Singer Charli XCX, whose album "Brat" inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, led nominations for the BRIT Awards on Thursday, with the Beatles also recognised with their first nod at Britain's pop music honours since 1977.

Charli XCX leads this year's Brit Awards with five nominations, including a nod for album of the year with Brat. She is also nominated for artist of the year, best pop and dance act and song of the year with Guess, featuring Billie Eilish, which went to number one in August.

Charli xcx’s “Brat” continues to dominate awards season, with the Essex-bred singer earning the most Brit nominations for any artist this year: artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year and dance and pop act.