Brit Award for International Group

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. 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.

Brit Award for International Group
Current winner Boygenius
Awarded forAchievement in Excellent International Group
CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First awarded1986
Currently held byBoygenius (2024)
Most awardsU2 (5)
Most nominationsU2 (11)
Websitewww.brits.co.uk

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.

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