
Grammy equivalent to the British music industry, the Brit Award will take place in a couple of day, the British Phonographic Industry’s annual celebration honours the best in British and International music. With many artists flock to England to find out who will take back the coveted trophy’s Spotify is using its vast data insight to make some guesses.
Although the BRITs have three categories for international artists, most are dedicated to British singers and groups. The guesses at the winners are based solely on which artists racked up the most streams from its UK listeners in 2018 streaming base. Here are the list.
British Male Solo Artist:
George Ezra, 257 million streams in the UK in 2018
Fun fact: Both of George’s studio albums topped the charts in the UK, and also cracked the top ten in several other countries.
British Female Solo Artist:
Jess Glynne, 212 million streams in the UK in 2018
Fun fact: Jess is the first British female singer to have seven singles hit the number-one spot on the UK charts.
British Group:
Arctic Monkeys, (pictured above), 285 million streams in the UK in 2018
Fun fact: Arctic Monkeys’ 2006 album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, was the fastest-selling album in British music history.
Mastercard British Album of the Year:
George Ezra, Staying at Tamara’s, 189 million streams in the UK in 2018
Fun fact: The second single from this album, “Shotgun,” topped the charts in the UK, Ireland, and Australia.
International Male Solo Artist:
Drake, 821 million streams in the UK in 2018
Fun fact: Nearly one million Londoners listen to Drake on Spotify each month, second only to Angelenos (just over one million).
International Solo Artist:
Ariana Grande, 356 million streams in the UK in 2018
Fun fact: Ariana’s single “thank u, next” clocked more than 376 million worldwide streams on Spotify in just the last eight weeks of 2018.
International Group:
Twenty One Pilots, 108 million streams in the UK in 2018
Fun fact: In 2016, Twenty One Pilots became only the third rock act to have two songs in Billboard’s top five at the same time. The previous two: The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Live stream of the awards will be available on Astro on Spotify with performances by Rita Ora, Ella Mai, Travis Scott and more.




