Charli xcx makes it a Brat Brits as she leads nominations for 2025
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The nominations for this year's Brit Awards have been revealed - and after Brat summer, now we have a Brat Brits. The singer, whose sixth album was a viral hit last year, 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.
Brat, which featured simple "slime green" artwork, was a huge hit for Charli xcx, whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison - inspiring everyone from presidential candidate Kamala Harris to the Collins Dictionary, which made it its word of the year for 2024.
In the Brits race, she is closely followed by Dua Lipa, who opened the 2024 ceremony and also headlined Glastonbury last year, who has four nominations - along with 2024 rising star winners The Last Dinner Party, and 2023 Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective.
This year also sees a nomination for The Beatles - their first since 1977 - for the song Now And Then, which was finished by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr with the help of audio restoration and released in November. And more than 30 years since their last Brits nomination, The Cure are back with three - following the release of their 14th album, Songs Of A Lost World, in 2024.
Elsewhere, there are nominations for international artists such as Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter, as well as homegrown talent such as Central Cee, Fred again.., Sam Fender and former Little Mix star JADE.
