From Brat to Brit: Charli XCX leads BRIT Award nominations - The Beatles and The Cure make comeback

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
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'
Artist Of The Year
Beabadoobee
Central Cee
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Fred Again..
Jamie xx
Michael Kiwanuka
Nia Archives
Rachel Chinouriri
Sam Fender
Group Of The Year
Bring Me The Horizon
Coldplay
The Cure
Ezra Collective
The Last Dinner Party
Best New Artist
English Teacher
Ezra Collective
The Last Dinner Party
Myles Smith
Rachel Chinouriri
Song Of The Year With Mastercard
Artemas – 'I Like The Way You Kiss Me'
The Beatles – 'Now And Then'
Bl3ss with Camrin Watsin ft. bbyclose – 'Kisses'
Central Cee ft. Lil Baby – 'BAND4BAND'
Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish – 'Guess'
Chase & Status ft. 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 with Jazzy and D.O.D – 'Somedays'
International Artist Of The Year
Adrianne Lenker
Asake Benson Boone
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Tyler, The Creator
International Group Of The Year
Amyl And The Sniffers
Confidence Man
Fontaines D.C.
Future and Metro Boomin
Linkin Park
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'
Alt/Rock Act
Beabadoobee
The Cure
Ezra Collective
The Last Dinner Party
Sam Fender
Hip-hop/Grime/Rap Act
Central Cee
DAVE
Ghetts
Little Simz
Stormzy
Dance Act
Becky Hill
Charli XCX
Chase & Status
Fred Again..
Nia Archives
Pop Act
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
JADE
Lola Young
Myles Smith
R&B Act
Cleo Sol
FLO
Jorja Smith
Michael Kiwanuka
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