The Brit Award for British Alternative/Rock Act (previously known as the Brit Award for British Rock Act) is an award given by the

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(BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the

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. The accolade was presented at the

Brit Awards The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored ...

, an annual celebration of

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and international music. The winners and nominees were determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members comprising

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, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.

History

The Brit Award for British Rock Act was first presented at the

2004 Brit Awards Brit Awards 2004 was the 24th edition of the annual Brit Awards, a pop music award ceremony in the United Kingdom run by the British Phonographic Industry. The event took place on 17 February 2004 at Earls Court in London. The awards were marked ...

and last presented in 2006. In 2021, it was announced that the category had been revived and renamed British Rock/Alternative Act following the removal of gendered categories. This new iteration of the award was first presented at the

42nd Brit Awards Brit Awards 2022, presented by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), was held on 8 February 2022 to recognize the best in British and international music. The ceremony took place at The O2 Arena in London, and was hosted by British comedian ...

Winners and nominees

Multiple nominations and awards

References

{{BRIT Awards Brit Awards Rock music awards Awards established in 2004