Singer Charli XCX, whose album "Brat" inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, led nominations for the BRIT Awards on Thursday, with the Beatles also recognised with their first nod at Britain's pop music honours since 1977.

The standouts at this years BRITs are pop sensation Charli XCX who leads with five nominations including Artist of the Year and Mastercard Album of the Year for Brat, as well as the The Beatles who earned their first nomination in over forty years for Song of the Year with Mastercard category with their track "Now and Then".

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Charli XCX leads this year's Brit Awards with five nominations, including a nod for album of the year with Brat. She is also nominated for artist of the year, best pop and dance act and song of the year with Guess, featuring Billie Eilish, which went to number one in August.

Charli XCX has veered from Brat Summer into BRIT Winter, as she leads the 2025 BRIT Awards with an impressive five nominations. The pop megastar and “360” hitmaker has bagged nominations in categories Album of the Year,