Irish pop star CMAT has been nominated in the best International artist category at this year's Brit Awards and will face competition from Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga, Rosalia, Sabrina Carpenter, and Taylor Swift.
Dunboyne native Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson released her third album Euro-Country last year and has also been nominated for this year's RTÉ Choice Music Prize.
Posting on X, formerly Twitter, she said, "I will need to think of another new and unique part of my body to flash on live television!!! So grateful to be honoured for this again, and I will be honoiured to lose to yet another very deserving winner."
Olivia Dean and Lola Young are the most nominated acts for year’s Brit Awards ceremony with five each.
Britpop band Pulp have scored their first nomination in 30 years, in the best group category.
The nominations were announced on Wednesday evening at a livestreamed event from Co-op Live in Manchester, where Sam Fender, the most recent recipient of the Mercury Prize, received four nominations.
Lily Allen, whose album West End Girl caused a stir when it was released last year, is nominated in three categories – for best album, artist of the year, and pop act.
Her first album in seven years, it is said to detail the alleged infidelity of her ex-husband, US actor David Harbour.
Singer-songwriter Dean is up for best pop act, artist of the year, best album for The Art of Loving, and best song for Man I Need.
Young, whose hit single Messy also earns her a nomination in the best song category, is also up for best pop act and artist of the year, as well as breakthrough act.
Fender is also nominated for artist of the year, alternative rock act, and best album for his release People Watching, as well as best song for Rein Me In, his collaboration with Dean.
London-born actress and singer Cynthia Erivo is nominated for best song for Defying Gravity, featuring Ariana Grande, from the film Wicked.
Dean and Young face tough competition in the artist of the year category, which is dominated by female acts including Jade, Pink Pantheress and Self Esteem.
Rising star, Lewisham-born rapper, singer and producer Jim Legxacy, receives a nod in the breakthrough category, where he is up against Barry Can’t Swim, EsDeeKid, Young, and Skye Newman, the recent winner of BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2026.
Pulp, who are up for best group – the same award they were nominated for in 1996 but did not win – will go head to head with Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice and Sleep Token.
In the best album category Dave is nominated for The Boy Who Played The Harp, alongside Wolf Alice for The Clearing, and the releases from Dean, Allen and Fender.
Legxacy is also nominated for best hip hop, grime and rap act – alongside Dave, Central Cee, Little Simz and Loyle Carner – while he gets a nod for R&B act too.
That category also has nominations for Kwn, Mabel, Sasha Keable, and Sault.
In song of the year, Ed Sheeran’s Azizam goes up against Lewis Capaldi with Survive, Raye with Where Is My Husband, and Newman with Family Matters.
It was also revealed that the public will be able to cast their votes in the song of the year and international song of the year categories via WhatsApp.
The nomination ceremony was hosted by DJ and radio presenter Sarah Story and influencer Charley Marlowe.
Marlowe, 25, announced she will be hosting the red carpet coverage for the award ceremony next month, alongside TV presenter Tyler West.
The awards, hosted by comedian and actor Jack Whitehall, will be broadcast live on 28 February on ITV and ITVX.
The full list of nominees are:
Artist of the year:
Dave
Fred Again
Jade
Lily Allen
Little Simz
Lola Young
Olivia Dean
Pink Pantheress
Sam Fender
Self Esteem
Group:
Last Dinner Party
Pulp
Sleep Token
Wet Leg
Wolf Alice
Album:
Dave – The Boy Who Played The Harp.
Lily Allen – West End Girl.
Olivia Dean – The Art of Loving.
Sam Fender – People Watching.
Wolf Alice – The Clearing.
Breakthrough:
Barry Can't Swim
EsDeeKid
Jim Legxacy
Lola Young
Skye Newman
International artist:
Bad Bunny
Chappell Roan
CMAT
Doechii
Lady Gaga
Rosalia
Sabrina Carpenter
Sombr
Taylor Swift
Tyler The Creator
International group:
Geese
Haim
Huntrix – EJAE/Audrey Nuna/Rei Ami
Tame Impala
Turnstile
Song of the year:
Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas – Blessings.
Chrystal and Notion – The Days (Notion Remix).
Cynthia Erivo featuring Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity.
Ed Sheeran – zizam.
Fred Again, PlaqueBoyMax, and Skepta – Victory Lap.
Lewis Capaldi – Survive.
Lola Young – Messy.
Maisie Smith – Nice To Meet You.
Olivia Dean – Man I Need.
Raye – Where Is My Husband.
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean – Rein Me In.
Skye Newman – Family Matters.
International song of the year:
Alex Warren – Ordinary.
Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club.
Disco Lines – No Broke Boys.
Gigi Perez – Sailor Song.
Gracie Abrams – That’s So True.
Huntrix – Golden.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – die with a smile.
Ravyn Lenae – Love Me Not.
Rose and Bruno Mars - APT.
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild.
Sombr - Undressed.
Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia.
Alternative Rock:
Blood Orange
Lola Young
Sam Fender
Wet Leg
Wolf Alice
Pop:
Jade
Lily Allen
Lola Young
Olivia Dean
Raye
Hip hop, grime and rap:
Central Cee
Dave
Jim Legxacy
Little Simz
Loyle Carner
R&B:
Jim Legxacy
Kwn
Mabel
Sasha Keable
Sault
Dance act:
Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas
FKA Twigs
Fred Again, PlaqueBoyMax, and Skepta
Pink Pantheress
Sammy Virji
Source: Press Association
