Charli XCX gave the BRIT Awards a Brat makeover on Saturday evening (Mar. 1) by scooping the largest prizes of the evening, together with the coveted album of the yr prize.
She gained 4 awards on the ceremony: tune of the yr, dance act, artist of the yr and album of the yr. She additionally collected the honorary songwriter of the yr prize, whereas Brat‘s government producer A.G. Cook dinner gained producer of the yr.
Talking when she collected the album of the yr prize, Charli mentioned: “I used to inform myself issues like this weren’t essential and that was simple for me to do as a result of till final yr I wasn’t nominated for something. I at all times felt like an outsider within the British music trade, so it feels good to be acknowledged on this album after I truly haven’t made any sacrifices.”
Brat was one in all 2024’s defining information, touchdown at No. 1 on the U.Ok.’s Official Album Charts and at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. It was named the Billboard workers’s album of the yr.
The awards occurred at The O2 Area in London, and have been hosted by comic Jack Whitehall for a fifth time.
Elsewhere it was a giant evening for Chappell Roan, who triumphed within the worldwide artist and worldwide tune classes, beating off competitors from Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Beyoncé.
Sabrina Carpenter opened the present with a two-song medley of “Espresso” and “Mattress Chem” and picked up the honorary world success award.
Sam Fender had a giant evening , successful rock/different act and performing the title tune from Individuals Watching. On Friday, the North Shields-born musician’s third album went to No. 1 and clocked the largest opening week for a British act in three years, topping over 100,000 models.
Ezra Collective collected group of the yr and shouted out youth golf equipment and the musical alternatives they provide, whereas Myles Smith challenged the U.Ok. authorities to do extra for grassroots venues in his speech whereas amassing BRITs Rising Star.
Baroque-pop group The Final Dinner Occasion carried out “Nothing Issues” and picked up finest new artist. Like Smith, they used their speech to champion the small venues within the U.Ok.
RAYE gained finest R&B act, and Stormzy shouted out his fellow nominee Central Cee when he triumphed in the very best hip-hop/grime/rap.
Performances got here from Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Ezra Collective, Fender, The Final Dinner Occasion, JADE and Lola Younger.
In December, the BRITs introduced Luton-born singer-songwriter Myles Smith because the recipient of the 2025 BRIT Rising Star award — a brand new music prize that’s handed out to the British act that the voting academy believes will make the largest influence on music within the coming yr. He carried out his breakout tune “Stargazing” on the evening.
It was not Dua Lipa’s evening: She went 0-4. The Remedy and Central Cee have been additionally shut out, regardless of three nominations.
The nominees and winners have been chosen by the BRIT Awards Voting Academy, its membership made up of musicians and trade figures; the general public determined the winners of the style classes, with voting going down through a WhatsApp marketing campaign.
Right here’s the entire record of 2025 BRIT Awards winners.
Mastercard album of the yr
WINNER: Charli XCX – Brat, Atlantic/Warner Music
Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching, Partisan Information
Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism, Warner/Warner Music
The Remedy – Songs of a Misplaced World, Polydor/Common Music
The Final Dinner Occasion – Prelude to Ecstasy, Island/Common Music
Artist of the yr
Beabadoobee, Soiled Hit
Central Cee, Columbia/Sony Music
WINNER: Charli XCX, Atlantic/Warner Music
Dua Lipa, Warner/Warner Music
Fred Once more.., Atlantic/Warner Music
Jamie xx, Younger/XL Beggars
Michael Kiwanuka, Polydor/Common Music
Nia Archives, Island/Common Music
Rachel Chinouriri, Parlophone/Common Music
Sam Fender, Polydor/Common Music
Group of the yr
Deliver Me the Horizon, RCA/Sony Music
