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Brit Award for British Group

The Brit Award for British Group 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 is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over 1,000 members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]

Quick Facts Awarded for, Country ...
Brit Award for British Group
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2024 winner Jungle
Awarded forAchievement in Excellent British Group
CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First award1977
Currently held byEzra Collective (2025)
Most awardsColdplay (4)
Most nominationsColdplay (10)
Websitewww.brits.co.uk
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The inaugural recipients of the award are the Beatles, who won in 1977. Coldplay hold the record for most wins and nominations in the category, taking the prize four times out of 10. Radiohead hold the record for most nominations without a win, with seven. In 2021, Little Mix became the first female group to win the award. The current holder of the award is Ezra Collective, who won in 2025.

History

The award was first presented in 1977 and was first won by the Beatles. When the second Brit awards were held, the Police received the honour and the award had been given out to one group annually since 1982. The only exception to this was in 1992, when the KLF and Simply Red were revealed to have tied and, as such, both groups were announced as winners.[4] Damon Albarn is the only individual to have been nominated for work in multiple groups, receiving five nominations (including one win) as a member of Blur, and five nominations (including one win) as a member of Gorillaz. In 2021 Little Mix, made history when they became the first female group to win the award since it was first presented in 1977. The group took to call out the award ceremony and the music industry over white male dominance, the lack of nominations and wins for female groups in the category and paid homage to previous girl group nominees.[5]

Winners and nominees

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Inaugural recipients The Beatles
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Two-time winners Dire Straits
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Culture Club won in 1984
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1988 recipients Pet Shop Boys
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Damon Albarn is notable for having won the award as a member of two different groups, winning with Blur in 1995 and Gorillaz in 2018
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Oasis won the award in 1996
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Two-time winners Manic Street Preachers
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Two-time winner Travis
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Four-time winner Coldplay
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2005 winners Franz Ferdinand
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Three-time winner Arctic Monkeys
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Mumford & Sons received the award in 2013
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Two-time recipients The 1975
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2021 winners Little Mix became the first female group to win
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2024 recipients Jungle
More information Year, Recipient ...
Year Recipient Nominee
1977 The Beatles
1982 The Police
1983 Dire Straits
1984 Culture Club
1985 Wham!
1986 Dire Straits
1987 Five Star
1988 Pet Shop Boys
1989 Erasure
1990 Fine Young Cannibals
1991 The Cure
1992 The KLF and Simply Red
1993 Simply Red
1994 Stereo MCs
1995 Blur
1996 Oasis
1997 Manic Street Preachers
1998 The Verve
1999 Manic Street Preachers
2000 Travis
2001 Coldplay
2002 Travis
2003 Coldplay
2004 The Darkness
2005 Franz Ferdinand
2006 Kaiser Chiefs
2007 Arctic Monkeys
2008 Arctic Monkeys
2009 Elbow
2010 Kasabian
2011 Take That
2012 Coldplay
2013 Mumford & Sons
2014 Arctic Monkeys
2015 Royal Blood
2016 Coldplay
2017 The 1975
2018 Gorillaz
2019 The 1975
2020 Foals
2021 Little Mix
2022 Wolf Alice
2023 Wet Leg
2024 Jungle
2025 Ezra Collective
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Groups with multiple wins

More information Awards, Artist ...
Artists that received multiple awards
Awards Artist
4 Coldplay
3 Arctic Monkeys
2 The 1975
Dire Straits
Manic Street Preachers
Simply Red
Travis
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Groups with multiple nominations

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