BRIT Awards 2025 nominations: Charli XCX gets most nods, The Beatles nominated after forty years

The nominations for the 2025 BRIT Awards have been released with the biggest stars in the music industry set to be celebrated on March 2 at London's iconic O2 Arena. This year's ceremony will be hosted by English comedian Jack Whitehall.

The standouts at this years BRITs are pop sensation Charli XCX who leads with five nominations including Artist of the Year and Mastercard Album of the Year for Brat, as well as the The Beatles who earned their first nomination in over forty years for Song of the Year with Mastercard category with their track "Now and Then".

Other notable names that were nominated include Dua Lipa, and JADE along with international icons like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Billie Eilish.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 2025 BRIT Awards:

The Beatles earned their first nomination for Song of the Year with Mastercard in over forty years (AFP)

Song of the Year with Mastercard

• Artemis – I Like the Way You Kiss Me

• The Beatles – Now and Then

• Bl3ss and Camrin Watson – Kisses

• Central Cee ft. Lil Baby – Band4Band

• Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish – Guess (Remix)

• Chase + Status and Stormzy – Backbone

• Coldplay – feelslikeimfallinginlove

• Dua Lipa – Training Season

• Ella Henderson ft. Rudimental – Alibi

• Jade – Angel of My Dreams

• Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani

• KSI ft. Trippie Redd – Thick Of It

• Myles Smith – Stargazing

• Sam Ryder – You're Christmas To Me

• Sonny Fodera/Jazzy/D.O.D – Some Days

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

  Coldplay earned nods for Group of the Year and Song of the Year with Mastercard (AFP)

  Group of the Year

  • Bring Me the Horizon

  • Coldplay

  • The Cure

  • Ezra Collective

  • The Last Dinner Party

  International Group of the Year

  • Amyl and the Sniffers

  • Confidence Man

  • Fontaines D.C.

  • Future and Metro Boomin

  • Linkin Park

  Dance Act (Promoted by KISS)

  • Becky Hill

  • Charli XCX

  • Chase and Status

  • Fred again..

  • Nia Archives

    Charli XCX took the led with five nominations (NBC)

    Pop Act (Promoted by Capital)

    • Charli XCX

    • Dua Lipa

    • Jade

    • Lola Young

    • Myles Smith

    Hip-Hop Act (Promoted by Capital Xtra)

    • Central Cee

    • Dave

    • Ghetts

    • Little Simz

    • Stormzy

    R&B Act (Promoted by KISS)

    • Cleo Sol

    • Flo

    • Jorja Smith

    • Michael Kiwanuka

    • Raye

    Alternative/Rock Act (Promoted by Absolute Radio)

    • Beabadoobee

    • The Cure

    • Ezra Collective

    • The Last Dinner Party

    • Sam Fender

    International Artist of the Year

    • Adrianne Lenker

    • Asake

    • Benson Boone

    • Beyoncé

    • Billie Eilish

    • Chappell Roan

    • Kendrick Lamar

    • Sabrina Carpenter

    • Taylor Swift

    • Tyler, The Creator

      BRIT Awards also honour the biggest names internationally (AFP)

      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 ft. Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help

      • Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso

      • Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

      • Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – 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