The Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist 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 one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]
| Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Achievement in Excellent International Male Solo Artist |
| Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
| First awarded | 1989 |
| Currently held by | The Weeknd (2021) |
| Most awards | Beck, Eminem and Kanye West (3) |
| Most nominations | Beck (10) |
| Website | www |
History
editThe award was first presented in 1989 as International Male Solo Artist. The accolade was not handed out at the 1990, 1992 and 1993 ceremonies, with the award for International Solo Artist (given to a male or female artist) being awarded instead.[4][5] The award for International Male Solo Artist was reinstated in 1994, and has been given ever since.[6]
International Male Solo Artist has been won by Beck, Kanye West and Eminem the most times, with three wins. Artists from the United States have almost exclusively won the award, aside from one Australian win (Michael Hutchence), one Jamaican win (Shaggy) and three Canadian wins (Justin Bieber, Drake and the Weeknd).
Winners and nominees
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| Year | Recipient | Nominee |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Michael Jackson | |
| 1990 | Not Awarded | |
| 1991 | Michael Hutchence | |
| 1992 | Not Awarded | |
| 1993 | ||
| 1994 | Lenny Kravitz | |
| 1995 | Prince | |
| 1996 | Prince | |
| 1997 | Beck | |
| 1998 | Jon Bon Jovi | |
| 1999 | Beck | |
| 2000 | Beck | |
| 2001 | Eminem | |
| 2002 | Shaggy | |
| 2003 | Eminem | |
| 2004 | Justin Timberlake | |
| 2005 | Eminem | |
| 2006 | Kanye West | |
| 2007 | Justin Timberlake | |
| 2008 | Kanye West | |
| 2009 | Kanye West | |
| 2010 | Jay-Z | |
| 2011 | CeeLo Green | |
| 2012 | Bruno Mars | |
| 2013 | Frank Ocean | |
| 2014 | Bruno Mars | |
| 2015 | Pharrell Williams | |
| 2016 | Justin Bieber | |
| 2017 | Drake | |
| 2018 | Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2019 | Drake | |
| 2020 | Tyler, the Creator | |
| 2021 | The Weeknd | |
Multiple nominations and awards
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Notes
edit- Michael Jackson (1984), Prince (1985) also won Brit Award for International Artist
- Michael Jackson (1988), Prince (1992–1993) also won Brit Award for International Solo Artist
- Justin Bieber (2011) also won Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act
References
edit- ^ "About the BPI". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "BRIT Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "And the nominees are..." Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "1992 Brit Awards". Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "1993 Brit Awards". Brits.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Rogers, Simon (12 February 2012). "Brit awards winners list 2012: every winner since 1977". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 3 March 2014.