Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist
{{Short description|British music award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = {{nowrap|Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist}}
| image =
| image_upright =
| caption =2021 winner The Weeknd
| awarded_for = Achievement in Excellent International Male Solo Artist
| country = United Kingdom (UK)
| presenter = British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
| year = 1989
| holder = The Weeknd (2021)
| most_awards = Beck, Eminem and Kanye West (3)
| most_nominations = Beck (10)
| website = {{URL|http://www.brits.co.uk}}
}}
The Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist 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=22 February 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=22 February 2014|archive-date=9 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309090454/http://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-awards.aspx|url-status=dead}} 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.{{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=22 February 2014}}
History
The award was first presented in 1989 as International Male Solo Artist. The accolade was not handed out at the 1990, 1992 and 1993 ceremonies, with the award for International Solo Artist (given to a male or female artist) being awarded instead.{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1992|title=1992 Brit Awards|work=Brits.co.uk|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|access-date=3 March 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1993|title=1993 Brit Awards|work=Brits.co.uk|publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI)|access-date=3 March 2014}} The award for International Male Solo Artist was reinstated in 1994, and has been given ever since.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/feb/22/brit-awards-winners-list-2012 |title=Brit awards winners list 2012: every winner since 1977 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian Media Group|first=Simon |last=Rogers |date=12 February 2012 |access-date=3 March 2014}}
International Male Solo Artist has been won by Beck, Kanye West and Eminem the most times, with three wins. Artists from the United States have almost exclusively won the award, aside from one Australian win (Michael Hutchence), one Jamaican win (Shaggy) and three Canadian wins (Justin Bieber, Drake and the Weeknd).
Winners and nominees
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! Year ! width="250" |Recipient ! width="300" class="unsortable" |Nominee |
1989
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1990
| align="center" colspan="2" {{N/A|Not Awarded}} |
1991
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1992
| align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A|Not Awarded}} |
1993 |
1994
| |
1995
| Prince | |
1996
| Prince | |
1997
| Beck | |
1998
| |
1999
| Beck | |
2000
| Beck | |
2001
| Eminem | |
2002
| Shaggy | |
2003
| Eminem | |
2004
| |
2005
| Eminem | |
2006
| |
2007
| |
2008
| |
2009
| |
2010
| Jay-Z | |
2011
| |
2012
| |
2013
| |
2014
| |
2015
| |
2016
| |
2017
| Drake | |
2018
| |
2019
| Drake | |
2020
| |
2021
| |
Multiple nominations and awards
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{{Col-2}}
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 |
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10
|Beck |
8 |
7 |
rowspan="3"|5 |
Prince |
Kanye West |
rowspan="4"|3 |
Bruno Mars |
Justin Timberlake |
The Weeknd |
rowspan="26"|2 |
Ryan Adams |
Bon Iver |
Jon Bon Jovi |
Burna Boy |
Childish Gambino |
Coolio |
Terence Trent D'Arby |
Bob Dylan |
David Guetta |
Jay-Z |
Wyclef Jean |
Jack Johnson |
Lenny Kravitz |
Kendrick Lamar |
John Legend |
Ricky Martin |
Meat Loaf |
Moby |
Damien Rice |
Will Smith |
Seasick Steve |
Luther Vandross |
Jack White |
Neil Young |
{{col-2}}
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 |
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rowspan="3"|3
|Beck |
Eminem |
Kanye West |
rowspan="4"|2 |
Bruno Mars |
Prince |
Justin Timberlake |
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Notes
- Michael Jackson (1984), Prince (1985) also won Brit Award for International Artist
- Michael Jackson (1988), Prince (1992–1993) also won Brit Award for International Solo Artist
- Justin Bieber (2011) also won Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Brit Awards}}
{{Brit International Male}}
Category:Awards established in 1989
Category:Awards established in 1991
Category:Awards established in 1994