Brit Award for British Group
2023 winner Wet Leg
Awarded for	Achievement in Excellent British Group
Country	United Kingdom (UK)
Presented by	British Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded	1977
Currently held by	Wet Leg (2023)
Most awards	Coldplay (4)
Most nominations	Coldplay (9)
Website	www.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for British 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 1,000 members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.^[3]

The inaugural recipients of the award are The Beatles, who won in 1977. Coldplay hold the record for most wins in the category, with four, while Radiohead hold the record for most nominations without a win, with seven. In 2021, Little Mix became the first female group to win the award, while the current holder of the award is Wet Leg, who won in 2023.

History

The award was first presented in 1977 and was first won by the Beatles. When the second Brit awards were held, the Police received the honour and the award had been given out to one group annually since 1982. The only exception to this was in 1992, when the KLF and Simply Red were revealed to have tied and, as such, both groups were announced as winners.^[4] Damon Albarn is the only individual to have been nominated for work in multiple groups, receiving five nominations (including one win) as a member of Blur, and five nominations (including one win) as a member of Gorillaz. In 2021 Little Mix, made history when they became the first female group to win the award since it was first presented in 1977. The group took to call out the award ceremony and the music industry over white male dominance, the lack of nominations and wins for female groups in the category and paid homage to previous girl group nominees.^[5]

Winners and nominees

Groups with multiple wins

Groups with multiple nominations