Charli XCX will be hoping to continue her Brat domination and Grammys success on Saturday as she enters the ceremony with the most nominations.
The Last Dinner Party, who won the rising star award last year, are also nominated for their debut album Prelude To Ecstasy.
It is the first time The Cure, nominated in the group of the year category, have been recognised at the Brit Awards for more than three decades.
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Plus, the new Beatles song Now And Then, which was written and sung by John Lennon and later finished by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr using overdubs and guitar tracks by George Harrison, has also been nominated for song of the year.
Other tracks vying for song of the year are Dua Lipa’s Training Season, Coldplay’s Feelslikeimfallinginlove, Jade Thirlwall’s Angel Of My Dreams, KSI’s Thick Of It featuring Trippie Redd, Myles Smith’s Stargazing and Sam Ryder’s You’re Christmas to Me.
Stormzy and Chase & Status’s collaboration on Backbone, Alibi by Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental, Kehlani by Jordan Adetunji, Central Cee and Lil Baby’s Band4band, Artemas’s I Like the Way You Kiss Me, Bl3ss and Camrin Watsin’s Kisses featuring bbyclose and Somedays by D.O.D., Jazzy and Sonny Fodera have also been nominated.
Across the pond, US megastars including Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift have been nominated for international artist of the year.
Actors & Actresses with the Most Oscars
But how can you watch this year’s Brit Awards? Let’s find out who is performing.
How to watch the Brit Awards 2025 on TV – what time it starts
This evening, the Brits will be broadcast from The O2 arena in London.
It will air on ITV1 and ITVX from 8.15pm until 10.40pm, following on from Britain’s Got Talent which starts at 7pm.
The Radio Times synopsis shares: “Jack Whitehall returns to front the UK record industry’s annual self-congratulatory shindig for the fifth time, having last hosted back in 2021.
“He’s become a father since then, so he’ll be disappointed at the lack of nominations for the Wiggles or Nick Cope’s Popcast.
“Instead, Charli XCX leads the pack with nods in five categories, followed, with four, by Dua Lipa, Ezra Collective and the Last Dinner Party.
“All the above are up for album of the year, while Charli XCX and Dua Lipa are also shortlisted for song of the year, where they’re up against the likes of Ella Henderson, KSI, Chase & Status and, er, the Beatles (for Now and Then).”
Who is performing at the Brit Awards this year on ITV?
Pop superstar Carpenter is among the nominees who are set to perform at the show taking place at The O2 arena in London.
Little Mix’s Thirlwall, singer-songwriter Sam Fender, rising star Smith and Lose Control singer Teddy Swims will also all take to the stage.
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Also on the bill for the night are The Last Dinner Party, Messy singer Lola Young, jazz quintet Ezra Collective and soul singer Jorja Smith.
What does ‘Brits’ stand for?
Brits is a deliberately formed acronym that stands for ‘British Record Industry Trusts Show’.
