# Brit Awards 2025

The Brit Awards 2025 was the 45th edition of the Brit Awards ceremony presented by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) to recognize the best in British and international music of 2024. The ceremony took place on Saturday 1 March 2025 at The O2 Arena in London. Jack Whitehall hosted the ceremony for the fifth time, returning as host after the 2021 ceremony.
For this year's ceremony, Charli XCX led the nominations with five, including British Album of the Year, Song of the Year and British Artist of the Year. Dua Lipa, the Last Dinner Party and Ezra Collective followed with four nominations each. The Beatles were nominated for Song of the Year for their "final song" "Now and Then", being their first nomination since 1983 where they were honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music award. Similarly, the Cure, who received three nominations including British Album of the Year for Songs of a Lost World (their first album in 16 years after 2008's 4:13 Dream), were nominated for an award for the first time since 1993.

## Background
### Trophy

The designer for this year's trophy was artist Gabriel Moses. The sculpture was inspired by Moses' Nigerian heritage as well as his upbringing in South London.

### Brits Week 2025

In order to promote the awards ceremony and support the charity War Child, the BPI hosted a number of gigs as part of Brits Week. Artists performing as part of Brits Week included:
* Cat Burns at Moth Club, London (17 February)
* Joy Crookes at Islington Assembly Hall, London (18 February)
* Rachel Chinouriri at Omeara, London (20 February)
* Frank Turner at 93 Feet East, London (21 February)
* Nova Twins at Omeara, London (24 February)
* Kasabian with Blossoms at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London (25 February)
* Clean Bandit and Friends at The Palladium, London (28 February)
* Tom Walker at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow (3 March)
* Soft Play at Village Underground, London (4 March)
* Rag'n'Bone Man at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill (5 March)

## Performers
### Main ceremony

On 31 January 2025, the first batch of performers were announced. They included Little Mix member JADE, American singers Shaboozey and Teddy Swims, British singer Myles Smith and British group the Last Dinner Party. On 10 February, American singer Sabrina Carpenter was confirmed as a performer for the ceremony, as well as being announced as the recipient of the Brit Award for Global Success. On 17 February, the performer lineup was completed with the addition of Sam Fender and Lola Young. On 23 February, Shaboozey, via his Instagram Stories, announced that he would not be able to attend the ceremony due to "reasons beyond [his] control". On 26 February, just three days before the ceremony, Ezra Collective and Jorja Smith were announced to replace Shaboozey.
List of performers :
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | UK Singles Chart reaction (week ending 13 March 2025) | UK Albums Chart reaction (week ending 13 March 2025) |
| Sabrina Carpenter | "Espresso" "Bed Chem" | N/A 19 (+2) | Short n' Sweet - 1 (+2) Emails I Can't Send - 67 (+8) |
| Teddy Swims | "Bad Dreams" "The Door" "Lose Control" | 10 (+6) 41 (+7) 32 (+9) | I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) - 21 (+14) I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) - 30 (+23) |
| Myles Smith | "Nice to Meet You" "Stargazing" | 8 (+45) 43 (+23) | A Minute.. - 72 (re-entry) |
| JADE | "Angel of My Dreams" | 45 (re-entry) | — |
| The Last Dinner Party | "Nothing Matters" | — | — |
| Lola Young | "Messy" | 7 (+2) | This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway - 16 (new entry) |
| Sam Fender | "People Watching" | 16 (-3) | People Watching - 4 (-3) Hypersonic Missiles - 87 (-8) Seventeen Going Under - 88 (-11) |
| Ezra Collective Jorja Smith | "Shaking Body" "Ajala" "Victory Dance" "Little Things" | — | — |

