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Brit Award for British Group

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Brit Award for British Group
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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]

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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.

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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]

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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
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Groups with multiple wins

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Groups with multiple nominations

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    References

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