Charli XCX leads the BRIT Awards 2025 nominations as Rachel Chinouriri gets a nod

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Pop provocateur Charli XCX leads this year’s BRIT Awards nominations with five nods, including Album of the Year for her critically acclaimed ‘BRAT’.

The nominations, announced today (23rd January), see Charli recognised across Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Pop Act, Dance Act, and Song of the Year categories. The recognition follows a transformative year that saw ‘BRAT’ top Dork’s 2024 album rankings.

Theatrical newcomers and former Dork cover stars The Last Dinner Party follow with four nominations, building on their BBC Sound of 2024 and BRITs Rising Star victories. The band are up for Best New Artist, Group of the Year, Alternative/Rock Act, and Album of the Year for their gold-certified debut ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’.

Dua Lipa secures three nominations on the back of ‘Radical Optimism’, which topped charts in 11 countries and spawned two sold-out Wembley Stadium shows following her lauded Glastonbury headline set. The global superstar competes in the Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Pop Act categories.

Indie-pop queen Rachel Chinouriri pulls off a remarkable double nomination for Best New Artist and Artist of the Year, while two-time 2024 Grammy winner Fred Again.. appears in both Artist of the Year and Dance Act categories. There’s also nominations for JADE, Sam Fender, Ezra Collective, English Teacher, Beabadoobee, Nia Archives, The Cure, Amyl & The Sniffers, Fontaines D.C., Confidence Man, Djo, Little Simz, Adrianne Lenker, Chappell Roan, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and more.

Fan voting opens on 31st January via the BRIT Awards WhatsApp channel for five genre-based categories: Dance Act, Pop Act, R&B Act, Alternative/Rock Act, and Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act. Voting closes on 14th February.

SONG OF THE YEAR WITH MASTERCARD

  • Artemas – ‘i like the way you kiss me’
  • The Beatles – ‘Now and Then’
  • BL3SS & Cameron Whatson – ‘Kisses’
  • Central Cee & Lil Baby – ‘band4band’
  • Charli XCX feat. Billie – ‘Guess’
  • Chase & Status feat. Stormzy – ‘Backbone’
  • Coldplay – ‘Feelslikeimfallinginlove’
  • Dua Lipa – ‘Training Season’
  • Ella Henderson – ‘Alibi’
  • JADE – ‘Angel of My Dreams’
  • Jordan Adetunji – ‘Khelani’
  • KSI – ‘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

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

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

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

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 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 – ‘Bar Song (Tipsy)’
  • Taylor Swift – ‘Fortnight’
  • Teddy Swims – ‘Lose Control’
  • Tommy Richman – ‘Million Dollar Baby’

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’

FAN VOTED CATEGORIES

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

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