Charli XCX leads BRITs nominations, Beatles' final song recognised
- By Reuters -
- Jan 24, 2025
Singer Charli XCX, whose album ‘Brat’ inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, led nominations for the BRIT Awards on Thursday, with the Beatles also recognised with their first nod at Britain’s pop music honours since 1977.
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Charli XCX received five nominations overall, including for Artist of the Year, Dance Act and Pop Act, while her single ‘Guess’, featuring Billie Eilish, is up for Song of the Year.
‘Brat’, which inspired fans to film themselves dancing to its tracks and whose lime green cover look was adopted by U.S. presidential hopeful Kamala Harris’ campaign on social media after the pop star referenced her in a post, will compete for the coveted album of the year prize.
Its competitors for that award include singer Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’, jazz quintet Ezra Collective for ‘Dance, No One’s Watching’ and indie rock band The Last Dinner Party’s ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’. All three acts have four nominations each.
Completing the best album list is ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ by The Cure, who were last nominated for a BRIT Award in 1993.
The band, also in the running for group of the year and best alternative/rock act, topped the UK charts with the album, their first in 16 years.
The Beatles, who were last nominated at the inaugural 1977 BRIT awards, were recognised in the Song of the Year category with ‘Now And Then’.
Billed as the last Beatles song, the chart-topping single features the voice of late member John Lennon and was developed using artificial intelligence. It also features parts recorded by surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as the late George Harrison.
The awards, which will be held in London on March 1, feature gender-neutral categories with 10 nominees for both artist and international artist of the year, after organisers doubled the number following an outcry over a male list of best artist contenders at the 2023 awards.
Among the famous names nominated for International Artist of the Year are Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish.
One winner who has already been revealed is for BRIT Rising Star, which this year goes to ‘Stargazing’ singer Myles Smith. He has three other nominations.
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Below is the complete list of the nominees for this year’s awards, which will be handed out at a London ceremony on March 1.
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
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, ‘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’
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
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Adrianne Lenker
– Asake
– Benson Boone
– Beyonce
– 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
INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
– Benson Boone, ‘Beautiful Things’
– Beyonce, ‘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
– Myles Smith