Charli XCX led the winners at the 2025 BRIT Awards as her smash hit album BRAT swept the board and took home a whopping five awards on Saturday evening.
The British singer, 32, whose No.1 album became a cultural phenomenon last summer, took home Best Album, Artist of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Dance Act and Best Song Writing.
Charli’s incredible sweep mirrored Raye’s own triumph at last year’s ceremony which saw the 27-year-old made history after scooping a record breaking six gongs.
While accepting the evening’s top award for Artist Of The Year the scantily clad star revealed ITV had complained about her racy award show look before declaring ‘free the nip!’ to cheers from the audience.
Charli stunned in a very daring sheer black gown which she wore over skimpy underwear as she put her enviable figure on full display.
After host Jack Whitehall quipped the songstress would not be performing at the O2 ceremony in order to ‘get drunk’ the bleary-eyed singer was in great spirits while accepting her numerous honours.
During one stage appearance she joked it was great to see a song about underwear win after her hit Guess ft Billie Eilish was crowned Best Song Of The Year.
In a more candid moment, Charli revealed that she’d spent years ‘never nominated for anything’ and said she’d always felt an ‘outsider’ but told fans her huge BRITs triumph proved successes took time.
Later when collecting Best Dance act, she said: ‘I feel like dance music gets a bad rep because people are like, ‘It’s not that deep.’
‘I think it is. This genre for me is euphoric, it allows me the escape and feel on a very deep level.
She also paid tribute to other inspirational acts including late music producer SOPHIE who tragically died in 2021 aged 34.
Meanwhile in a shock to some, Jade Thirwall, 32, beat the Brat singer to be crowned Best Pop Act, making it the former Little Mix star’s first solo Brit.
In her own heartfelt speech, Jade thanked boyfriend Jordan Stephens and her ‘Little Mix sisters’ Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
Gushing over her former bandmates she said: ‘I love you so much. I wouldn’t have this award without them. They changed my life and I am so grateful’.
Artist of the year: Charli XCX
Album of the year: Charli XCX – Brat
Song of the year: Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish – Guess
Best dance act: Charli XCX
Songwriter of the Year: Charli XCX
Best alternative/rock act: Sam Fender
Best hip-hop/grime/rap act: Stormzy
Best pop act: Jade
Best R&B act: Raye
Global Success Award: Sabrina Carpenter
Group of the year: Ezra Collective
Best new artist: The Last Dinner Party
International artist of the year: Chappell Roan
International group of the year: Fontaines D.C.
International song of the year: Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Rising star: Myles Smith
Producer of the Year: AG Cook
Thanking her UK fans American singer quipped that a ‘predominantly tea drinking country’ had ‘streamed the s***’ out of her smash hit track Espresso.
However the banger was pipped to the post for Best International Song Of The Year to Chappell Roan for her own catchy tune Good Luck, Babe.
The HOT TO GO singer, 27, later went on to beat the likes of Beyoncé and Billie Eilish to win Best International Artist.
Unable to be there she accepted via video link and paid tribute to the trans community as well as thanking drag queens and the late Sinead O’Connor for inspiriting her.
She said: ‘Because of those people, they have laid the groundwork for me to be here today. I did not give up because of them. I will continue going because of them. I will see you for a spot of tea this summer.’
Elsewhere Stomzy won his fourth BRIT after scooping the Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act as he took to the stage wearing shades.
He said: ‘I think Central Cee was the best rap artist of year, but I am very grateful. This is a mad funny time for me to win an award.
‘I’m wearing shades because I’ve got a bruised cornea, I mashed my eye playing paddle.’
Voted for by the fans, Sam Fender was announced as the winner for Alternative Rock Act for a second time.
It marks his third BRIT after winning the Rising Star Award (previously Critics’ Choice Award) in 2019 and Alternative Rock Act in 2022.
Accepting the award, he joked: ‘As you can tell I’m a little bit nervous, I’m nowhere near as drunk as last time.’
‘Massive thanks to the fans, we’ve got the best fans in the world. To everybody at home in Newcastle – love you.
‘Huge thanks to my band. Without them, I’m just a mad person shouting at the walls. Love yous all.’
Elsewhere Raye said she ‘didn’t expect’ to win Best R+B Act and she admitted that she was in disbelief that she has enough fans who would want to vote for her.
