The Brit Awards 2025 was the 45th edition of the Brit Awards ceremony presented by

British Phonographic Industry BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited, trading as British Phonographic Industry (BPI), is the British recorded music industry's trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards; is home to the Mercury Prize; co-owns the Official Charts C ...

(BPI) to recognize the best in British and international music of 2024. The ceremony took place on Saturday 1 March 2025 at

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Jack Whitehall Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television personality. He is known for his roles as JP in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series '' Fresh Meat'' (2011–2016) and as Alfie Wickers in the BBC ...

hosted the ceremony for the fifth time, returning as host after the 2021 ceremony. For this year's ceremony,

Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. Signing a recording contract with Asylum Re ...

led the nominations with five, including British Album of the Year, Song of the Year and British Artist of the Year.

Dua Lipa Dua Lipa ( ; born22 August 1995) is an English and Albanian singer, songwriter and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Dua Lipa, Her accolades include seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards. Lipa worked as a model before v ...

the Last Dinner Party The Last Dinner Party are a British indie rock band from London, formed in 2021. The band consists of Abigail Morris (vocals), Lizzie Mayland (vocals, guitar), Emily Roberts (lead guitar, mandolin, flute), Georgia Davies (bass) and Aurora ...

and

Ezra Collective Ezra Collective are a British jazz quintet composed of drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, and tenor saxophonist James Mollison, who met at the jazz youth programme Tomorr ...

followed with four nominations each.

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were nominated for Song of the Year for their "final song" "

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", being their first nomination since

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where they were honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music award. Similarly,

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, who received three nominations including British Album of the Year for ''

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'' (their first album in 16 years after 2008's '' 4:13 Dream''), were nominated for an award for the first time since

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Background

Trophy

The designer for this year's trophy was artist Gabriel Moses. The sculpture was inspired by Moses' Nigerian heritage as well as his upbringing in

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Brits Week 2025

In order to promote the awards ceremony and support the charity War Child, the BPI hosted a number of gigs as part of ''Brits Week''. Artists performing as part of Brits Week included: *

Cat Burns Catrina Burns-Temison (born 6 June 2000), is a British singer-songwriter who gained prominence with her 2020 single " Go". The song's popularity increased in 2022 through TikTok, eventually reaching number two on the UK singles chart. Describ ...

at Moth Club, London (17 February) *

Joy Crookes Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes (born 9 October 1998) "Date of birth: October 1998" "Nationality: Irish" "Country of residence: England" is a British singer-songwriter. She incorporates details about relationships, self-reliance, her culture, her ...

Islington Assembly Hall Islington Assembly Hall is a live music venue and events space on Upper Street, Islington, London. It forms part of the Islington Town Hall complex. It has a capacity of 890 for live events, including seating for 200 in its balcony. Events other ...

, London (18 February) * Rachel Chinouriri at Omeara, London (20 February) *

Frank Turner Francis Edward Turner (born 28 December 1981) is an English Punk rock, punk and Folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire. He began his career as the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon a primaril ...

at 93 Feet East, London (21 February) *

Nova Twins Nova Twins are an English Rock music, rock duo formed in London, England, in 2014, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Amy Love and bassist Georgia South. Their debut album, ''Who Are the Girls?'', was released in February 2020. Their second album ...

at Omeara, London (24 February) *

Kasabian Kasabian ( ) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by lead vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and second vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff and bassist Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Karloff ...

with

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at O2

Shepherd's Bush Empire Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group. It was original ...

, London (25 February) *

Clean Bandit Clean Bandit is an English electronic music group formed in Cambridge in 2008. They have achieved four number-one singles and six additional top-ten songs on the UK Official Singles Chart. Since 2016, the group has been a trio comprising foundi ...

and Friends at The Palladium, London (28 February) * Tom Walker at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow (3 March) *

Soft Play Soft Play (stylised in all caps) are an English punk rock duo formed by Isaac Holman (lead vocals, drums) and Laurie Vincent (backing vocals, guitar, bass) in Royal Tunbridge Wells in 2012. They were known as Slaves until 2022, when they change ...

at Village Underground, London (4 March) *

Rag'n'Bone Man Rory Charles Graham (born 29 January 1985), known professionally as Rag'n'Bone Man, is an English singer. He is known for his deep baritone voice. His first hit single, "Human", was released in 2016, and his first album ''Human'' was released ...

at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill (5 March)

Performers

Main ceremony

On 31 January 2025, the first batch of performers were announced. They included

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member

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, American singers

Shaboozey Collins Obinna Chibueze (born May 9, 1995), known professionally as Shaboozey, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Shaboozey's music combines hip-hop, country, and Americana. His stage name originated from the mispron ...

and

Teddy Swims Jaten Collin Dimsdale (born September 25, 1992), known professionally as Teddy Swims, is an American singer and songwriter. Known for creating genre-blending music, which include elements of soul, country, and pop, Swims originally began to att ...

, British singer

Myles Smith Myles Michael Smith-Thompson (born 3 June 1998) is a British singer and songwriter from Luton, England. He is best known for his 2024 singles " Stargazing" and " Nice to Meet You". In 2025, he was considered as one of the most influential peop ...

and British group

. On 10 February, American singer

Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She first gained prominence starring on the Disney Channel series ''Girl Meets World'' (2014–2017). She signed with the Disney Music Group, Disney ...

was confirmed as a performer for the ceremony, as well as being announced as the recipient of the Brit Award for Global Success. On 17 February, the performer lineup was completed with the addition of

Sam Fender Samuel Thomas Fender (born 25 April 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in North Shields (near Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle), Fender discovered his passion for music during his teenage years and released sev ...

and

Lola Young Lola Young may refer to: * Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, born 1951 *Lola Young (singer) Lola Emily Mary Young (born 4 January 2001) is a British singer and songwriter from London. She is best known for her viral 2024 hit " Messy", her fi ...

. On 23 February,

, via his

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, announced that he would not be able to attend the ceremony due to "reasons beyond iscontrol". On 26 February, just three days before the ceremony,

and

Jorja Smith Jorja Alice Smith (born 11 June 1997) is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Walsall, West Midlands, she has been writing songs since the age of 11. In 2012, Smith's friend uploaded her cover of Labrinth's "Earthquake" to YouT ...

were announced to replace Shaboozey. A tribute montage was played during the show in memory of One Direction singer

Liam Payne Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer and songwriter. He was a member of the pop band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, alongside Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Loui ...

, who died in October 2024 aged 31.

Winners and nominees

The Rising Star shortlist was revealed on 26 November 2024. The complete list of nominees was announced on 23 January 2025. Winners appear first and are highlighted in bold.

Multiple nominations and awards

References

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