BRIT Awards 2024: Calvin Harris, Little Simz, Fred again.., Peggy Gou, more nominated

The complete list of nominees for the BRIT Awards 2024 has been unveiled.

This year’s ceremony is set to take place on March 2nd at The O2 Arena in London, with the show also being broadcast live on ITV 1. You can see all the nominees in the awards' 13 categories below. 

in the Best Dance Act category, Barry Can’t Swim, Becky Hill, Calvin Harris, Fred again.., and Romy have all been nominated. Calvin Harris has received three nominations in total, one of which is for Song Of The Year, for his trance-inflected single with Ellie Goulding, ‘Miracle’.

Edinburgh-born, London-based Barry Can't Swim also won in Breakthrough Producer category at DJ Mag’s Best of British Awards 2023. Fred Again.. was the Highest New Entry in DJ Mag’s top 100 DJs 2023 and has previously collaborated will fellow nominee and member of The xx, Romy, who released the video for her single 'She's On My Mind' starring Maisie Williams last month.

Meanwhile, CASISDEAD, Central Cee, Dave, J Hus, and Little Simz are up for best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act. Little Simz has claimed three nominations in total, including Album Of The Year for 'No Thank You', which won in the Best Rap Album/Mixtape category at DJ Mag's Best of British Awards 2023. 

CASISDEAD also received two nominations at DJ Mag’s Best of British Awards 2023: one for the best Rap Album/Mixtape and another for the best MC/Vocalist.

Elsewhere, PinkPantheress has been nominated for Song Of The Year with her track 'Boy's A Liar' from her recent debut album 'Heaven Knows', in addition to being nominated for Best New Artist. Young Fathers, who DJ Mag interviewed in 2023, have also been nominated in the Best Album category for 'Heavy, Heavy'

Peggy Gou, who was voted The World’s No.1 House DJ in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2023, has received a nomination for International Song Of The Year for her single ‘(It Goes Like) NANANA’, alongside tracks like Billie Eilish’s ‘What Was I Made For?’, Meghan Trainor’s ‘Made You Look’, and Doja Cat’s ‘Paint The Town Red’.

Raye, who linked up with Disclosure to release the UKG track ‘Waterfall’ back in 2022, leads the shortlists with a record-breaking seven nominations. The record, which was previously six, was jointly held by Robbie Williams in 1999, Craig David in 2001, and Gorillaz in 2002. 

Over half of this year's nominees are women, whether as solo artists or as members of female groups, at 55 per cent. This figure increases to 57 per cent when considering women in mixed-gender groups.

Check out the full list of nominees below.

Album Of The Year

• Blur – ‘The Ballad Of Darren’
• J Hus – ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’
• Little Simz – ‘No Thank You’
• Raye – ‘My 21st Century Blues’
• Young Fathers – ‘Heavy Heavy’

Song Of The Year

• Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding – ‘Miracle’
• Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe – ‘Prada’
• Central Cee – ‘Let Go’
• Dave and Central Cee – ‘Sprinter’
• Dua Lipa – ‘Dance The Night’
• Ed Sheeran – ‘Eyes Closed’
• J Hus and Drake – ‘Who Told You’
• Kenya Grace – ‘Strangers’
• Lewis Capaldi – ‘Wish You The Best’
• PinkPantheress – ‘Boy’s A Liar’
• Raye and 070 Shake – ‘Escapism’
• Rudimental, Charlotte Plank and Vibe Chemistry – ‘Dancing Is Healing’
• Stormzy and Debbie – ‘Firebabe’
• Switch Disco and Ella Henderson – ‘React’
• Venbee and Goddard – ‘Messy In Heaven’

Artist Of The Year

• Arlo Parks
• Central Cee
• Dave
• Dua Lipa
• Fred Again..
• J Hus
• Jessie Ware
• Little Simz
• Olivia Dean
• Raye

Group Of The Year

• Blur
• Chase & Status
• Headie One & K-Trap
• Jungle
• Young Fathers

Pop Act

• Calvin Harris
• Charli XCX
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Dean
• Raye

Alternative/Rock Act

• Blur
• Bring Me The Horizon
• The Rolling Stones
• Young Fathers
• Yussef Dayes

Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act

• CASISDEAD
• Central Cee
• Dave
• J Hus
• Little Simz

R&B Act

• Cleo Sol
• Jorja Smith
• Mahalia
• Raye
• Sault

Dance Act

• Barry Can’t Swim
• Becky Hill
• Calvin Harris
• Fred Again..
• Romy

Best New Artist

• Mahalia
• Olivia Dean
• PinkPantheress
• Raye
• Yussef Dayes

International Song Of The Year

• Billie Eilish – ‘What Was I Made For?’
• David Kushner – ‘Daylight’
• Doja Cat – ‘Paint The Town Red’
• Jazzy – ‘Giving Me’
• Libianca – ‘People’
• Meghan Trainor – ‘Made You Look’
• Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’
• Noah Kahan – ‘Stick Season’
• Oliver Tree and Robin Schulz – ‘Miss You’
• Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Vampire’
• Peggy Gou – ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’
• Rema – ‘Calm Down’
• SZA – ‘Kill Bill’
• Tate McRae – ‘Greedy’
• Tyla – ‘Water’

International Artist Of The Year

• Asake
• Burna Boy
• Caroline Polachek
• CMAT
• Kylie Minogue
• Lana Del Rey
• Miley Cyrus
• Olivia Rodrigo
• SZA
• Taylor Swift

International Group Of The Year

• Blink-182
• Boygenius
• Foo Fighters
• Gabriels
• Paramore

Brits Rising Star

• The Last Dinner Party