Full list of BRIT Awards 2025 nominations: Charli XCX leads female dominated nominations with FIVE nods including Album Of The Year followed by Dua Lipa who has four – as Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish go head-to-head for prestigious gong

Pop singer Charli XCX leads the 2025 BRIT Awards nominations with five nods, closely followed by Dua Lipa who has been recognised in four categories.

The artist, 32, made history when her No1 album Brat became a cultural phenomenon last summer along with the colour slime green as millions of fans showed their support by posting clips of Charli’s Apple Dance on TikTok.

And now her Brat summer lives on as Charli has received nominations in five prestigious categories including Song Of The Year for Guess ft. Billie Eilish, Artist Of The Year, Dance Act, Pop Act, and the sought-after Album Of The Year.

Dua, 29, who is already the recipient of seven BRITs, has been awarded another four nods as she goes head-to-head against Charli for Song Of The Year with hit Training Season, Artist Of The Year, Pop Act, and Album Of The Year with Radical Optimism.

US superstar Taylor Swift, 35, will battle it out with Billie Eilish in the International Artist Of The Year category, which also features Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan, as well as for the International Song Of The Year accolade.

The BRIT Awards returns on March 1 at London’s O2 Arena and will once again be hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall while the trophy this year has been designed by artist Gabriel Moses.

Jade Thirlwall has been nominated for the first time as a solo artist after previously winning three awards with the group Little Mix.

The singer, 32, has earned recognition in the Pop Act and Song Of The Year categories, revealing it was when she wrote the hit Angel Of My Dreams that she finally established her individual sound.

Speaking as the nominations were announced on Thursday, she said: ‘Obviously as a band we were nominated a few times and that’s amazing but when it’s for your own music and my own personal experiences, it does hit different, it feels extra special.

‘When I first started this solo journey, I was writing a lot of music to exist outside of the group and figure out who I am on my own but the minute I wrote Angel Of My Dreams, that was when I knew I had arrived and this is my sound, this is me.’

The jazz quintet Ezra Collective, who won the Mercury prize in 2023, landed four nominations for Best New Artist, Group Of The Year, Alternative Rock Act and Album Of The Year for their body of work Dance, No One’s Watching.  

Their biggest competition comes from The Last Dinner Party who are also up for Best New Artist, Group Of The Year, Alternative Rock Act and Album Of The Year.  

Thanks to globally successful artists Central Cee, Stormzy, and Dave, British rap is also well represented at this year’s BRIT Awards.  

Central Cee has earned nods in the Song Of The Year category as well as Artist Of The Year, and Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, while Stormzy has been nominated for the latter.

But one big international star was noticeably snubbed in the nominations.

Ariana Grande, 31, whose seventh album Eternal Sunshine was released last March, failed to received any mentions in the International Artist Of The Year or International Song Of The Year categories.  

It comes as she was recognised for her starring role in movie musical Wicked, receiving an Oscar nomination on Thursday for Actress in a Supporting Role.   

Her co-star, Cynthia Erivo, 38, nominated by The Academy for Actress in a Leading Role, also missed out on a BRIT nod after the film’s soundtrack became the most-streamed musical album on Amazon Music within the first 24 hours of its release. 

The BRIT Awards have been criticised in the past for a heavy male bias to the nominees but 2025’s ceremony will see an equal five female artists compete against five males in the Artist Of The Year category. 

In 2023, the decision was made to replace Male and Female categories with a non-gendered Artist Of The Year Award, which sparked outrage when no female or non-binary artists were among that year’s nominees.

But last year saw the category double in size from five to 10, with artists such as Fred Again.. Sam Fender, Michael Kiwanuka, Rachel Chinouriri and Nia Archives, who are all in the running, being fairly represented.

Fans can support their favourite artists from January 31 until February 14 by voting for them via The BRITs WhatsApp channel.

The genre categories voted for by the public are Alternative Rock Act, Dance Act, Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Pop Act, and R&B Act.

Comedian Jack Whitehall returns to present The BRIT Awards for the fifth time having previously hosted the event in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

On his comeback, Jack said: ‘They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and that is absolutely the case with The BRIT Awards – it is my favourite night of the year, and I am delighted to be invited back to host in 2025.’ 

He stepped away in 2022 when Mo Gilligan took over for two ceremonies until last year as Maya Jama, Roman Kemp and Clara Amfo co-hosted the event together.

Jack shared his excitement with a post on Instagram, which was liked by last year’s host Roman, who commented: ‘Return of the king.’ 

Last year’s BRITs saw Raye make history when she took home six awards, the most won in a single ceremony.

The singer’s monumental night crowned a remarkable turnaround after a major record label stopped her from being able to release music for years.

She scooped the gongs for Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year with My 21st Century Blues, Song Of The Year for Escapism, Best New Artist, and Songwriter Of The Year, becoming the first woman ever to do so.  

After winning Album Of The Year in 2024, Raye said during an emotional acceptance speech: ‘You just don’t understand what this means to me. I want to thank my grandma for her prayers… I am ugly crying on national television…

‘I am so proud of this album. I am in love with music, all I ever wanted to be was an artist and now I’m an artist with an Album Of The Year.’ 

And Raye has the potential to add to her collection of BRIT wins this year after being nominated in the R&B Act category.