Brit Award for International Song

The Brit Award for International Song 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 one thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]

The inaugural winner of the category was Olivia Rodrigo with "Good 4 U", a single from her debut album Sour. In 2023 Beyoncé became the first artist to win in two categories for international acts at the same award ceremony, winning for International Artist and International Song with "Break My Soul". The current recipients of the award are New Zealand-South Korean singer Rosé and Bruno Mars for their song "APT.", becoming, respectively, the first non-American winner and the first male artist to win.

Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift hold the record for most nominations in the category, with three. Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" is the first song to be nominated in consecutive years. French producer David Guetta is the only non-American artist with multiple nominations.

History

The category was introduced in 2022 following a restructuring which resulted in the removal of gendered categories.[4] It is the first award to recognise individual songs by international artists and only the second category, following the Brit Award for International Album (1977, 2002-2011), to honor the work of international artists rather than the artists themselves.

Winners and nominees

Inaugural winner Olivia Rodrigo
Beyoncé won both International Song and International Artist at the 2023 ceremony
YearSongArtist(s)
2022 (42nd)
"Good 4 U"United StatesOlivia Rodrigo
"Black Magic"GermanyJonasu
"Calling My Phone"United StatesLil Tjay & 6lack
"Girls Want Girls"CanadaDrake featuring United StatesLil Baby
"Happier Than Ever"United StatesBillie Eilish
"Heartbreak Anthem"SwedenGalantis, FranceDavid Guetta & United KingdomLittle Mix
"I Wanna Be Your Slave"ItalyMåneskin
"Kiss Me More"United StatesDoja Cat featuring SZA
"Love Nwantiti Remix (Ah Ah Ah)"NigeriaCKay featuring NigeriaJoeboy and GhanaKuami Eugene
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"United StatesLil Nas X
"Rapstar"United StatesPolo G
"Save Your Tears"CanadaThe Weeknd
"Stay"AustraliaThe Kid Laroi & CanadaJustin Bieber
"The Business"NetherlandsTiësto
"Your Love (9pm)"GermanyATB, GermanyTopic & SwedenA7S
2023 (43rd)[5]
"Break My Soul"United StatesBeyoncé
"I'm Good (Blue)"FranceDavid Guetta & United StatesBebe Rexha
"Peru"NigeriaFireboy DML & United KingdomEd Sheeran
"We Don't Talk About Bruno"ColombiaCarolina Gaitán, ColombiaMauro Castillo, United StatesAdassa, United StatesRhenzy Feliz, United StatesDiane Guerrero & United StatesStephanie Beatriz
"First Class"United StatesJack Harlow
"About Damn Time"United StatesLizzo
"Where Are You Now"BelgiumLost Frequencies & United KingdomCalum Scott
"I Ain't Worried"United StatesOneRepublic
"Anti-Hero"United StatesTaylor Swift
2024 (44th)[6]
"Flowers"United StatesMiley Cyrus
"What Was I Made For?"United StatesBillie Eilish
"Daylight"United StatesDavid Kushner
"Paint the Town Red"United StatesDoja Cat
"Giving Me"Republic of IrelandJazzy
"People"Cameroon/United StatesLibianca
"Made You Look"United StatesMeghan Trainor
"Stick Season"United StatesNoah Kahan
"Miss You"United StatesOliver Tree & GermanyRobin Schulz
"Vampire"United StatesOlivia Rodrigo
"(It Goes Like) Nanana"South KoreaPeggy Gou
"Calm Down"NigeriaRema
"Kill Bill"United StatesSZA
"Greedy"CanadaTate McRae
"Water"South AfricaTyla
2025 (45th)
"Good Luck, Babe!"United StatesChappell Roan
"Beautiful Things"United StatesBenson Boone
"Texas Hold 'Em"United StatesBeyoncé
"Birds of a Feather"United StatesBillie Eilish
"End of Beginning"United StatesDjo
"Houdini"United StatesEminem
"Too Sweet"Republic of IrelandHozier
"Lovin on Me"United StatesJack Harlow
"Stick Season"United StatesNoah Kahan
"I Had Some Help"United StatesPost Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
"Espresso"United StatesSabrina Carpenter
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)"United StatesShaboozey
"Fortnight"United StatesTaylor Swift featuring Post Malone
"Lose Control"United StatesTeddy Swims
"Million Dollar Baby"United StatesTommy Richman
2026 (46th)
"APT."New Zealand/South KoreaRosé & United StatesBruno Mars
"Ordinary"United StatesAlex Warren
"Pink Pony Club"United StatesChappell Roan
"No Broke Boys"United StatesDisco Lines & Tinashe
"Sailor Song"United StatesGigi Perez
"That's So True"United StatesGracie Abrams
"Golden"United States/South KoreaHuntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami
"Die with a Smile"United StatesLady Gaga & Bruno Mars
"Love Me Not"United StatesRavyn Lenae
"Manchild"United StatesSabrina Carpenter
"Undressed"United StatesSombr
"The Fate of Ophelia"United StatesTaylor Swift

Artists with multiple nominations

3 nominations
2 nominations

Countries by nominations

Countries by nominations
CountryNominationsFirst nominationLatest nominationArtist/s
United States5720222026Majority of nominees
Canada42024Drake, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Tate McRae
Germany3Jonasu, ATB, Topic, Robin Schulz
NigeriaCKay, Joeboy, Fireboy DML, Rema
United Kingdom (as co-lead artist)2023Little Mix, Ed Sheeran, Calum Scott
South Korea20242026Peggy Gou, Rosé, Huntrix
France220222023David Guetta
Ireland20242025Jazzy, Hozier
Sweden2022Galantis, A7S
Australia1The Kid Laroi
Belgium2023Lost Frequencies
Cameroon2024Libianca
Colombia2023Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo
Ghana2022Kuami Eugene
ItalyMåneskin
NetherlandsTiësto
South Africa2024Tyla
New Zealand2026Rosé

See also

References

  1. "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. "And the nominees are..."Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. "Brit Awards Announce New Gender-Neutral Categories". Rolling Stone. November 22, 2021.
  5. Richards, Will (10 January 2023). "Mo Gilligan returning to host 2023 BRIT Awards". NME. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2024-01-24). "Brit awards 2024: record-breaking Raye lands seven nominations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-25.