{"id":145723,"date":"2025-01-23T17:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/the-beatles-land-first-brit-award-nomination-in-over-40-years\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:31:41","slug":"the-beatles-land-first-brit-award-nomination-in-over-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/the-beatles-land-first-brit-award-nomination-in-over-40-years\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beatles land first BRIT Award nomination in over 40 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-01-23\" datetime=\"1737653501\" pubdate=\"\">23 January 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/the-beatles\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,the-beatles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Beatles<\/a> have received their first BRIT Award nomination in over 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">The Beatles are nominated for a BRIT Award<\/p>\n<p>The legendary band \u2013 who previously won the Outstanding Contribution to Music accolade in 1983 and British Group and British Album of the Year for \u2018Sgt. Pepper\u2019s Lonely Hearts Club Band\u2019 \u2013 have been shortlisted for the 2025 Song of the Year with Mastercard prize for \u2018Now and Then\u2019, a track written by the late John Lennon in the late 1970s and finished by surviving bandmates Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr.<\/p>\n<p>But \u2018Now and Then\u2019 faces competition for the award from a string of other songs, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/charli-xcx\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,charli-xcx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charli XCX<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Guess featuring Billie Eilish\u2019, Coldplay\u2019s \u2018feelslikeimfallinginlove\u2019, Dua Lipa\u2019s \u2018Training Season\u2019, Jade\u2019s \u2018Angel of My Dreams\u2019 and Sam Ryder\u2019s \u2018You\u2019re Christmas To Me\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/charli-xcx\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,charli-xcx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charli XCX<\/a> leads the nominations with five, with her Song of the Year recognition joined by places on the shortlists for Artist of the Year, Pop promoted by Capital, Dance Act promoted by KISS, and the coveted Mastercard Album of the Year for \u2018Brat\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere at the ceremony, Myles Smith \u2013 who was previously announced as this year\u2019s Rising Star award recipient \u2013 is nominated for a further three prizes, with \u2018Stargazing\u2019 also on the Song of the Year shortlist, and nods in both the Best New Act and Pop categories.<\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking to host Sian Welby on the \u2018Bring on The BRITs with Mastercard: The 2025 Nominations\u2019 livestream, he said: \u201cIt&#8217;s still not quite real but hopefully on the night it feels even better, I can&#8217;t wait to be in and around it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIt&#8217;s my first time going to the Brits, last year I was watching on TV so I&#8217;m looking forward to it, it&#8217;s a big occasion.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nDua Lipa, The Last Dinner Party, Ezra Collective each scored four nominations, including Mastercard Album of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe shortlist for the event\u2019s biggest prize is completed by The Cure, whose comeback LP \u2018Songs of a Lost World\u2019 gave them their third nomination of the year, with their Group of the Year and Alternative\/Rock promoted by Absolute Radio nods giving them their most successful year in the history of the ceremony, having previously been nominated once in 1990 and twice in bother 1191 and 1993, winning a total of two awards.<\/p>\n<p>\nCharli is joined in the Artist of the Year category by Beabadoobee, Central Cee, Dua, Fred again.., Jamie xx, Michael Kiwanuka, Nia Archives, Rachel Chinouriri, and Sam Fender.<\/p>\n<p>\nRachel \u2013 who is also up for Best New Artist \u2013 was thrilled with her nominations.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: \u201cI feel like younger me was dreaming of these moments, to be standing here is a little bit insane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nIn the International categories, Benson Boone, Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Taylor Swift each scored two nominations, for both International Artist and International Song of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe five genre categories \u2013 Pop, Dance, Alternative\/ Rock, Hip-Hop and R+B \u2013 are all fan voted, with nominees open via the Brits What\u2019sApp channel from 31 January. People can vote once in each category every 24 hours until it closes on 14 February.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe year\u2019s BRIT Awards with Mastercard take place on 1 January at London\u2019s O2 Arena, with Jack Whitehall returning as host.