Coldplay, Parlophone/Warner Music
WINNER: Ezra Collective, Partisan Information
The Remedy, Polydor/Common Music
The Final Dinner Occasion, Island/Common Music
Finest new artist
English Instructor, Island/Common Music
Ezra Collective, Partisan Information
Myles Smith, RCA/Sony Music
Rachel Chinouriri, Parlophone/Common Music
WINNER: The Final Dinner Occasion, Island/Common Music
Music of the yr
“I Just like the Method You Kiss Me,” Artemas, Parlophone/Warner Music
“Kisses,” BI3SS x CamrinWatsin (ft. Bbyclose), Atlantic/Warner Music
“BAND4BAND,” Central Cee (ft. Lil Child), Columbia/Capitol/Motown/Sony Music
WINNER: “Guess,” Charli XCX (ft. Billie Eilish), Atlantic/Interscope/Warner Music
“Spine,” Chase & Standing (ft. Stormzy), 0207 Information/EMI/Merky/Common Music
“Feelslikeimfallinginlove,” Coldplay, Parlophone/Warner Music
“Coaching Season,” Dua Lipa, Warner/Warner Music
“Alibi,” Ella Henderson (ft. Rudimental), Atlantic/Warner Music
“Angel of My Goals,” Jade, RCA/Sony Music
“Kehlani,” Jordan Adetunji, Warner/Warner Music
“Thick of It,” KSI (ft. Trippie Redd), Atlantic/Warner Music
“Stargazing,” Myles Smith, RCA/Sony Music
“You’re Christmas to Me,” Sam Ryder, East West/Rhino/Warner Music
“Somedays,” Sonny Fedora/Jazzy/D.O.D, Solotoko/Ada Warner Music
“Now and Then,” The Beatles, Apple/UMR
BRITs Rising Star
WINNER: Myles Smith, RCA/Sony Music
Elmiene, Polydor/Common Music
Good Neighbours, Polydor/Common Music
Worldwide artist of the yr
Adrianne Lenker, 4AD/XL Beggars
Asake, YBNL Nation
Benson Boone, Warner/Warner Music
Beyoncé, Columbia/Parkwood Leisure/Sony
Billie Eilish, Interscope/Common Music
WINNER: Chappell Roan, Island/Common Music
Kendrick Lamar, Interscope/Common Music
Sabrina Carpenter, Island/Common Music
Taylor Swift, EMI/Common Music
Tyler, the Creator, Columbia/Sony Music
Worldwide group of the yr
Amyl and The Sniffers, Tough Commerce Information/XL Beggars
Confidence Man, Chaos/Common Music
WINNER: Fontaines D.C., XL Recordings/XL Beggars
Future & Metro Boomin, RCA/Sony Music
Linkin Park, Warner/Warner Music
Worldwide tune of the yr
“Stunning Issues,” Benson Boone, Warner/Warner Music
“Texas Maintain Em,” Beyoncé, Columbia/Parkwood Leisure/Sony
“Birds of a Feather,” Billie Eilish, Interscope/Common Music
WINNER: “Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell Roan, Island/Common Music
“Finish of Starting,” Djo, AWAL/Djo/The Orchard
“Houdini,” Eminem, Interscope/Common Music
“Too Candy,” Hozier, Island/Common Music
“Lovin On Me,” Jack Harlow, Atlantic/Warner Music
“Stick Season,” Noah Kahan, Republic Information/Common Music
“I Had Some Assist,” Publish Malone (ft. Morgan Wallen), Republic Information/Common Music
“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter, Island/Common Music
“A Bar Music (Tipsy),” Shaboozey, American Dogwood/Empire
“Fortnight,” Taylor Swift (ft. Publish Malone), EMI/Common Music
“Lose Management,” Teddy Swims, Atlantic/Warner Music
“Million Greenback Child,” Tommy Richman, ISO Supremacy/Pulse/Stem Disintermedia
Various/rock act
Beabadoobee, Soiled Hit
Ezra Collective, Partisan Information
WINNER: Sam Fender, Polydor/Common Music
The Remedy, Polydor/Common Music
The Final Dinner Occasion, Island/Common Music
Hip-hop/grime/rap act
Central Cee, Columbia/Sony Music
Dave, Def Jam/Common Music
Ghetts, Warner/Warner Music
Little Simz, AWAL/Sony Music
WINNER: Stormzy, 0207 Information/EMI/Merky/Common Music
Dance act
Becky Hill, Polydor/Common Music
WINNER: Charli XCX, Atlantic/Warner Music
Chase & Standing, 0207 Information/Common Music
Fred Once more.., Atlantic/Warner Music
Nia Archives, Island/Common Music
Pop act
Charli XCX, Atlantic/Warner Music
Dua Lipa, Warner/Warner Music
WINNER: Jade, RCA/Sony Music
Lola Younger, Island/Common Music
Myles Smith, RCA/Sony Music
R&B act
Cleo Sol, AWAL/Sony Music
Flo, Island/Common Music
Jorja Smith, FAMM/The Orchard/Sony
Michael Kiwanuka, Polydor/Common Music
WINNER: Raye, Human Assets/The Orchard/Sony
Songwriter of the yr
WINNER: Charli XCX
Producer of the yr
WINNER: A.G. Cook dinner
International success award
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter
