The BRIT Awards 2025: Date, venue, host, nominees and live performers

First held in 1977, the BRIT Awards are the most prestigious in British music with the industry's A-list stars welcomed to the lavish annual ceremony.

Ahead of the 45th BRIT Awards in London in 2025, we take a look at everything you need to know ahead of the hotly-anticipated event.

The BRIT Awards 2025 date and time

The 2025 BRIT Awards will take place on Saturday 1st March at a primetime TV slot between 20:00 GMT and 22:00 GMT.

The BRIT Awards 2025 venue

The 2025 BRIT Awards will be held at The O2 Arena in London.

The O2 Arena has hosted the BRITs since 2011, with previous venues for the awards ceremony including Earls Court and Alexandra Palace.

The BRIT Awards 2025 host

The 2025 BRIT Awards will be hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall.

Whitehall will host the BRITs for a fifth time after overseeing the ceremony four years in a row between 2018 and 2022.

Other previous hosts of the BRITs include Mo Gilligan, Ant & Dec and James Corden.

How are the BRIT Awards decided?

BRIT Awards winners are determined by a combination of the Voting Academy and a public vote.

The Voting Academy is made up of around 1,300 people from within the music industry who decide the nominees and eventual winners in the following categories:

• Artist of the Year
• Group of the Year
• Best New Artist
• Song of the Year
• Album of the Year
• International Artist of the Year
• International Group of the Year
• International Song of the Year

For the five genre categories, the Voting Academy selects five nominees before the winners are determined by a public vote. The five genre categories at the BRITs are:

• Alternative/Rock Act
• Dance Act
• Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act
• Pop Act
• R&B Act

The following three additional awards are also handed out following consideration from separate expert panels:

• Producer of the Year
• Songwriter of the Year
• BRITs Rising Star

The BRIT Awards 2025 nominees

Below are the official nominees for the five major categories - Artist of the Year, Group of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist:

Artist of the Year

• Beabadoobee
• Central Cee
• Charli XCX
• Dua Lipa
• Fred Again
• Jamie xx
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Nia Archives
• Rachel Chinouriri
• Sam Fender

Group of the Year

• Bring Me The Horizon
• Coldplay
• The Cure
• Ezra Collective
• The Last Dinner Party

Album of the Year

• Brat - Charli XCX
• Songs of a Lost World - The Cure
• Radical Optimism - Dua Lipa
• Dance. No One's Watching - Ezra Collective
• Prelude to Ecstasy - The Last Dinner Party

Song of the Year

• I like the way you kiss me - Artemas
• Now And Then - The Beatles
• Kisses - BL3SS x CamrinWatsin (feat. bbyclose)
• BAND4BAND - Central Cee (feat. Lil Baby)
• Guess featuring billie eilish - Charli XCX ft. Billie Eilish
• Backbone - Chase & Status/Stormzy
• feelslikeimfallinginlove - Coldplay
• Training Season - Dua Lipa
• Alibi - Ella Henderson (feat. Rudimental)
• Angel of My Dreams - JADE
• KEHLANI - Jordan Adetunji
• Thick Of It - KSI (feat Trippie Redd)
• Stargazing - Myles Smith
• You're Christmas To Me - Sam Ryder
• Somedays - Sonny Fodera/Jazzy/D.O.D

Best New Artist

• English Teacher
• Ezra Collective
• The Last Dinner Party
• Myles Smith
• Rachel Chinouriri

Who is performing at the 2025 BRIT Awards?

The following artists have all been confirmed to perform live at the 2025 BRIT Awards:

• JADE
• Myles Smith
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims
• The Last Dinner Party
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Sam Fender
• Lola Young