Speaking in a pre-recorded video message, she said: ‘Thank you so much for this award. Look, I’m still recovering from everything that last year was. It was the craziest night of my life. I’m definitely in shock. I didn’t expect to win one of these at all.
‘I wanna say thank you to the fans. I can’t believe that I have fans who vote for me to win awards. This is real life right now!
‘I’m just feeling insanely blessed. Also the design of this is just outstanding in my opinion. What a gorgeous trophy!’
The Hard Out Here hitmaker was ‘sad’ that she couldn’t be at the ceremony in person and admitted that she was feeling a ‘little bit homesick’ as she prepares to sing at the Academy Awards on Sunday in LA but ‘cannot complain’ at anything.
She added: ‘I’m in a great mood as you can tell. I’m just really sad that I can’t be there in person. I miss baked beans and my hometown, I’m a little bit homesick actually but life is…I can not complain about a single thing.
‘Thank you so much for this, and hi to the BRIT kids down the front. Do not give up on your dreams. I hope you all have a beautiful night.’
Following their own performance earlier in the evening, 2024 Rising Star Awards winners The Last Dinner Party won the much coveted Best New Artist.
Taking to the stage the fans gushed: ‘This is truly the biggest honour of our lives!’.
Rising Star winner Myles Smith slammed the Government for treating the music industry like an ‘afterthought’ in his acceptance speech.
The singer, 26, insisted funding must stay in the arts industry otherwise we are at risk of not having successful British artists in the future.
He explained how he attended a state school where instruments were provided through a government scheme.
The singer from Luton, Bedfordshire, who already has two top-10 singles in the UK chart, said: ‘I was raised by a single mum on free school meals in a state school that only had instruments because of government-backed schemes.
‘I grew up in a town that, according to loads of clickbait articles, is the worst town in Luton.
‘But yet I’m somehow here, a four-time Brit nominee, a graduate from a Russell Group university.
‘But tonight, whilst I have the attention of the nation and this award, which gives me kind of like this really cool speaking power, I want to ask three questions.
‘My first is to the Government: if British music is one of the most powerful cultural exports we have, why have you treated it like an afterthought for so many years?’
To cheers from the crowd he continued by also targeting companies that own venues, and music executives, calling on them to ‘protect’ industry foundations and help save grassroots venues.
Song Of The Year
Artemas – I like the way you kiss me
The Beatles – Now and Then
Bl3ss & Camrin Watson Feat Bbyclose – Kisses
Central Cee ft. Lil Baby – BAND4BAND
Charli XCX – Guess ft. Billie Eilish – WINNER
Chase & Status ft. Stormzy – Backbone
Coldplay – Feels Like I’m Falling In Love
Dua Lipa – Training Season
Ella Henderson ft. Rudimental – Alibi
Jade Thirlwall – Angel Of My Dreams
Jordan Adetunji – KEHLANI
KSI ft. 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 – WINNER
Myles Smith
Rachel Chinouriri
Artist Of The Year
Beabadoobee
Central Cee
Charli XCX – WINNER
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 – WINNER
The Last Dinner Party
International Group Of The Year
Amyl and the Sniffers
Confidence Man
Fontaines D.C. – WINNERS
Future, Metro Boomin
Linkin Park
Dance Act promoted by Kiss
Becky Hill
Charli XCX – WINNER
Chase & Status
Fred again..
Nia Archives
Pop Act promoted by Capital
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Jade Thirlwall – WINNER
Lola Young
Myles Smith
Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act promoted by Capital Xtra
Central Cee
Dave
Ghetts
Little Simz
Stormzy – WINNER
R&B Act promoted by Kiss
Cleo Sol
Flo
Jorja Smith
Michael Kiwanuka
Raye – WINNER
Alternate Rock Act promoted by Absolute Radio
Beabadoobee
The Cure
Ezra Collective
The Last Dinner Party
Sam Fender – WINNER
International Artist Of The Year
Adrianne Lenker
Asake
Benson Boone
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan – WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Tyler, The Creator
International Song Of The Year
Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ‘Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! – WINNER
Djo – End of Beginning
Eminem – Houdini
Hozier – Too Sweet
Jack Harlow – Lovin On Me
Noah Kahan – Stick Season
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight
Teddy Swims – Lose Control
Tommy Richman – Million Dollar Baby
Mastercard Album Of The Year
Charli XCX – Brat – WINNER
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