The BRIT Awards 2025: Vote for your R&B Act supported by KISS

Voting closes on 14th February

The BRIT Awards R&B Act nominees
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 31st Jan 2025
Last updated 15th Feb 2025

We are SO excited to have KISS supporting TWO categories at this year's BRIT Awards with Mastercard: R&B Act and Dance Act. With one of the biggest nights in UK music set to take place in March, the nominees have now been announced and you can start vote for your favourite artists from 31st January.

Across the world of R&B we have a excellent choice of artists including former BRIT Award winners FLO, Jorja Smith, and RAYE alongside Cleo Sol and Michael Kiwanuka. Take a look below to find out how to vote for your favourite artists in the R&B category supported by KISS.

PLEASE NOTE: voting has now closed for this year’s BRIT Awards 2025 with Mastercard. The BRIT Awards 2025 take place on Saturday 1st March, where you’ll be able to find out the winners of this category and all other categories!

R&B Act nominees

R&B Act nominees in the 2025 BRIT Awards are Cleo Sol, FLO, Jorja Smith, Michael Kiwanuka, RAYE. VOTE NOW

Cleo Sol - R&B Act nominee

Forever Living Originals / AWAL / Sony Music

FLO - R&B Act nominee

Island / Universal Music

Jorja Smith - R&B Act nominee

FAMM / The Orchard / Sony Music

Michael Kiwanuka - R&B Act nominee

Polydor / Universal Music

RAYE - R&B Act nominee

Human Resources / The Orchard / Sony Music

How to vote for your favourite R&B artists

This year, fans are being given the chance to vote in several categories through WhatsApp. All you need to do is to follow this link to a specific WhatsApp channel.

Votes are not restricted by location, and you can vote once, per category, per day, with the votes resetting at midnight GMT.

Voting opens on 31st January at 12pm and closes on Valentine's Day, 14th February at 6pm.

How to vote in the other BRIT Awards categories

Here at KISS we're also supporting the Dance Act category, nominees in that category include Becky Hill, Charli XCX, Chase & Status, Fred again.. and Nia Archives.

Becky Hill - Dance Act nominee

Polydor / Universal Music

Charli XCX - Dance Act nominee

Atlantic / Warner Music

Chase & Status - Dance Act nominee

0207 Records / Universal Music

Fred again.. - Dance Act nominee

Atlantic / Warner Music

Nia Archives - Dance Act nominee

Island / Universal Music

Voting will take place this year through WhatsApp between the 31st January and 14th February. The BRITs chatbot will guide fans through five genre categories on WhatsApp.

After selecting a category, you can choose your preferred artist. After casting your vote, you'll be prompted to vote in the next category, continuing until you've voted in all five categories, or you exit the voting chat.

Remember, you can vote once, per category, per day, with the votes resetting at midnight GMT.

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When do The BRIT Awards take place?

The BRIT Awards 2025 will take place on Saturday 1st March. The awards will be held at the O2 Arena in London, where they have been since 2011.

This year there are 16 award categories including Dance Act and R&B Act supported by KISS and Alternative/Rock Act supported by Absolute Radio.

This year's performers have yet to be announced.

Now read:

Everything you need to know about The BRIT Awards 2025

The BRIT Award 2025 nominations revealed

Jack Whitehall will return to host The BRIT Awards 2025

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