Brit Award for Songwriter of the Year

Brit Award for Songwriter of the Year
2025 winner Charli XCX
Awarded for	Achievement in excellence in songwriting
Country	United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First award	2022
Currently held by	Charli XCX (2025)
Website	www.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for Songwriter of the Year 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 award was first presented in 2022. The winner is selected by a panel of judges ^[3] and no nominees are announced.

The inaugural recipient of the award is Ed Sheeran. ^[4]

Recipients

Year	Recipient
2022	Ed Sheeran [5]
2023	Kid Harpoon [6]
2024	Raye [7] [8]
2025	Charli XCX [9]

References

1. "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
2. "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
3. "BRIT Awards 2025: Charli xcx Wins Songwriter Of The Year". Clash . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
4. "Sam Fender: Singer to turn another Brit Award into pub hand pump". February 9, 2022 – via www.bbc.com.
5. "Inside the 2022 Brit Awards as Adele and Ed Sheeran Battle for U.K. Supremacy". Variety . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
6. "Raye snaps up early Brits win with songwriter of the year award". The Irish News. February 28, 2024.
7. "Raye named Brits songwriter of the year - ahead of record nominations at show". Sky News.
8. "Brit Awards 2024: RAYE wins prize for Songwriter of the Year after record-breaking seven nominations | The Independent". Independent.co.uk .
9. "Brit Awards: Charli XCX named songwriter of the year". BBC News. February 26, 2025.