Brit Award for International Group
Current winner Fontaines D.C.
Awarded forAchievement in Excellent International Group
CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded1986
Currently held byFontaines D.C. (2023)
Most awardsU2 (5)
Most nominationsU2 (11)
Websitewww.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for International Group is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] 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.[3]

The inaugural recipients of the award were Huey Lewis and the News in 1986. U2 hold the record for most wins in the category, with five, while The Black Eyed Peas and First Aid Kit share the record for most nominations without a win, with three. To date, four female groups (The Bangles, TLC, Destiny's Child and Haim) have won the award, though six additional groups (Fugees, The Corrs, The White Stripes, Scissor Sisters, Arcade Fire and The Carters) also include female members. The current holder of the award is Fontaines D.C., who won in 2023.

History

Although the award was first presented in 1986 as International Group, the Brit Award for International Artist (featuring groups and solo artists as nominees) was presented prior to the creation of this category and was won by American groups Kid Creole and the Coconuts and The Revolution in 1983 and 1985 respectively. The award was not handed out in 2010 but was reinstated in 2011. The award was not presented at the 2020 Brit Awards but returned for the 2021 Brit Awards.[4]

Throughout the tenure of the category, artists from the United States have won twenty-three times, more than groups from any other country. Groups from Ireland have won six times and groups from Australia have won three times. Groups from Canada and France have won once. Dave Grohl, Jay-Z and Beyoncé are the only artists to be nominated for work in different groups (Grohl for Nirvana and Foo Fighters, Beyonce for Destiny's Child and The Carters, Jay-Z as part of a duo with Kanye West and the aforementioned The Carters).

Winners and nominees

Inaugural winner Huey Lewis and the News
1987 recipients The Bangles were the first female group to win the award
Five-time winner U2 have the most wins in this category
Three-time winner R.E.M.
1996 winner Bon Jovi
1999 winner The Corrs
2002 winner Destiny's Child
2005 winner Scissor Sisters
2006 winner Green Day
2007 winner The Killers
Four-time winner Foo Fighters
2014 winner Daft Punk
Haim received the award in 2021
Year Recipient Nominee
1986 Huey Lewis and the News
1987 The Bangles
1988 U2
1989
1990
1991 INXS
1992 R.E.M.
1993
1994 Crowded House
1995 R.E.M.
1996 Bon Jovi
1997 Fugees
1998 U2
1999 The Corrs
2000 TLC
2001 U2
2002 Destiny's Child
2003 Red Hot Chili Peppers
2004 The White Stripes
2005 Scissor Sisters
2006 Green Day
2007 The Killers
2008 Foo Fighters
2009 Kings of Leon
2010 Not Awarded
2011 Arcade Fire
2012 Foo Fighters
2013 The Black Keys
2014 Daft Punk
2015 Foo Fighters
2016 Tame Impala
2017 A Tribe Called Quest
2018 Foo Fighters
2019 The Carters
2020 Not Awarded
2021 Haim
2022 Silk Sonic
2023 Fontaines D.C.

Multiple nominations and awards

Awards by country

Countries that received multiple wins
Country Wins Artist/s
United States United States 24 Huey Lewis and the News, The Bangles, R.E.M., Bon Jovi, Fugees, TLC, Destiny's Child, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes, Scissor Sisters, Green Day, The Killers, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, A Tribe Called Quest, The Carters, Haim, Silk Sonic
Republic of Ireland Ireland 7 U2, The Corrs, Fontaines D.C.
Australia Australia 3 Crowded House, INXS, Tame Impala
Canada Canada 1 Arcade Fire
France France 1 Daft Punk

Notes

References

  1. "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. Grein, Paul (5 November 2019). "U.K.'s BRIT Awards Cut Categories, Eliminate Fan Voting, Give Artists More Control Of Performances". Billboard. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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