BRITs 2025: Charli XCX makes it a Brat Brits, winning five awards including album of the year
At the biggest night in British music, hosted by an irreverent Jack Whitehall, music stars including Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Sam Fender all took home awards.
Charli XCX has continued her Brat domination at the Brits, winning five awards, including album of the year.
This year's most nominated artist, she took the first prize of the night, best song, telling the crowd: "I'm really happy that a song about underwear now has a Brit award, very important stuff and I'm sure that that proves something about songwriting but I'm not quite sure what."
She'd already picked up the BRITs songwriter of the year award earlier this week.
The 32-year-old, whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison, went on to win best dance act and artist of the year, joking that there had been complaints about her sheer top, and adding "it's the year of the nipple".
Her success follows a Brat Summer, which saw her sixth album - featuring "slime green" artwork - go viral, influencing the US presidential campaign of Kamala Harris along the way and making it into the Collins Dictionary as word of the year.
Charli won three Grammys for the album earlier this month.
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More on Brit AwardsRelated Topics:Brit Awards Charli XCX Sabrina CarpenterThe biggest night in British music, the ceremony at London's O2 arena was hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall, who was back for the fifth time.
Image: Sabrina Carpenter opened proceedings. Pic: ReutersPerformances included those by Sabrina Carpenter, who opened proceedings, Myles Smith and Sam Fender.
Former Little Mix star JADE took her first solo award for best pop act, presented by girl band Sugababes.
She thanked her fans for their support, her parents for "for making me feel like it was a realistic goal to be a pop star ever since I was a little girl," and her former bandmates who she said changed her life.
British singer-songwriter Myles Smith - whose single Stargazing became one of the UK's biggest hits of 2024 - had previously been named as this year's rising star.
His award was presented to him on the night by last year's winners The Last Dinner Party.
Image: Myles Smith had urgent questions for those in authority. Pic: ReutersThe singer-songwriter - who said he was from what has been called "the worst town in Luton," raised by a single mother - asked the government why they treated the British music industry "as an afterthought".
He also asked big music venues what they were doing to help keep grassroots venues alive, as well as highlighting the importance of music managers to support stars beyond their first hit.
British jazz quintet Ezra Collective took group of the year, paying tribute to the "great youth clubs, great schools, and great teachers" inspiring young people to take up music.
Announced ahead of the ceremony, Sabrina Carpenter became the first international artist to receive the global success award after breaking records in the UK charts.
She held the top spot on the Official UK Charts for a combined 21 weeks in 2024, the first artist to do so in 71 years.
Her mega-hits Taste, Please Please Please and Espresso also held the top three spots simultaneously, making her the first female artist to do so.
A pre-recorded video by music legend Diana Ross led into her award, which was given to her by Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown.
Image: Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown presented a prize. Pic: APAccepting her prize, Carpenter spoke about coming to the UK with her mother previously when no one knew who she was, and now coming back and "getting to headline the O2".
She also spoke about her appreciation of British humour, saying "your humour is so, so dry," and her admiration for the British love of caffeine, mainly via a nice cup of tea.
Chappell Roan took song of the year for Good Luck, Babe! as well as international artist of the year.
Stormzy thanked Jesus for his win in the hip-hop, grime, rap act category, saying he thought fellow nominee, Central Cee, was rap artist of the year.
Apologising for wearing his sunglasses on stage, which he said was because he'd "mashed up his eye playing padel" and had a "bruised cornea," he read a short Biblical quote as he accepted his prize.
Image: Jack Whitehall flew close to the wind in places, roasting his A-list audience. Pic: PARaye took British R&B act. Last year she made BRITs history when she secured six awards, the most by an artist in a single year.
Irish post-punk band Fontaines DC took international group of the year for the second time.
British indie rock act The Last Dinner Party took best new artist after winning the BAFTA rising star award last year.
They called small independent venues the "lifeblood of the music industry", adding, "we wouldn't be here without them".
At the end of the night there was a special tribute to former One Direction star Liam Payne, who died in October following a fall from a hotel balcony at the age of 31.
Full list of winners:
Song of the yearCharli XCX featuring Billie Eilish - Guess featuring billie EilishArtemas - I Like The Way You Kiss MeThe Beatles - Now And ThenBL3SS x Camrin Watsin featuring bbyclose - KissesCentral Cee featuring Lil Baby - BAND4BANDChase & Status / Stormzy - BackboneColdplay - feelslikeimfallinginloveDua Lipa - Training SeasonElla Henderson (feat Rudimental) - AlibiJADE - Angel Of My DreamsJordan Adetunji - KEHLANIKSI featuring Trippie Redd - Thick Of ItMyles Smith - StargazingSam Ryder - You're Christmas To MeSonny Fodera / Jazzy / DOD - Somedays
Alternative rock actSam FenderBeabadoobeeThe CureEzra CollectiveThe Last Dinner Party
Pop actJADECharli XCXDua LipaLola YoungMyles Smith
Dance actCharli XCXBecky HillChase & StatusFred again..Nia Archives
Group of the yearEzra CollectiveBring Me The HorizonColdplayThe CureThe Last Dinner Party
International song of the yearChappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!Benson Boone - Beautiful ThingsBeyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EMBillie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHERDjo - End Of BeginningEminem - HoudiniHozier - Too SweetJack Harlow - Lovin On MeNoah Kahan - Stick SeasonPost Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - I Had Some HelpSabrina Carpenter - EspressoShaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone - FortnightTeddy Swims - Lose ControlTommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Hip-hop/ grime/ rap actStormzyCentral CeeDaveGhettsLittle Simz
R&B actRayeCleo SolFLOJorja SmithMichael Kiwanuka
International group of the yearFontaines DCAmyl And The SniffersConfidence ManFuture & Metro BoominLinkin Park
Best new artistThe Last Dinner PartyEnglish TeacherEzra CollectiveMyles SmithRachel Chinouriri
International artist of the yearChappell RoanAdrianne LenkerAsakeBenson BooneBeyoncéBillie EilishKendrick LamarSabrina CarpenterTaylor SwiftTyler, The Creator
Artist of the yearCharli XCXBeabadoobeeCentral CeeDua LipaFred again..Jamie xxMichael KiwanukaNia ArchivesRachel ChinouririSam Fender
Album of the yearCharli XCX - BRATThe Cure - Songs Of A Lost WorldDua Lipa - Radical OptimismEzra Collective - Dance, No One's WatchingThe Last Dinner Party - Prelude To Ecstasy
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