Brit Award for British Group
{{Short description|British music award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Brit Award for British Group
| image =File:Jungle Piknik i Parken 2022 184649.jpg
| caption =2024 winner Jungle
| awarded_for = Achievement in Excellent British Group
| country = United Kingdom (UK)
| presenter = British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
| year = 1977
| holder = Ezra Collective (2025)
| most_awards = Coldplay (4)
| most_nominations = Coldplay (10)
| website = {{URL|http://www.brits.co.uk}}
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/about-bpi.aspx|title=About the BPI|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|access-date=20 July 2014|archive-date=6 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206225605/http://www.bpi.co.uk/about-bpi.aspx|url-status=dead}} The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-awards.aspx|title=BRIT Awards|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|access-date=20 July 2014|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195429/https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-awards.aspx|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/about-us/who-votes-for-the-brit-awards|title=And the nominees are...|work=Brits.co.uk|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|access-date=20 July 2014}}
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.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/P1qsglA7f2M Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150521155814/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1qsglA7f2M Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1qsglA7f2M| title = Simply Red & KLF win British Group presented by Martika (Joint Winners) {{!}} BRIT Awards 1992 | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Chan|first=Anna|date=2021-05-11|title=Little Mix Call Out ‘White Male Dominance’ in Brit Awards 2021 Speech|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/little-mix-call-out-white-male-dominance-brit-awards-2021-speech-9570697/|access-date=2022-02-09|website=Billboard|language=en-US}}
Winners and nominees
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File:Culture_Club_Marcus_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts_Milwaukee,_WI_7-23-2016_(28543520975).jpg won in 1984]]
File:Roskilde Festival Gorillaz-4 (cropped).jpg is notable for having won the award as a member of two different groups, winning with Blur in 1995 and Gorillaz in 2018]]
File:Oasis_Liam_and_Noel.jpg won the award in 1996]]
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File:Mumford & Sons, performing at Aviemore, Scotland 2015.jpg received the award in 2013]]
File:LittleMixLM5TourParis_(cropped).jpg became the first female group to win]]
File:Jungle Piknik i Parken 2022 184649.jpg]]
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! width="250" |Recipient ! width="300" class="unsortable" |Nominee |
| 1977
| |
|---|
| 1982
| |
| 1983
| |
| 1984
| |
| 1985
| Wham! | |
| 1986
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| 1987
| |
| 1988
| |
| 1989
| Erasure | |
| 1990
| |
| 1991
| The Cure | |
| 1992
| The KLF and Simply Red | |
| 1993
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| 1994
| |
| 1995
| Blur | |
| 1996
| Oasis | |
| 1997
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| 1998
| |
| 1999
| |
| 2000
| Travis | |
| 2001
| Coldplay | |
| 2002
| Travis | |
| 2003
| Coldplay | |
| 2004
| |
| 2005
| |
| 2006
| |
| 2007
| |
| 2008
| |
| 2009
| Elbow | |
| 2010
| Kasabian | |
| 2011
| |
| 2012
| Coldplay | |
| 2013
| |
| 2014
| |
| 2015
| |
| 2016
| Coldplay | |
| 2017
| The 1975 | |
| 2018
| Gorillaz | |
| 2019
| The 1975 | |
| 2020
| Foals | |
| 2021
| |
| 2022
| |
| 2023
| Wet Leg | |
| 2024
| Jungle | |
| 2025
| |
Groups with multiple wins
| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Artists that received multiple awards |
| scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Awards
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist |
|---|
| 4 |
| 3 |
| rowspan="5" |2 |
| Dire Straits |
| Manic Street Preachers |
| Simply Red |
| Travis |
Groups with multiple nominations
| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Artists that received multiple nominations |
| scope="col" style="width:55px;" |Nominations
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Artist |
|---|
| 10 |
| rowspan="1"|7 |
| rowspan="1"|6 |
| rowspan="2" |5
|Blur |
| Gorillaz |
| rowspan="11" |4 |
| Dire Straits |
| Eurythmics |
| Kasabian |
| Muse |
| Oasis |
| One Direction |
| Pet Shop Boys |
| Simply Red |
| Take That |
| Little Mix |
| rowspan="4"|3 |
| Erasure |
| The Cure |
| The xx |
| rowspan="32" |2 |
| The Beautiful South |
| Biffy Clyro |
| Bring Me the Horizon |
| Chase & Status |
| Def Leppard |
| Doves |
| Elbow |
| Franz Ferdinand |
| Girls Aloud |
| Gomez |
| Jamiroquai |
| Kaiser Chiefs |
| The Lightning Seeds |
| Madness |
| Manic Street Preachers |
| M People |
| Mumford & Sons |
| Pink Floyd |
| The Police |
| Queen |
| Royal Blood |
| Snow Patrol |
| Soul II Soul |
| Stereophonics |
| Sugababes |
| Tears for Fears |
| Texas |
| Travis |
| U2 |
| Wolf Alice |
| Years & Years |
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References
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{{Brit Awards}}
{{Brit British Group}}
Category:Awards established in 1977