From Brat to Brit: Charli XCX leads the BRIT Awards 2025 nominations

The Brits are going Brat as the nominations for this year’s BRIT Awards are out and the British singer Charli XCX leads the nominations with five nods – including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year for her hit ‘Guess’ with Billie Eilish.

Charli XCX’s album 'Brat' was last year’s zeitgeist-capturing and dancefloor wooing hit – inspiring everyone from Kamala Harris to the Collins Dictionary, which made the word ‘Brat’ its Word of the Year.

The singer is closely followed by seven-time BRIT winner Dua Lipa, who has four nominations - along with 2024 rising star winners The Last Dinner Party, and 2023 Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective.

More than 30 years since their last BRIT nomination, The Cure have made a massive comeback with three nods – their first in three decades, following the release of their 14th album, 'Songs Of A Lost World'.

Also returning are The Beatles. They are nominated for Song of the Year with 'Now And Then', making it their first nomination since 1977.

Billed as their “final song”, the track was initially written by John Lennon in 1978 but only completed in 2022 by the two remaining Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr – with a little help from AI.

This year’s BRIT Awards take place on Saturday 1 March at the O2 Arena.

Here is the full list of 2025 BRIT Award nominees:

Mastercard Album Of The Year Artist Of The Year Group Of The Year Best New Artist Song Of The Year With Mastercard International Artist Of The Year International Group Of The Year International Song Of The Year Alt/Rock Act Hip-hop/Grime/Rap Act Dance Act Pop Act R&B Act