<\/p>\n<p>\nBRIT Awards with Mastercard 2025 list of nominations: <\/p>\n<p>\nSong of the Year with Mastercard:<\/p>\n<p>\nArtemis \u2013 \u2018I Like the Way you Kiss Me\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nBeatles \u2013 \u2018Now and Then\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nBl3ss and Camrin Watson &#8211; &#8216;Kisses&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\nCentral Cee Ft. Lil Baby \u2013 \u2018Band4band\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nCharli XCX &#8211; \u2018Guess featuring Billie Eilish\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nChase + Status and Stormzy \u2013 \u2018Backbone\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nColdplay &#8211; \u2018feelslikeimfallinginlove\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nDua Lipa &#8211; \u2018Training Season\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nElla Henderson ft. Rudimental \u2013 \u2018Alibi\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nJade \u2013 \u2018Angel of my Dreams\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nJordan Adetunji \u2013 \u2018Kehlani\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nKSI ft. Trippie Redd &#8211; &#8216;Thick Of It&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\nMyles Smith \u2013 \u2018Stargazing\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nSam Ryder \u2013 \u2018You&#8217;re Christmas To Me\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nSonny Fodera\/Jazzy\/D.O.D \u2013 \u2018Some Days\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nBest New Artist:<\/p>\n<p>\nEnglish Teacher <\/p>\n<p>\nEzra Collective<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Last Dinner Party<\/p>\n<p>\nMyles Smith <\/p>\n<p>\nRachel Chinouriri <\/p>\n<p>\nArtist of the Year:<\/p>\n<p>\nBeabadoobee<\/p>\n<p>\nCentral Cee<\/p>\n<p>\nCharli XCX <\/p>\n<p>\nDua Lipa<\/p>\n<p>\nFred again..<\/p>\n<p>\nJamie xx<\/p>\n<p>\nMichael Kiwanuka <\/p>\n<p>\nNia Archives <\/p>\n<p>\nRachel Chinouriri <\/p>\n<p>\nSam Fender <\/p>\n<p>\nGroup of the Year:<\/p>\n<p>\nBring me the Horizon<\/p>\n<p>\nColdplay <\/p>\n<p>\nThe Cure<\/p>\n<p>\nEzra Collective <\/p>\n<p>\nThe Last Dinner Party<\/p>\n<p>\nInternational Group of the Year:<\/p>\n<p>\nAmyl and the Sniffers<\/p>\n<p>\nConfidence Man <\/p>\n<p>\nFontaines D.C. <\/p>\n<p>\nFuture and Metro Boomin <\/p>\n<p>\nLinkin Park <\/p>\n<p>\nDance Act promoted by Kiss:<\/p>\n<p>\nBecky Hill<\/p>\n<p>\nCharli XCX<\/p>\n<p>\nChase and Status <\/p>\n<p>\nFred again.. <\/p>\n<p>\nNia Archives <\/p>\n<p>\nPop promoted by Capital:<\/p>\n<p>\nCharli XCX<\/p>\n<p>\nDua Lipa<\/p>\n<p>\nJade<\/p>\n<p>\nLola Young<\/p>\n<p>\nMyles Smith <\/p>\n<p>\nHip Hop promoted by Capital Xtra:<\/p>\n<p>\nCentral Cee<\/p>\n<p>\nDave<\/p>\n<p>\nGhetts<\/p>\n<p>\nLittle Simz<\/p>\n<p>\nStormzy<\/p>\n<p>\nR+B promoted by Kiss:<\/p>\n<p>\nCleo Sol <\/p>\n<p>\nFlo<\/p>\n<p>\nJorja Smith<\/p>\n<p>\nMichael Kiwanuka <\/p>\n<p>\nRaye <\/p>\n<p>\nAlternative\/ Rock promoted by Absolute Radio:<\/p>\n<p>\nBeabadoobee <\/p>\n<p>\nThe Cure<\/p>\n<p>\nEzra Collective <\/p>\n<p>\nThe Last Dinner Party<\/p>\n<p>\nSam Fender <\/p>\n<p>\nInternational Artist of the Year: <\/p>\n<p>\nAdrianne Lenker<\/p>\n<p>\nAsake <\/p>\n<p>\nBenson Boone<\/p>\n<p>\nBeyonce <\/p>\n<p>\nBillie Eilish<\/p>\n<p>\nChapell Roan <\/p>\n<p>\nKendrick Lamar<\/p>\n<p>\nSabrina Carpenter<\/p>\n<p>\nTaylor Swift<\/p>\n<p>\nTyler, The Creator <\/p>\n<p>\nInternational Song of the Year:<\/p>\n<p>\nBenson Boone \u2013 \u2018Beautiful Things\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nBeyonce \u2013 \u2018Texas Hold Rm\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nBillie Eilish \u2013 \u2018Birds of a Feather\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nChapell Roan \u2013 \u2018Good Luck, Babe!\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nDjo \u2013 \u2018End of Beginning\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nEminem \u2013 \u2018Houdini\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nHozier \u2013 \u2018Too Sweet\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nJack Harlow \u2013 \u2018Lovin On Me\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nNoah Kahan \u2013 \u2018Stick Season\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nPost Malone ft. Morgan Wallen \u2013 \u2018I Had Some Help\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nSabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u2018Espresso\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nShaboozey \u2013 \u2018A Bar Song (Tipsy)\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nTaylor Swift ft. Post Malone \u2013 Fortnight\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nTeddy Swims &#8211; \u2018Lose Control\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nTommy Richman \u2013 \u2018Million Dollar Baby\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nMastercard Album of the Year:<\/p>\n<p>\nCharli XCX \u2013 \u2018Brat\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Cure \u2013 \u2018Songs of a Lost World\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\nDua Lipa \u2013 \u2018Radical Optimism\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nEzra Collective \u2013 \u2018Dance, No One&#8217;s Watching\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\nThe Last Dinner Party \u2013 \u2018Prelude to Ecstasy\u2019<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/beatles-land-first-brit-award-nomination-40-years-1412619.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>23 January 2025 The Beatles have received their first BRIT Award nomination in over 40 years. 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