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Ed Sheeran Teases Next Album “Play” & Drops New Single “Old Phone”

Linda Hill — Fri, 02 May 2025 06:37:00 +0000

Ed Sheeran’s albums are always worth the wait, and there’s another one on the way. The British hitmaker announced the release of his eighth studio album Play, inspired by the darkest period of his life, and gave us a taste of things to come with the new single “Old Phone”

Play will be released on September 12 via Sheeran’s own record label Gingerbread Man Records and distributed by Warner Records Inc. “Azizam” was released as its lead single back in April, while the second single “Old Phone” was released along with the album announcement.

The standard edition of Play will feature a total of 13 songs, with such titles as “Sapphire”, “Don’t Look Down”, and “A Little More”. Sheeran prepared three more tracks for its deluxe and vinyl editions.

In an emotional post on social media, Sheeran described Play as a direct response to the darkest period of his life.

“Coming out of all of that I just wanted to create joy and technicolour, and explore cultures in the countries I was touring. It’s a real rollercoaster of emotions from start to finish, it encapsulates everything that I love about music, and the fun in it, but also where I am in life as a human, a partner, a father,” wrote Sheeran.

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5 Coachella Performances That Got Everyone Talking

Linda Hill — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:58:00 +0000

Another Coachella came and went, and it saw some of the world’s leading artists put on a show to remember. From Lady Gaga to Green Day, all the headliners at this year’s Coachella were on top of their game, and we’re bringing you five performances that got everyone talking.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga’s electrifying headlining set at Coachella took us through all of her eras and reminded us why we fell in love with her in the first place.

Megan Thee Stallion

We can count on Megan Thee Stallion to rock our world every time she hits the stage, and her set has given us everything from star-studded guests to amazing dance moves and special effects.

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Charli XCX

Charli XCX ruffled some feathers with her Brat-astic Coachella set, and brought out many of her A-list collaborators on stage, including Lorde, Billie Eilish, Troye Sivan, and Addison Rae.

Clairo

This year’s Coachella was a great showcase for some of our favorite alternative artists, including Clairo. Her grand return to the Coachella stage was a great reminder of her raw talent, and she truly entranced the audience with her lo-fi hits.

Green Day

Green Day were on top of their game at Coachella, taking us through the biggest hits of their discography and proving they remain as relevant and outspoken even three decades later.

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Kendrick Lamar & SZA Release Music Video for “Luther”

Lisa Green — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:07:00 +0000

Kendrick Lamar and SZA have been ruling the charts with their duet “Luther” for quite some time, and its popularity isn’t fading away. The duo dropped the cinematic music video for this smash hit, which sees them enjoying some quality time with their love interests.

Directed by Karena Evans, the atmospheric visual for “Luther” takes us inside an eerily empty hotel, and it sees the two longtime collaborators hanging out with their love interests, played by the Nigerian-American artist Annahstasia Enuke and model Geron McKinley.

“Luther” was released as the third single from Lamar’s sixth studio album GNX, and it grew into one of its biggest hits after being featured in the rapper’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show, which featured a surprise appearance from SZA. It returned to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for its seventh consecutive time just last week, extending the longest career Hot 100 reign for both artists.

Lamar and SZA have been collaborating for over a decade, and they’re getting ready to embark on their joint Grand National Tour. The tour will support Lamar’s album GNX and SZA’s reissue album Lana, and it includes 39 shows across North America and Europe, taking place between April 19 and August 9.

Miley Cyrus Announces New Visual Album “Something Beautiful”

Mark Walker — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:19:31 +0000

Miley Cyrus knocked it out of the park with her latest album Endless Summer Vacation, and its follow-up is finally on the way. She announced the release of Something Beautiful, the visual album that explores the theme of healing, set to be released later this spring.

Cyrus announced Something Beautiful by sharing the album cover on social media, which sees her wearing the archival 1997 Thierry Mugler couture. The photo was captured by renowned fashion photographer Glen Luchford, and the singer described it as “a striking nod to the album’s bold aesthetic and visual storytelling.”

The singer previously revealed that she used Pink Floyd’s seminal record The Wall as her main source of inspiration when making Something Beautiful. She told Harper’s BAZAAR that “it’s a concept album that’s an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music,” while also adding “it was important for [her] that every song has these healing sound properties.”

Something Beautiful will be released by Columbia Records on May 30, and it will feature 13 brand-new songs. Cyrus is planning to release an accompanying visual film in June, described as “a unique visual experience fueled by fantasy”, which will feature archival Thierry Mugler couture, Jean Paul Gaultier, custom Alexander McQueen, and Alaïa.

