Charli xcx has dominated the BRIT Awards 2025 with Mastercard, taking home five awards including Mastercard Album of the Year for ‘BRAT’, Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year with Mastercard for ‘Guess featuring Billie Eilish’.
The ceremony, which took place at The O2 arena in London, saw Charli also collect awards for Dance Act and BRITs Songwriter of the Year. Chappell Roan secured two victories, winning both International Artist of the Year and International Song of the Year for ‘Good Luck, Babe!’.
Sabrina Carpenter opened the show with a performance of ‘Espresso’ and ‘Bed Chem’ mixed with Rule Britannia, later receiving the BRITs Global Success award. Diana Ross delivered a surprise video message before Millie Bobby Brown presented Carpenter with her trophy.
The ceremony included a tribute to Liam Payne, who passed away last October. Ezra Collective, who closed the show with Jorja Smith, won Group of the Year, while The Last Dinner Party were named Best New Artist. Other winners included JADE for Pop Act, Sam Fender for Alternative/Rock Act, Stormzy for Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, and RAYE for R&B Act.
Jack Whitehall hosted the event for his fifth year, which featured performances from Ezra Collective with Jorja Smith, JADE, Lola Young, Myles Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Fender, Teddy Swims, and The Last Dinner Party.
A. G. Cook received the Producer of the Year award during the red carpet livestream, while Fontaines D.C. won International Group of the Year.
The winners read:
AWARD – BRITs PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (presented on The BRITs’ Red Carpet live stream)
Winner – A. G. Cook
Presenters: Sian Welby and Zeze Millz
AWARD – SONG OF THE YEAR WITH MASTERCARD
Winner – Charli xcx Ft Billie Eilish ‘Guess featuring billie eilish’
Presenter: Lenny Kravitz
AWARD – POP ACT
Winner – JADE
Presenters: Sugababes
AWARD – ALTERNATIVE / ROCK ACT
Winner – Sam Fender
Presenter: Serge Pizzorno
AWARD – BRITS RISING STAR
Winner – Myles Smith
Presenters: The Last Dinner Party
AWARD – DANCE ACT
Winner: Charli xcx
Presenter: Paloma Faith
AWARD – GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner – Ezra Collective
Presenter: Naomie Harris
AWARD – BRITs GLOBAL SUCCESS
Winner – Sabrina Carpenter
Presenter: Millie Bobby Brown
AWARD – INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner: Chappell Roan ‘Good Luck, Babe!’
Presenter: Danny Dyer
AWARD – HIP HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT
Winner: Stormzy
Presenter: Bre Tiesi & Vick Hope
AWARD – R&B ACT
Winner: RAYE
Presenter: Jason Isaacs
AWARD – INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner: Fontaines D.C.
Presenters: Harriet Rose & Munya Chawawa
AWARD – BEST NEW ARTIST
Winner: The Last Dinner Party
Presenters: Emmet J Scanlon & Jourdan Dunn
AWARD – INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Chappell Roan
Presenter: Vicky McClure & Martin Compston
AWARD – ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Charli xcx
Presenter: Jared Leto
AWARD – SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Charli xcx
Presenter: Jack Whitehall
AWARD – MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Charli xcx ‘BRAT’
Presenters: Teddy Swims
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