Brit Awards: Charli XCX, Dua Lipa and Ezra Collective among most nominated


Charli XCX is leading this year’s Brit Awards with five nominations, including a nod for album of the year with Brat. She is also nominated for artist of the year, best pop and dance act, and song of the year with Guess, which went to number one in August.

Her album Brat was crowned Collins Dictionary 2024 word of the year and even reached US politics with presidential candidate Kamala Harris giving her social media a brat rebrand.

Dua Lipa has received four nominations, including pop act which she won last year. Meanwhile, rock band The Cure has received their first nomination in three decades with their album Songs of a Lost World up for album of the year. The Beatles, another oldie but goldie band, are nominated for song of the year with Now And Then, making it their first nomination since 1977.

Ezra Collective and The Last Dinner Party both have four nominations, and English Teacher – last year’s rising star winners – have two nominations. Myles Smith, whose feel-good foot-stomper Stargazing became the biggest-selling British single of 2024, is up for song of the year.

There are 70 nominees across 13 categories, with British artists up for multiple awards this year including Beabadoobee, Central Cee, Chase & Status, Fred Again, JADE, Nia Archives, Michael Kiwanuka, Rachel Chinouriri, and Sam Fender. The international artist of the year category is once again a tough battle with the majority of nominees being female American pop singers, including Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Billie Eilish

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