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Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem” is an Electrifying Return to Form

Nikoleta P — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:42:00 +0000

Lady Gaga spent her entire career defying expectations and breaking new grounds, and she stayed true to herself on Mayhem. Her latest album is an electrifying return to her dance-pop roots that sees her experimenting with many different genres and paying homage to her role models.

Lady Gaga described Mayhem as a “chaotic” and “genre-bending” record that helped her reconnect with a darker style of pop that put her on the map. She also told Rolling Stone that this album is imbued with her love for music – a diversity of genres, styles, and dreams, adding that “it leaps from one genre to another in a manner that feels almost corrupt.”

She lived up to these words on Mayhem, which sees her toying with synth-pop and dance-pop while also embracing the elements of disco, rock, and industrial-pop. The album’s lead single and opening track “Disease” does a great job encapsulating the album’s sound and themes, along with “Abracadabra”, which was met with rave reactions after hitting the shelves last month.

Many of the songs on Mayhem echo Lady Gaga’s previous eras and biggest hits, such as “Perfect Celebrity”, which sounds straight out of The Fame, and “Garden of Eden”, which is giving us major Born This Way vibes. Several songs also pay clear homage to some of Gaga’s biggest idols, including David Bowie-esque “Vanish Into You” and Michael Jackson-tinged “Shadow of a Man”.

The chart-topping Bruno Mars collaboration “Die with a Smile” closes the album, and it’s the only song that feels slightly out of place. It’s a great showcase of her vocal abilities, despite being in a striking contrast with the rest of Mayhem, which highlights the new heights Gaga is able to achieve by being the truest version of herself.

Selena Gomez Shares Tracklist of Her Joint Album With Benny Blanco

Mark Walker — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:52:00 +0000

Selena Gomez is gearing up to join forces with her fiancé Benny Blanco for their first collaborative album, and she shared some exciting news about this record. Gomez posted the full tracklist of I Said I Love You First on social media, ahead of its release later this month.

Gomez and Blanco teased the release of their joint back in February and said it “chronicles their entire story – before they met, falling in love, and looking to what the future holds.” The duo also added that the entire album “came together organically as a direct result of the comfort that they both felt when working together creatively, allowing them to produce art that authentically reflects their experiences.”

I Said I Love You First will be released on March 21, and the couple teased its release by sharing a full tracklist, featuring 14 songs. “Call Me When You Break Up” ft. Gracie Abrams serves as its lead single, and it was released shortly after the album announcement.

I Said I Love You First will also feature the duo’s collaboration “I Can’t Get Enough” ft. Tainy and J. Balvin from 2019. It will be released on March 21, and the tracklist includes such song titles as “Younger And Hotter Than Me”, “Scared of Loving You”, and “You Said You Were Sorry”.

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Kendrick Lamar Rocked Our World With Epic Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show

Mark Walker — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:50:00 +0000

It’s Kendrick Lamar’s world, and we’re just living in it! Just a week after winning five Grammys for “Not Like Us”, the acclaimed rapper delivered a triumphant performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, bringing several surprise guests on stage.

Most halftime show performances consist of a medley of the artist’s biggest hits, but Lamar opted to go down a different route. His tracklist mostly featured recent hits, including songs from his freshly released album GNX.

Lamar didn’t rely on supporting acts to make his performance pop, but he brought a few guests along. His frequent collaborator SZA joined him for “Luther” and “All the Stars”, Hollywood superstar Samuel L. Jackson made a cameo as Uncle Sam, while tennis legend Serena Williams danced in the background during “Not Like Us”.

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“Not Like Us” was definitely the highlight of the night, and solidified Lamar’s victory in his beef with Drake. The entire stadium sang along, while Williams did a crip walk in the background as Lamar performed this diss track, before wrapping up the halftime show with “TV Off”.

As for the Big Game itself, it was a night to remember for the Philadelphia Eagles. They scored an epic 40-22 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 9, while Jalen Hurts was named the Super Bowl MVP.

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2025 Grammy Awards: Kendrick Lamar & Beyoncé Among Top Winners

Lisa Green — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:34:06 +0000

The Grammy Awards returned to Los Angeles on Sunday, and they’ve given us another night to remember. Kendrick Lamar topped the list of winners after collecting five awards, including song and record of the year for “Not Like Us”, while Beyoncé was honored with the coveted album of the year prize.

Kendrick Lamar came into this year’s Grammys with seven nods and came out victorious in all the categories he was nominated for. His smash hit “Not Like Us” was named the song and record of the year, in addition to winning trophies for the best music video, best rap song, and best rap performance.

It was also a night to remember for Beyoncé, who finally won her first album of the year prize after being ignored by the Recording Academy for years. She also made history as the first Black woman to win best country album with Cowboy Carter, in addition to collecting the award for the best country duo/group performance for “II Most Wanted” ft. Miley Cyrus.

