Brit Award for British Pop Act

The Brit Award for British Pop Act is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music. The winners and nominees were initially determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members comprising record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees, but starting with the 42nd Brit Awards ceremony, the award is voted by fans.

Brit Award for British Pop Act
2025 winner JADE
Awarded forAchievement in Excellence: British Pop Act
CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First award2000
Currently held byJADE (2025)
Most awardsWestlife and Dua Lipa (2)
Most nominationsWestlife (4)
Websitewww.brits.co.uk

Boy band Five are the first winners of the category, while Westlife and Dua Lipa have the most wins, with two. The category was exclusively won by bands until 2006, when James Blunt became the first solo artist to receive the award. S Club 7 hold the record for most nominations without a win, with three. The current holder of the award is JADE, who won in 2025.

History

The award was first presented as Best British Pop Act at the 2000 Brit Awards and was retired in 2006.

In 2021, it was announced that the category had been revived and renamed Best British Pop/R&B Act following the removal of gendered categories. This new iteration of the award was first presented at the 42nd Brit Awards and the winner is voted for by the public on TikTok alongside the three other genre categories (Rock/Alternative Act, Dance Act and Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act).

For the 2024 Brit Awards, it was announced that Best British Pop Act would return as it split from R&B and the award for Best British R&B Act. The change follows criticism from many artists in the R&B community around the lack of representation in the category.

Winners and nominees

British Pop Act (2000–2006)

Year Recipient Nominees
2000 Five
  • Geri Halliwell
  • Ann Lee
  • Martine McCutcheon
  • S Club 7
  • Steps
2001 Westlife
  • Ronan Keating
  • Britney Spears
  • S Club 7
  • Steps
2002 Westlife
  • Blue
  • Hear'Say
  • Kylie Minogue
  • S Club 7
2003 Blue
  • Gareth Gates
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Pink
  • Will Young
2004 Busted
  • Christina Aguilera
  • Daniel Bedingfield
  • The Black Eyed Peas
  • Justin Timberlake
2005 McFly
  • Natasha Bedingfield
  • Girls Aloud
  • Avril Lavigne
  • Westlife
2006 James Blunt
  • Kelly Clarkson
  • Madonna
  • Katie Melua
  • Westlife

British Pop/R&B Act (2022–2023)

Year Recipient Nominees
2022 Dua Lipa
  • Adele
  • Joy Crookes
  • Griff
  • Ed Sheeran
2023 Harry Styles
  • Cat Burns
  • Charli XCX
  • Dua Lipa
  • Sam Smith

British Pop Act (2024–present)

Year Recipient Nominees
2024 Dua Lipa
  • Calvin Harris
  • Charli XCX
  • Olivia Dean
  • Raye
2025 JADE
  • Charli XCX
  • Dua Lipa
  • Lola Young
  • Myles Smith
2026 TBA
  • JADE
  • Lily Allen
  • Lola Young
  • Olivia Dean
  • Raye


Multiple nominations and awards

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