The nominees for the 2025 BRIT Awards were announced on Thursday, January 23, and among the many artists who will vie for the prestigious honors are none other than The Beatles.
The Fab Four are one of 15 artists nominated in the Song of the Year category, for “Now and Then.” “Now and Then,” which was released in November 2023, was created using a demo recorded by the late John Lennon around 1977, with new parts added by the surviving Beatles in 1995 and the 2020s.
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Among the other tunes nominated for the Song of the Year honor are “Guess” by Charli XCX and Billie Eilish, “feelslikeimfallinginlove” by Coldplay, and “Training Season” by Dua Lipa. The BRITs are the U.K.’s equivalent to the Grammy Awards. This year’s ceremony will take place on March 1 at The O2 arena in London.
About The Beatles’ Previous BRIT Nominations and Awards
The Beatles’ BRIT nomination is the first that the band has received since 1977, which was before most if not all of their fellow nominees were born. 1977 was the first year that the BRIT Awards were held.
The Beatles received three nods that year, for British Pop Group, British Pop Album (for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band), and British Pop Single (for “She Loves You”). The Fab Four won the first two of those three awards. Also at the 1977 ceremony, The Beatles were presented with a special award for Outstanding Contributions to the Recording Industry.
Other 2025 BRIT Awards Nominees
The BRIT Awards will honor artists in more than a dozen categories. Here is a look at some of the nominees in select categories:
Artist of the Year: Beabadoobee, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Michael Kiwanuka.
Group of the Year: Bring Me the Horizon, Coldplay, The Cure, Ezra Collective, The Last Dinner Party.
International Group of the Year: Amyl and the Sniffers, Fontaines D.C., Linkin Park.
Dance Act: Charli XCX.
Pop Act: Charli XCX, Dua Lipa.
R&B Act: Jorja Smith, Michael Kiwanuka, RAYE.
Alternative/Rock Act: Beabadoobee, The Cure, Ezra Collective, The Last Dinner Party.
International Artist of the Year: Benson Boone, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, 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!”; Eminem, “Houdini”; Hozier, “Too Sweet”; Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”; Noah Kahan, “Stick Season”; Post Malone (featuring Morgan Wallen), “I Had Some Help”; Sabrina Carpenter, “Espresso”; Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”; Taylor Swift (featuring Post Malone), “Fortnight”; Teddy Swims, “Lose Control.”
Charlie XCX leads all artists with five BRIT Award nominations. For a full list of nominees, visit BRITs.co.uk.
More About “Now and Then”
“Now and Then” topped the U.K. singles chart on November 16, 2023. It became The Beatles’ first No. 1 single in the band’s homeland since “The Ballad of John in Yoko” in June 1969.
“Now and Then” also is nominated for two 2025 Grammy Awards. The song with vie for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance honors.
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