The Brit Awards are one of the most-anticipated music ceremonies across the pond and we finally know who’ll be competing at this year’s show. The list of nominees is in, with Harry Styles and Wet Leg leading the way with four nominations each.
Both acts are in the running for one of the biggest awards of the night: British album of the year, along with The 1975, Stormzy, and Fred Again. Styles is also one of the nominees for British artist of the year, along with Central Cee, Stormzy, Fred Again, and George Ezra. Wet Leg is in the running for the best British group award, going head to head with the likes of Artic Monkeys and The 1975.
This marks the second year since Brit Awards abandoned the gendered categories, but this change isn’t the triumph it was supposed to be. The announcement of the nominations was met with some backlash because the artist of the year field is entirely male. The Brit spokesperson addressed the situation, blaming the lack of releases by “high profile women artists” and “trends based around the release schedule” on the lack of female nominees.
The 2023 Brit Awards will take place on February 11 at The O2 Arena in London, with Mo Gilligan returning as a host.
FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2023 BRIT AWARDS:
Album of the Year
- The 1975 – Being Funny In A Foreign Language
- Fred Again – Actual Life 3 (Jan 1 – September 9 2022)
- Harry Styles – Harry’s House
- Stormzy – This Is What I Mean
- Wet Leg – Wet Leg
Artist of the Year
- Central Cee
- Fred Again
- George Ezra
- Harry Styles
- Stormzy
Best group
- The 1975
- Arctic Monkeys
- Bad Boy Chiller Crew
- Nova Twins
- Wet Leg
Song of the Year
- Aitch and Ashanti – Baby
- Cat Burns – Go
- Dave – Starlight
- Ed Sheeran and Elton John – Merry Christmas
- Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal – B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)
- George Ezra – Green Green Grass
- Harry Styles – As It Was
- Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me
- LF System – Afraid to Feel
- Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy
Best international artist
- Beyoncé
- Burna Boy
- Kendrick Lamar
- Lizzo
- Taylor Swift
Best international group
- Blackpink
- Drake & 21 Savage
- First Aid Kit
- Fontaines DC
- Gabriels
International song of the Year
- Beyoncé – Break My Soul
- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)
- Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran – Peru
- Encanto cast – We Don’t Talk About Bruno
- Gayle – ABCDEFU
- Jack Harlow – First Class
- Lizzo – About Damn Time
- Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott – Where Are You Now?
- OneRepublic – I Ain’t Worried
- Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
Best new artist
- Kojey Radical
- Rina Sawayama
- Sam Ryder
- Mimi Webb
- Wet Leg
Rising Star
- Flo – winners
- Cat Burns
- Nia Archives
Best alternative / rock
- The 1975
- Arctic Monkeys
- Nova Twins
- Tom Grennan
- Wet Leg
Best dance
- Becky Hill
- Bonobo
- Calvin Harris
- Eliza Rose
- Fred Again
Best hip-hop / rap / grime
- Aitch
- Central Cee
- Dave
- Loyle Carner
- Stormzy
Pop / R&B
- Cat Burns
- Charli XCX
- Dua Lipa
- Harry Styles
- Sam Smith
