The Beatles receive first Brit Awards nomination in over 40 years as Charli XCX dominates
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Diverse group of nominations for the 2025 ceremony also includes a Christmas song and The Cure’s first nomination in over three decades. The Beatles, Charli XCX and a Christmas song by Eurovision star Sam Ryder are among the eclectic nominees at this year’s Brit Awards.
![[L-R: The Beatles, Charli XCX, Central Cee and The Cure are all up for Brit Awards at the 2025 ceremony]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/23/16/MixCollage-23-Jan-2025-04-29-PM-9401.jpg)
The nominations were announced on Thursday (23 January) ahead of the annual ceremony in March at the O2 Arena in London. This year’s event will once again be hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall. Pioneering pop artist Charli XCX dominates with five nods, including for Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for her critically lauded, trend-setting record Brat.
![[JADE (centre) in the music video for ‘Angel of My Dreams’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/19/15/newFile.jpg)
Following with four nods apiece are acts including pop singer Dua Lipa, baroque pop band The Last Dinner Party, and Mercury Prize-winning jazz group Ezra Collective. The Song of the Year category was arguably the most diverse – at least in terms of genre – set of nominations in recent memory, with TikTok-friendly stars like Artemas and KSI muscling up against The Beatles and Coldplay.
![[Billie Eilish (left) and Charli XCX are up for Song of the Year with their single ‘Guess’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/02/00/newFile.jpg)
Perhaps the biggest surprise was the inclusion of Eurovision 2022 runner-up Ryder’s song, “You’re Christmas to Me”, marking just the fourth time in Brits’ history that a festive song has received a nomination. Previous nominees have included two Band Aid tracks, the 1990 version and the 2004 edition, and Ed Sheeran’s 2022 collaboration with Elton John, “Merry Christmas”.
![[Rock band English Teacher are up for Best New Artist at the 2025 Brit Awards]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/09/06/08/89927a47-5c46-4ce8-8e08-1f2ed7abc8f4.jpg)
There’s fierce competition in the International Artist of the Year category, thanks to high-profile years for pop stars Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, as well as rappers Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, the Creator.
![[Central Cee received a nomination shortly before the release of his long-awaited debut album, ‘You Can’t Rush Greatness’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/23/13/newFile.jpg)
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