Brit Award for British Dance Act

The Brit Award for British Dance Act is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.^[1] The accolade was presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.^[2] The winners and nominees were determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members comprising record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.^[3]

Brit Award for British Dance Act
2025 Winner Charli XCX
Awarded for	Achievement in Excellent British Dance Act
Country	United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First award	1994
Currently held by	Charli XCX (2025)
Most awards	Basement Jaxx Becky Hill Fatboy Slim M People The Prodigy (2 each)
Most nominations	Jamiroquai (6)
Website	www.brits.co.uk

The inaugural recipients of the award are M People, who won consecutively in 1994 and 1995. Fatboy Slim was the first solo act to win the category in 2000 and is one of five acts to have won the award twice, alongside M People, The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx and Becky Hill. Jamiroquai hold the record for most nominations without a win, with six. The current holder of the award is Charli XCX, who won in 2025.

History

The award was first presented in 1994. British Dance Act has been won by M People, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx and Becky Hill the most times, with two wins each.

In 2021, it was announced that the category had been revived following the removal of gendered awards and was first presented at the 42nd Brit Awards. This new iteration is voted for by the public on TikTok alongside the three other genre categories (Pop/R&B Act, Rock/Alternative Act and Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act)^[4]

Winners and nominees

Original category (1994-2004)

Inaugural and two-time winners M People

Two-time winners The Prodigy

Two-time winner Fatboy Slim was the first solo artist to receive the award

Two-time winners Basement Jaxx

Sugababes became the first female group to win the award in 2003

Two-time winner and first solo female act to receive the award, Becky Hill

Calvin Harris received the award in 2024 following two previous nominations

Year	Recipient	Nominees
1994	M People	Apache Indian Jamiroquai The Shamen Stereo MCs
1995	M People	The Brand New Heavies Eternal Massive Attack The Prodigy
1996	Massive Attack	Eternal Leftfield M People Tricky
1997	The Prodigy	The Chemical Brothers Jamiroquai Mark Morrison Underworld
1998	The Prodigy	The Brand New Heavies The Chemical Brothers Eternal Jamiroquai
1999	Fatboy Slim	All Saints Faithless Jamiroquai Massive Attack
2000	The Chemical Brothers	Basement Jaxx Fatboy Slim Jamiroquai Leftfield
2001	Fatboy Slim	Artful Dodger Craig David Moloko Sonique
2002	Basement Jaxx	Craig David Faithless Fatboy Slim Gorillaz
2003	Sugababes	The Chemical Brothers Groove Armada Jamiroquai Kosheen
2004	Basement Jaxx	Goldfrapp Groove Armada Kosheen Girls Aloud

Revived category (2022-present)

Year	Recipient	Nominees
2022	Becky Hill	Calvin Harris Fred Again Joel Corry Raye
2023	Becky Hill	Bonobo Calvin Harris Eliza Rose Fred Again
2024	Calvin Harris	Barry Can't Swim Becky Hill Fred Again Romy
2025	Charli XCX	Becky Hill Chase & Status Fred Again Nia Archives

Multiple nominations and awards

Artists that received multiple nominations Nominations Artist 6 Jamiroquai 4 Becky Hill The Chemical Brothers Fatboy Slim Fred Again 3 Basement Jaxx Eternal Calvin Harris Massive Attack M People The Prodigy 2 The Brand New Heavies Craig David Faithless Groove Armada Kosheen Leftfield

Artists that received multiple awards Awards Artist 2 Basement Jaxx Becky Hill Fatboy Slim M People The Prodigy