The list of major winners at this year’s Grammy Awards also includes Sierra Ferrell with four wins in the Americana categories, St. Vincent with three awards in the alternative field, and Charli XCX, whose hit album Brat was named the best dance/electronic album.

The 2025 Grammy Awards took place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, with Trevor Noah hosting the ceremony.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2025 GRAMMY AWARDS:

Album of the Year

Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

Song of the Year
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Record of the Year
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Sean Momberger, Mustard & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer

Best New Artist
Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Die with a Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Latin Pop Album
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — Shakira

Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé

Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet — Sabrina Carpenter

Best Rap Album
Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Best Classical Compendium
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Alma” — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” — Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)

Best Musical Theater Album
Hell’s Kitchen — Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis & Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
The Heart, The Mind, The Soul — Tank and The Bangas

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price — Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Bach: Goldberg Variations” — Víkingur Ólafsson

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Rectangles and Circumstance” — Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion

Best Choral Performance
“Ochre” — Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

Best Opera Recording
“Saariaho: Adriana Mater” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Best Orchestral Performance
|“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Best Instrumental Composition
“Strands” — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

Best Immersive Audio Album
i/o (In-Side Mix) — Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)

Producer of the Year, Classical (A Producer’s Award. Artist names appear in parentheses. S stands for Single, T for Track and A for Album)

Elaine Martone

Bartók: String Quartet No.3; Suite From ‘The Miraculous Mandarin’ (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
The Book Of Spells (Merian Ensemble) (A)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Divine Mischief (Julian Bliss, J. Eric Wilson & Baylor University Wind Ensemble) (A)
Joy! (John Morris Russell & Cincinnati Pops) (A)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Schubert: The Complete Impromptus (Gerardo Teissonnière) (A)
Stranger At Home (Shachar Israel) (A)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit — Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Triveni — Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon

Best Reggae Album
Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) — (Various Artists)

Best Global Music Album
Alkebulan II — Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Best African Music Performance
“Love Me JeJe” — Tems

Best Global Music Performance
“Bemba Colorá” — Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Plot Armor — Taylor Eigsti

Best Alternative Jazz Album
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin — Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Latin Jazz Album
Cubop Lives! — Zaccai Curtis

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence — Dan Pugach Big Band

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Remembrance — Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

Best Jazz Vocal Album
A Joyful Holiday — Samara Joy

Best Jazz Performance
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” — Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
i/o — Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Song Written For Visual Media
It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”] — Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — Winifred Phillips, composer

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Dune: Part Two — Hans Zimmer, composer

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein — London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper

Best Alternative Music Album
All Born Screaming — St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Performance
“Flea” — St. Vincent

Best Rock Album
Hackney Diamonds — The Rolling Stones

Best Rock Song
“Broken Man” — Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)

Best Metal Performance
“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” — Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne

Best Rock Performance
“Now and Then” — The Beatles

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (A Producer’s Award. Artist names appear in parentheses. S stands for Single, T for Track and A for Album)

Daniel Nigro

“Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes)” (Olivia Rodrigo) (S)
Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall Of A Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) (A)
“girl i’ve always been” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
“Good Luck, Babe!” (Chappell Roan) (S)
“so american” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
“stranger” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

Best Historical Album
Centennial — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)

Best Album Notes
Centennial — Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Mind Games — Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

Best Recording Package
Brat — Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration — Jimmy Carter

Best Comedy Album
The Dreamer — Dave Chappelle

Best Children’s Music Album
Brillo, Brillo! — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Visions — Norah Jones

Best Music Film
“American Symphony” — Jon Batiste
Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers

Best Music Video
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

Best Rap Song

“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“3” — Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu

Best Rap Performance

“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar

Best R&B Album

11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown

Best Progressive R&B Album (tie)

So Glad to Know You — Avery*Sunshine
Why Lawd? — NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

Best R&B Song

“Saturn” — Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“That’s You” — Lucky Daye

Best R&B Performance

“Made For Me (Live On BET)” — Muni Long

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
A Songwriter’s Award. (Artists’ names appear in parentheses.) (S) stands for Single, (T) stands for Track

Amy Allen

“Chrome Cowgirl” (Leon Bridges) (S)
“Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
“High Road” (Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph) (S)
“Please Please Please” (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
“run for the hills” (Tate McRae) (S)
“scared of my guitar” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
“Selfish” (Justin Timberlake) (S)
“Sweet Dreams” (Koe Wetzel) (S)
“Taste” (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) — Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 — Carín León

