Brat grew into a cultural movement, inspiring a beauty trend
After a ‘Brat summer’, there will be a ‘Brat Brits’ as Charli XCX has received the most Brit Award nominations.
The singer leads the way with five nominations, which includes a nod for Album of the Year with her viral hit album Brat.
Charli is also nominated for Artist of the Year, Best Pop Act, Best Dance Act and Song of the Year with ‘Guess’, featuring Billie Eilish.
Brat, which featured slime green artwork, debuted at number two in the charts after its release in June 2024.
It climbed to the top spot three months after its release.
Brat grew into a cultural movement, inspiring a beauty trend, which promoted self-love, positive body image and sultry style choices.
It was crowned Collins Dictionary 2024 word of the year and it even reached US politics with presidential candidate Kamala Harris giving her social media a brat rebrand.
But despite Charli XCX leading the way with Brit Award nominations, women remain underrepresented in this year’s nominations, accounting for 34.7% of the 98 slots.
Male acts comprise more than half, at 53%, with mixed-gender acts and collaborations making up the remaining 12.3%.
In the Brits race, Charli XCX is closely followed by Dua Lipa, who has four nominations.
The Last Dinner Party and Ezra Collective also have four.
The Brit Awards also saw the first nomination for The Beatles 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 over 30 years since their last Brits nomination, The Cure has received three – following the release of their 14th album, Songs Of A Lost World, in 2024.
Comedian Jack Whitehall is returning to host this year’s ceremony, which takes place at the O2 Arena in London on March 1.
It will be his first time at the helm in four years, but fifth in total, after taking on the role for four consecutive years from 2018 to 2021.
As for Charli XCX, 2025 could be a year filled with awards.
The British singer will be hoping for Grammy glory as she has seven nominations. The Grammy Awards ceremony will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2.