Brit Award for International Group

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Brit Award for International Group
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Current winner Boygenius
Awarded forAchievement in Excellent International Group
Country United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded1986
Currently held by Boygenius (2024)
Most awards U2 (5)
Most nominationsU2 (11)
Website www.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]

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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, five female groups (The Bangles, TLC, Destiny's Child, Haim, and Boygenius) 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 Boygenius, who won in 2024.

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 or the 2020 Brit Awards but returned in the following years. [4]

Throughout the tenure of the category, artists from the United States have won twenty-five times, more than groups from any other country. Groups from Ireland have won seven 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 HueyLewisandtheNews06.jpg
Inaugural winner Huey Lewis and the News
1987 recipients The Bangles were the first female group to win the award Bangles at Festival of Friends 2012.jpg
1987 recipients The Bangles were the first female group to win the award
Five-time winner U2 have the most wins in this category U2 on Joshua Tree Tour 2017 Brussels 8-1-17.jpg
Five-time winner U2 have the most wins in this category
Three-time winner R.E.M. Padova REM concert July 22 2003 blue.jpg
Three-time winner R.E.M.
1996 winner Bon Jovi Bon Jovi 1.jpg
1996 winner Bon Jovi
1999 winner The Corrs TheCorrs.jpg
1999 winner The Corrs
2002 winner Destiny's Child Destiny Child at Super Bowl XLVII halftime show.jpg
2002 winner Destiny's Child
2005 winner Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters -Fuji Rock Festival, Japan-31July2010.jpg
2005 winner Scissor Sisters
2006 winner Green Day Green Day House OF Blues 2015 2.jpg
2006 winner Green Day
2007 winner The Killers KillersBrixton120917-47.jpg
2007 winner The Killers
Four-time winner Foo Fighters FoosLollBerlin190917-74 (cropped).jpg
Four-time winner Foo Fighters
2014 winner Daft Punk DaftAlive.jpeg
2014 winner Daft Punk
Korean boyband BTS, are the first Korean act to be nominated in this category 20201110--BTS interview, Vogue Taiwan.jpg
Korean boyband BTS, are the first Korean act to be nominated in this category
2017 winner A Tribe Called Quest Tribe 2009.jpg
2017 winner A Tribe Called Quest
Haim received the award in 2021 HaimFoxPomona110418-25 (41736212512).jpg
Haim received the award in 2021
YearRecipientNominee
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.
2024 Boygenius

Multiple nominations and awards

Awards by country

Countries that received multiple wins
CountryWinsArtist/s
Flag of the United States.svg United States 25 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, Boygenius
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 7 U2, The Corrs, Fontaines D.C.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 Crowded House, INXS, Tame Impala
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1 Arcade Fire
Flag of France.svg France 1 Daft Punk

Notes

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