua Lipa – ‘Training Season’
• Ella Henderson ft. Rudimental – ‘Alibi’
• JADE – ‘Angel Of My Dreams’
• Jordan Adetunji – ‘KEHLANI’
• KSI ft. Trippie Redd – ‘Thick Of It’
• Myles Smith – ‘Stargazing’
• Sam Ryder – ‘You’re Christmas To Me’
• Sonny Fodera with Jazzy and D.O.D – ‘Somedays’

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 and 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 ft. Morgan Wallen – ‘I Had Some Help’
• Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Espresso’
• Shaboozey – ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – ‘Fortnight’
• Teddy Swims – ‘Lose Control’
• Tommy Richman  – ‘MILLION DOLLAR BABY’

Alt/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