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

¿Quién trae las cornetas? — Rawayana

Best Música Urbana Album

Las Letras Ya No Importan — Residente

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Mileage — Ruthie Foster

Best Traditional Blues Album

Swingin’ Live at The Church in Tulsa — The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best American Roots Performance

“Lighthouse” — Sierra Ferrell

Best Country Song

“The Architect” — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“II Most Wanted” — Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus

Best Country Solo Performance

“It Takes A Woman” — Chris Stapleton

Best Roots Gospel Album

Church — Cory Henry

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Heart Of A Human — DOE

Best Gospel Album

More Than This — CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“That’s My King” — CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Llyod Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“One Hallelujah” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Kuini — Kalani Pe’a

Best Folk Album

Woodland — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best Bluegrass Album

Live Vol. 1 — Billy Strings

Best Americana Album

Trail Of Flowers — Sierra Ferrell

Best American Roots Song

“American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)

Best Americana Performance

“American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell

Best Remix Recording

“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” — FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Dance Pop Recording

“Von dutch” — Charli xcx

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter

Best Dance/Electronic Album

BRAT — Charli xcx

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

“Neverender” — Justice & Tame Impala

Lady Gaga Announces Her Seventh Studio Album “Mayhem”

Bailey S. — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:07:00 +0000

Lady Gaga has been dropping hints about her seventh studio album for quite some time, and she finally made things official. Her next album will be titled Mayhem, and it will see her going back to her pop roots when it hits the shelves on March 7.

Lady Gaga started teasing new music with a cryptic countdown on her official website before a series of billboards popped up around New York and Las Vegas. She eventually announced Mayhem on Monday, by sharing its title, release date, and cover art, in addition to an official teaser that set the tone for this record.

The singer compared Mayhem to a shattered mirror, saying “Even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way.” The album cover embraces this imagery and shows her slightly distorted face behind a broken mirror.

“Disease” was released as the lead single from Mayhem back in October, and it will be one of 14 tracks featured on this album, set to be released on March 7. “Die with a Smile” ft. Bruno Mars will also be included, after spending four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, despite initially being released as a standalone single.

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2025 Brit Awards: Charli XCX Leads the Way With 5 Nods

Lisa Green — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 06:34:00 +0000

Charli XCX’s album Brat was one of the biggest cultural phenomenons of the past year, and she’s getting credit where credit is due. The Brit Awards nominations are in, and she’s leading the way with a total of five nods, followed by Dua Lipa, Ezra Collective, and The Last Dinner Party.

After giving us one of the defining albums of 2024, Charli XCX will enter the Brit Awards as the front-runner for the British album of the year prize. The list of contenders in this category also includes The Cure’s Songs of a Lost World, Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism, Ezra Collective’s Dance, No One’s Watching, and The Last Dinner Party’s Prelude to Ecstasy.

Charli XCX is also in the running for the song of the year prize with “Guess” ft. Billie Eilish. Dua Lipa’s “Training Season”, The Beatles’ “Now and Then”, Coldplay’s “Feelslikeimfallinginlove”, and Artemas’ “I Like the Way You Kiss Me” are some of the songs nominated in this category.

Charli XCX scored nods for British artist of the year, best pop act, and best dance act, bringing her total number of nominations to five. She’s closely followed by Dua Lipa, Ezra Collective, and The Last Dinner Party with four nods each.

The 2025 Brit Awards will take place on March 1 at The O2 Arena in London, with Jack Whitehall hosting the ceremony.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 BRIT AWARDS:

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

Charli XCX – Brat
The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World
Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism
Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching
The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy

Song of the year

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

Best new artist

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

International artist of the year

Adrianne Lenker
Asake
Benson Boone
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Tyler, The Creator

International group of the year

Amyl and The Sniffers
Confidence Man
Fontaines D.C.
Future & Metro Boomin
Linkin Park

International song of the year

Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ‘Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Djo – End of Beginning
Eminem – Houdini
Hozier – Too Sweet
Jack Harlow – Lovin On Me
Noah Kahan – Stick Season
Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen) – I Had Some Help
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift (feat. Post Malone) – Fortnight
Teddy Swims – Lose Control
Tommy Richman – Million Dollar Baby

Best alternative/rock act

Beabadoobee
The Cure
Ezra Collective
The Last Dinner Party
Sam Fender

Best hip-hop/grime/rap act

Central Cee
Dave
Ghetts
Little Simz
Stormzy

Best dance act

Becky Hill
Charli xcx
Chase & Status
Fred again..
Nia Archives

Best pop act

Charli xcx
Dua Lipa
JADE
Lola Young
Myles Smith

Best R&B act

Cleo Sol
Flo
Jorja Smith
Michael Kiwanuka
Raye

Rising star

Winners: Myles Smith
Elmiene
Good Neighbours