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Elizabeth Gregory and El Hunt

Brit Awards: Raye, J Hus, Dua Lipa and Central Cee lead the pack of nominees

The Brits, the UK's biggest music award ceremony, is now just around the corner, taking place on March 2 in London.

A celebration of the UK music industry, with a couple of international categories thrown in for good measure, the Brits is a massive annual celebration of the best music coming out of the country. Some of the world biggest international acts also travel to London for the star-studded night.

This year promises more of the usual fun and drama, with more nominees allowed into the British Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year categories, and with the British Pop/R&B Act category finally splitting into two awards.

Now, ahead of the awards show, the full list of nominations have been revealed. 

View the whole lot below, along with more information on how to watch on the big day.

All of the nominations for the Brit Awards 2024

Song of the Year

Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding – Miracle

Central Cee – Let It Go

Casso, Raye & D-Block Europe - Prada

Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter

Dua Lipa – Dance The Night 

Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed

J Hus & Drake - Who Told You

Kenya Grace – Strangers

Lewis Capaldi – Wish you the best

PinkPantheress – Boy’s a Liar

Raye & 070 Shake – Escapism 

Rudimental, Charlotte Plank & Vibe Chemistry – Dancing is Healing

Stormzy & Debbie – Firebabe

Switch Disco & Ella Henderson – React

Venbee & Goddard – Messy in Heaven

Best New Artist

Mahalia

Olivia Dean

PinkPantheress

Raye

Yussef Dayes

Artist of the Year

Arlo Parks

Central Cee

Dave

Dua Lipa

Fred Again…

J Hus

Jessie Ware

Little Simz

Olivia Dean

Raye

Group of the Year

Blur

Chase & Status

Headie One & K-Trap

Jungle

Young Fathers

International Group of the Year

Blink 182

Boygenius

Foo Fighters

Gabriels

Paramore

Dance Act

Barry Can’t Swim

Becky Hill

Calvin Harris

Fred Again…

Romy

R&B Act

Cleo Sol

Jorja Smith

Mahalia

Raye

Sault

Alternative/Rock Act

Blur

Bring Me the Horizon

The Rolling Stones

Young Fathers

Yussef Dayes

Hip Hop/ Grime/ Rap Act

Casisdead

Central Cee

Dave

J Hus

Little Simz

Pop Act

Calvin Harris

Charli XCX

Dua Lipa

Olivia Dean

Raye

International Artist of the Year

Asake

Burna Boy

Caroline Polachek

CMAT

Kylie Minogue

Lana Del Rey

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

Taylor Swift

International Song of The Year

What Was I made for – Billie Eilish

Daylight – David Kushner

Paint the town red – Doja Cat

Giving Me  - Jazzy

People – Libianca

Made You Look – Meghan Trainor

Flowers – Miley Cyrus

Stick Season – Noah Kahan

Miss You – Oliver Tree & Robin Shlutz

Vampire – Olivia Rodrigo

(It Goes Like) Nanana - Peggy Gou

Calm Down – Rema

Kill Bill – Sza

Greedy – Tate McRae

Water – Tyla

Album of the Year

Blur – The Ballad of Darren

J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard

Little Simz – No Thank You

Raye – My 21st Century Blues

Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy

BRITs Rising Star Award

The Last Dinner Party – winner

Caity Baser

Sekou

When and what are the Brit awards?

Harry Styles performing at the Brit Awards 2023 (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

The British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards, aka the Brits, have been running since 1977 and celebrate British music excellence. As well as acknowledging the biggest acts of the year, they shining a light on the acts of the future.

The awards show has seen some incredibly memorable moments over the years: from Madonna's stage slip, to Geri's Union Jack dress and Jarvis Cocker's protest about Michael Jackson. At its best, the event promises plenty of drama and great performances – and that's even before the actual award part of the ceremony. This year's Brits will be held on Saturday March 2.

Dua Lipa has now been confirmed as a performer, with full line-up still to be announced.

How can I watch it?

Jessie J on the red carpet, 2023 (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

The Brits will be broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX, with exact timings still to be confirmed. Last year, close to four million people tuned in to see the award ceremony (the highest figure in three years) after it moved to Saturday night. Due to this huge success, the ceremony will be aired, once again, during the primetime weekend slot.

Who are the predicted winners?

Raye is certainly in with a great shout, having bagged seven nominations in total. Dua Lipa and Central Cee are also up for multiple gongs.

This year there are 14 awards up for grabs: British Album of the Year, Song of the Year, British Artist of the Year, British Group, Best Pop Act, Best R&B Act, Best Dance Act, Best Dance/Alternative Act, Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Best New Artist, Best International Artist, Best International Group, Best International Song and Producer of the Year.

Last year, after scrapping gendered categories, not a single female artist was nominated for Artist of the Year, enraging thousands of music fans. The Brits have stuck to their guns and will not be reintroducing gendered categories, but this year's selection thankfully feels more balanced.

Who are this years Rising Stars?

(PR Handout/Cal McIntyre)

This year's Rising Star winner has already been announced: the 44th winner of the award, chosen by the academy's panel of voters, is The Last Dinner Party. Previous winners include Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Sam Fender.

"We are so proud beyond measure to have won the Brits Rising Star. It’s an honour to achieve something so iconic so early on in our career and we can only hope to keep making music that connects with all the incredible people who have listened to and supported us so far," said the band.

They were up against Southampton-born singer-songwriter Caity Baser and Leicester-born teenage musician Sekou, but predictably took the trophy, having had an astonishing 2023. Last year the band released their debut single, went on tour, performed at Glastonbury, and were described by the Standard as the most talked-about band in Britain.

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