Who votes for the BRIT Awards? How they are decided

BRIT Awards range from Song of the Year and Group of the Year to Album of the Year, with international artists also recognised.

But how are the award winners decided? Here is all to know.

Who votes for the BRIT Awards?

The BRIT Awards Voting Academy are responsible for determining the nominees and the overall winners of categories, the BRITs website explains.

It says: “The Academy is comprised of approximately 1,200 members who are responsible for shaping the creative and commercial success of the British music industry, including artists, producers, labels, retailers, publishers, managers, media, live, social and DSPs.

“The Academy and the voting process, including all public voting, is overseen by Civica Election Services – an independent voting scrutineer.”

The Voting Academy determines the nominees and winners for the majority of the categories, but not all of them.

The categories for Song of the Year with Mastercard and International Song of the Year EW decided by public vote exclusively on WhatsApp.

Both the Producer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year are also not voted for by the Voting Academy, and are instead decided by a separate expert panel.

The BRITs Critics’ Choice award is decided on by an invited panel of music editors and critics from the national press, online music editors, heads of music at radio and music TV stations, songwriters, producers and live bookers.

Who has won the most BRITs?

Robbie Williams holds the record for the most BRIT Award wins, with 13 as a solo artist and another five as part of Take That.

Coldplay holds the record for most BRIT Award nominations, with 32 in total.

In 2024, Raye broke the record for the most nominations received by a single artist in a year, with seven.

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