UMPG nominees for the 2026 BRIT Awards

Nominations for The BRIT Awards 2026 with Mastercard have been announced, with a strong showing for UMPG artists and writers across nine categories.

Fred again.. has been nominated for both Artist of the Year and Dance Act, whilst rising talent Skye Newman received a nomination for Breakthrough Artist. Five UMPG artists and writers are nominated for Song of the Year, and 14 for International Song of The Year. Bad Bunny, Doechii, Rosalía, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift have all been nominated for International Artist of the Year – plus many more UMPG nominations across multiple categories.

The winners of the BRIT Awards 2026 will be announced on Saturday 28th February, at Co-op Live, Manchester.

Congratulations to all our nominees!

ARTIST OF THE YEAR Fred again.. BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST Skye Newman SONG OF THE YEAR Wicked - “Defying Gravity” (Stephen Schwartz) Ed Sheeran - “Azizam” (Savan Kotecha) Fred again.., Skepta, Plaqueboymax - “Victory Lap” Olivia Dean- “Man I Need” (Tobias Jesso Jr.) Skye Newman - “Family Matters” INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR Gracie Abrams - “That's So True” (Aubrey Hobert) HUNTR/X - “Golden” (Joong Gyu Kwak, Hee Dong Nam, Yoo Han Lee, Jeong Hun Seo – via THEBLACK LABEL and YG plus Park Hon Jun - via UMPG Korea) Rosé & Bruno Mars - “APT.” (Omer Fedi, Cirkut, Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) Sabrina Carpenter - “Manchild” (Jack Antonoff) Taylor Swift - “The Fate of Ophelia” GROUP OF THE YEAR Pulp INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR Geese HUNTR/X DANCE ACT Fred again.., Skepta, Plaqueboymax INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR Bad Bunny Doechii Rosalía Sabrina Carpenter Taylor Swift MASTERCARD ALBUM OF THE YEAR Olivia Dean ‘The Art of Loving’ (Bastian Langebaek, Tobias Jesso Jr.,) Dave ‘The Boy Who Played the Harp’ (Kyle Evans)

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