It has been a fantastic week for Burna Boy, days after being confirmed among artists to perform in America’s biggest Music Festival, Coachella, he has been nominated for the BRIT Awards 2023. Fellow countryman, YBNL Nation artist Fireboy DML, joins Burna Boy.
The good news about the nominations was received on Thursday, January 12, 2023. The BRIT Awards are expected to be held in February beginning at 23:00 on 11 February and ending at 01:00 on 12 February 2023.
Burna Boy is nominated in the category: of International Artist of the Year. He faces tough competition from the industry’s heavy weight s in form of Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Lizzzo, and Taylor Swift. We wish Burna all the best.
On the other hand, Firboy DML appears courtesy of his remix with Ed Sheeran for the song “ Peru “. The duo is nominated in the “ International Song of the Year” category.
Ed Sheeran ( left ) and Fireboy DML have been nominated for The BRIT Awards 2023
Full list of Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2023.
Album of the Year
The 1975 – Being Funny In A Foreign Language
Fred Again – Actual Life 3 (Jan 1 – September 9, 2022)
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Stormzy – This Is What I Mean
Wet Leg – Wet Leg
Song of the Year
Aitch and Ashanti – Baby
Cat Burns – Go
Dave – Starlight
Ed Sheeran and Elton John – Merry Christmas
Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal – B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)
George Ezra – Green Green Grass
Harry Styles – As It Was
Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me
LF System – Afraid to Feel
Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy
Best Group
1975
Arctic Monkeys
Bad Boy Chiller Crew
Nova Twins
Wet Leg
Artist of the Year
Central Cee
Fred Again
George Ezra
Harry Styles
Stormzy
International song of the Year
Beyoncé – Break My Soul
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)
Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran – Peru
Encanto cast – We Don’t Talk About Bruno
Gayle – ABCDEFU
Jack Harlow – First Class
Lizzo – About Damn Time
Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott – Where Are You Now?
OneRepublic – I Ain’t Worried
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
Best international group
Blackpink
Drake & 21 Savage
First Aid Kit
Fontaines DC
Gabriels
Best international artist
Beyoncé
Burna Boy
Kendrick Lamar
Lizzo
Taylor Swift
Best dance
Becky Hill
Bonobo
Calvin Harris
Eliza Rose
Fred Again
Best alternative/rock
1975
Arctic Monkeys
Nova Twins
Tom Grennan
Wet Leg
Rising Star
Flo – winners
Cat Burns
Nia Archives
Best new artist
Kojey Radical
Rina Sawayama
Sam Ryder
Mimi Webb
Wet Leg
Pop / R&B
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Cat Burns
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Harry Styles
Sam Smith
Best hip-hop/rap/grime
Aitch
Central Cee
Dave
Loyle Carner
Stormzy