## Winners and nominees

The Rising Star shortlist was revealed on 26 November 2024. The complete list of nominees was announced on 23 January 2025. Winners appear first and are highlighted in bold.
| British Album of the Year (presented by Teddy Swims) | Song of the Year (presented by Lenny Kravitz) |
| 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 | Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – "Guess" Artemas – "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" The Beatles – "Now and Then" Bl3ss with Camrin Watsin featuring Bbyclose – "Kisses" Central Cee featuring Lil Baby – "Band4Band" Chase & Status featuring Stormzy – "Backbone" Coldplay – "Feelslikeimfallinginlove" Dua Lipa – "Training Season" Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental – "Alibi" JADE – "Angel of My Dreams" Jordan Adetunji – "Kehlani" KSI featuring Trippie Redd – "Thick of It" Myles Smith – "Stargazing" Sam Ryder – "You're Christmas to Me" Sonny Fodera with Jazzy and D.O.D. – "Somedays" |
| British Artist of the Year (presented by Jared Leto) | British Group (presented by Naomie Harris) |
| Charli XCX Beabadoobee Central Cee Dua Lipa Fred Again Jamie xx Michael Kiwanuka Nia Archives Rachel Chinouriri Sam Fender | Ezra Collective Bring Me the Horizon Coldplay The Cure The Last Dinner Party |
| Best Pop Act (presented by Sugababes) | Best R&B Act (presented by Jason Isaacs) |
| JADE Charli XCX Dua Lipa Lola Young Myles Smith | Raye Cleo Sol Flo Jorja Smith Michael Kiwanuka |
| Best Dance Act (presented by Paloma Faith) | Best Alternative/Rock Act (presented by Serge Pizzorno) |
| Charli XCX Becky Hill Chase & Status Fred Again Nia Archives | Sam Fender Beabadoobee The Cure Ezra Collective The Last Dinner Party |
| Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act (presented by Vick Hope and Bre Tiesi) | Best New Artist (presented by Jourdan Dunn and Emmett J. Scanlan) |
| Stormzy Central Cee Dave Ghetts Little Simz | The Last Dinner Party English Teacher Ezra Collective Myles Smith Rachel Chinouriri |
| International Artist of the Year (presented by Martin Compston & Vicky McClure) | International Group of the Year (presented by Munya Chawawa & Harriet Rose) |
| Chappell Roan Adrianne Lenker Asake Benson Boone Beyoncé Billie Eilish Kendrick Lamar Sabrina Carpenter Taylor Swift Tyler, the Creator | Fontaines D.C. Amyl and the Sniffers Confidence Man Future and Metro Boomin Linkin Park |
| Best International Song (presented by Danny Dyer) | Rising Star (presented by the Last Dinner Party) |
| Chappell Roan – "Good Luck, Babe!" Benson Boone – "Beautiful Things" Beyoncé – "Texas Hold 'Em" Billie Eilish – "Birds of a Feather" Djo – "End of Beginning" Eminem – "Houdini" Hozier – "Too Sweet" Jack Harlow – "Lovin on Me" Noah Kahan – "Stick Season" Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – "I Had Some Help" Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso" Shaboozey – "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – "Fortnight" Teddy Swims – "Lose Control" Tommy Richman – "Million Dollar Baby" | Myles Smith Elmiene Good Neighbours |
| Songwriter of the Year ||
| Charli XCX ||
| Producer of the Year ||
| A.G. Cook ||
| Global Success Award (presented by Diana Ross and Millie Bobby Brown) ||
| Sabrina Carpenter ||

## Multiple nominations and awards

Artists who received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Artist |
| 6 | Charli XCX |
| 4 | Dua Lipa |
| 4 | Ezra Collective |
| 4 | The Last Dinner Party |
| 3 | Billie Eilish |
| 3 | The Cure |
| 3 | Central Cee |
| 3 | Myles Smith |
| 2 | Beabadoobee |
| 2 | JADE |
| 2 | Fred Again |
| 2 | Beyoncé |
| 2 | Sabrina Carpenter |
| 2 | Chappell Roan |
| 2 | Benson Boone |
| 2 | Michael Kiwanuka |
| 2 | Nia Archives |
| 2 | Rachel Chinouriri |
| 2 | Sam Fender |
| 2 | Coldplay |
| 2 | Chase & Status |
| 2 | Stormzy |
| 2 | Taylor Swift |
| 2 | Post Malone |
Artists who received multiple awards :
| Wins | Artist |
| 5 | Charli XCX |
| 2 | Chappell Roan |