The Brit Award for International Song 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 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.
The inaugural winner of the category was Olivia Rodrigo with "Good 4 U", a single from her debut album Sour. In 2023 Beyoncé became the first artist to win in two categories for international acts at the same award ceremony, winning for International Artist and International Song with "Break My Soul". The current recipients of the award are New Zealand-South Korean singer Rosé and Bruno Mars for their song "APT.", becoming, respectively, the first non-American winner and the first male artist to win.
Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift hold the record for most nominations in the category, with three. Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" is the first song to be nominated in consecutive years. French producer David Guetta is the only non-American artist with multiple nominations.
History The category was introduced in 2022 following a restructuring which resulted in the removal of gendered categories. It is the first award to recognise individual songs by international artists and only the second category, following the Brit Award for International Album (1977, 2002-2011), to honor the work of international artists rather than the artists themselves.
Winners and nominees
Year Song Artist(s) 2022 (42nd) "Good 4 U" Olivia Rodrigo"Black Magic"Jonasu"Calling My Phone"Lil Tjay & 6lack"Girls Want Girls"Drake featuring Lil Baby"Happier Than Ever"Billie Eilish"Heartbreak Anthem"Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix"I Wanna Be Your Slave"Måneskin"Kiss Me More"Doja Cat featuring SZA "Love Nwantiti Remix (Ah Ah Ah)"CKay featuring Joeboy and Kuami Eugene"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"Lil Nas X"Rapstar"Polo G"Save Your Tears"The Weeknd"Stay"The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber"The Business"Tiësto"Your Love (9pm)"ATB, Topic & A7S 2023 (43rd) "Break My Soul" Beyoncé"I'm Good (Blue)"David Guetta & Bebe Rexha"Peru"Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran"We Don't Talk About Bruno"Carolina Gaitán, , Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero & Stephanie Beatriz"First Class"Jack Harlow"About Damn Time"Lizzo"Where Are You Now"Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott"I Ain't Worried"OneRepublic "Anti-Hero"Taylor Swift 2024 (44th) "Flowers" Miley Cyrus "What Was I Made For?"Billie Eilish"Daylight"David Kushner"Paint the Town Red"Doja Cat"Giving Me"Jazzy"People"/Libianca"Made You Look"Meghan Trainor"Stick Season"Noah Kahan"Miss You"Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz"Vampire"Olivia Rodrigo"(It Goes Like) Nanana"Peggy Gou"Calm Down"Rema"Kill Bill"SZA"Greedy"Tate McRae"Water"Tyla 2025 (45th)"Good Luck, Babe!"Chappell Roan"Beautiful Things"Benson Boone"Texas Hold 'Em"Beyoncé"Birds of a Feather"Billie Eilish"End of Beginning"Djo"Houdini"Eminem"Too Sweet"Hozier"Lovin on Me"Jack Harlow"Stick Season"Noah Kahan"I Had Some Help"Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen"Espresso"Sabrina Carpenter"A Bar Song (Tipsy)"Shaboozey"Fortnight"Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone"Lose Control"Teddy Swims"Million Dollar Baby"Tommy Richman 2026 (46th)"APT."/Rosé & Bruno Mars"Ordinary"Alex Warren"Pink Pony Club"Chappell Roan"No Broke Boys"Disco Lines & Tinashe"Sailor Song"Gigi Perez"That's So True"Gracie Abrams"Golden"/Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami"Die with a Smile"Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars"Love Me Not"Ravyn Lenae"Manchild"Sabrina Carpenter"Undressed"Sombr"The Fate of Ophelia"Taylor Swift
Artists with multiple nominations 3 nominations Billie Eilish Taylor Swift
2 nominations Beyoncé Bruno Mars Chappell Roan David Guetta Doja Cat Jack Harlow Noah Kahan Olivia Rodrigo Post Malone Sabrina Carpenter SZA
Countries by nominations + Countries by nominations Country Nominations First nomination Latest nominationArtist/s5720222026Majority of nominees42024Drake, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Tate McRae3Jonasu, ATB, Topic, Robin SchulzCKay, Joeboy, Fireboy DML, Rema (as co-lead artist)2023Little Mix, Ed Sheeran, Calum Scott20242026Peggy Gou, Rosé, Huntrix220222023David Guetta20242025Jazzy, Hozier2022Galantis, A7S1The Kid Laroi2023Lost Frequencies2024Libianca2023Carolina Gaitán, 2022Kuami EugeneMåneskinTiësto2024Tyla2026Rosé
See also Brit Award for British Single
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