# Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist

The Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.

## History

The award was first presented in 1989 as International Male Solo Artist. The accolade was not handed out at the 1990, 1992 and 1993 ceremonies, with the award for International Solo Artist (given to a male or female artist) being awarded instead. The award for International Male Solo Artist was reinstated in 1994, and has been given ever since.
International Male Solo Artist has been won by Beck, Kanye West and Eminem the most times, with three wins. Artists from the United States have almost exclusively won the award, aside from one Australian win (Michael Hutchence), one Jamaican win (Shaggy) and three Canadian wins (Justin Bieber, Drake and the Weeknd).

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Recipient | Nominee |
| 1989 | Michael Jackson | Terence Trent D'Arby Alexander O'Neal Prince Luther Vandross |
| 1990 | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 1991 | Michael Hutchence | Jon Bon Jovi MC Hammer Prince Paul Simon |
| 1992 | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 1993 | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 1994 | Lenny Kravitz | Terence Trent D'Arby Billy Joel Meat Loaf Neil Young |
| 1995 | Prince | Bryan Adams Youssou N'Dour Luther Vandross Warren G |
| 1996 | Prince | Coolio Lenny Kravitz Meat Loaf Neil Young |
| 1997 | Beck | Bryan Adams Babyface Robert Miles Prince |
| 1998 | Jon Bon Jovi | Coolio LL Cool J Sash! DJ Shadow |
| 1999 | Beck | Eagle-Eye Cherry Neil Finn Pras Will Smith |
| 2000 | Beck | Eminem Ricky Martin Moby Will Smith |
| 2001 | Eminem | Wyclef Jean Ronan Keating Ricky Martin Sisqó |
| 2002 | Shaggy | Ryan Adams Dr. Dre Bob Dylan Wyclef Jean |
| 2003 | Eminem | Beck Moby Nelly Bruce Springsteen |
| 2004 | Justin Timberlake | 50 Cent Beck Sean Paul Damien Rice |
| 2005 | Eminem | Usher Tom Waits Kanye West Brian Wilson |
| 2006 | Kanye West | Beck Jack Johnson John Legend Bruce Springsteen |
| 2007 | Justin Timberlake | Beck Bob Dylan Jack Johnson Damien Rice |
| 2008 | Kanye West | Michael Bublé Bruce Springsteen Timbaland Rufus Wainwright |
| 2009 | Kanye West | Beck Neil Diamond Jay-Z Seasick Steve |
| 2010 | Jay-Z | Michael Bublé Eminem Seasick Steve Bruce Springsteen |
| 2011 | CeeLo Green | Eminem David Guetta Bruce Springsteen Kanye West |
| 2012 | Bruno Mars | Ryan Adams Bon Iver Aloe Blacc David Guetta |
| 2013 | Frank Ocean | Michael Bublé Gotye Bruce Springsteen Jack White |
| 2014 | Bruno Mars | Drake Eminem John Grant Justin Timberlake |
| 2015 | Pharrell Williams | Beck Hozier John Legend Jack White |
| 2016 | Justin Bieber | Drake Father John Misty Kendrick Lamar The Weeknd |
| 2017 | Drake | Bon Iver Leonard Cohen Bruno Mars The Weeknd |
| 2018 | Kendrick Lamar | Beck Childish Gambino Drake DJ Khaled |
| 2019 | Drake | Eminem Shawn Mendes Travis Scott Kamasi Washington |
| 2020 | Tyler, the Creator | Burna Boy Dermot Kennedy Post Malone Bruce Springsteen |
| 2021 | The Weeknd | Burna Boy Childish Gambino Bruce Springsteen Tame Impala |

## Multiple nominations and awards

Artists that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Artist |
| 10 | Beck |
| 8 | Eminem |
| 7 | Bruce Springsteen |
| 5 | Drake |
| 5 | Prince |
| 5 | Kanye West |
| 3 | Michael Bublé |
| 3 | Bruno Mars |
| 3 | Justin Timberlake |
| 3 | The Weeknd |
| 2 | Bryan Adams |
| 2 | Ryan Adams |
| 2 | Bon Iver |
| 2 | Jon Bon Jovi |
| 2 | Burna Boy |
| 2 | Childish Gambino |
| 2 | Coolio |
| 2 | Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 2 | Bob Dylan |
| 2 | David Guetta |
| 2 | Jay-Z |
| 2 | Wyclef Jean |
| 2 | Jack Johnson |
| 2 | Lenny Kravitz |
| 2 | Kendrick Lamar |
| 2 | John Legend |
| 2 | Ricky Martin |
| 2 | Meat Loaf |
| 2 | Moby |
| 2 | Damien Rice |
| 2 | Will Smith |
| 2 | Seasick Steve |
| 2 | Luther Vandross |
| 2 | Jack White |
| 2 | Neil Young |
Artists that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Artist |
| 3 | Beck |
| 3 | Eminem |
| 3 | Kanye West |
| 2 | Drake |
| 2 | Bruno Mars |
| 2 | Prince |
| 2 | Justin Timberlake |