{"id":40709,"date":"2023-11-28T16:05:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T15:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1935516"},"modified":"2023-11-28T17:32:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T16:32:08","slug":"brits-2024-rising-star-nominees-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/brits-2024-rising-star-nominees-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"BRITs 2024: Rising star nominees confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The nominees in the running for the 2024 Rising Star BRIT Award have been announced&#8230; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 15:05 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The nominees in the running for the 2024 Rising Star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/brit-awards\/\">BRIT<\/a> Award have officially been announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The artists will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Ellie Goulding, Adele, James Bay and Sam Fender, who have all previously won the prestigious prize.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The award is open to British artists who, as of 31st October, 2023, haven\u2019t achieved a top 20 album or more than one top 20 single.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The award winner will be announced on Thursday 7th December ahead of the 2024 BRIT Awards on Saturday 2nd March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, which musicians have been nominated for the prestigious award? Read on for the shortlisted artists.<\/span><\/p> <h2><strong>BRITs 2024 nominees: Rising star nominations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Caity Baser, Sekou and The Last Dinner Party<\/strong> are the hotly-tipped musicians in the running to scoop the award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking of her nomination, Baser said: \u201cWhen I heard that I\u2019ve been nominated for the BRITs Rising Star award this year, I literally screamed for 5 minutes and chucked everything around my room!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She continued: \u201cI used to watch the awards on TV every year when I was a kid but had no idea how a kid from an estate in Southampton would ever get there. Now to be shortlisted for the Rising Star award for next year\u2026me! Little old me\u2026 All I have to say is I am so happy and thank you so much. It\u2019s really a dream come true!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2024 Rising Star shortlistee as supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCR1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCR1<\/a> &#8211; Caity Baser! \ud83c\udf1f <br\/><br\/>the 21-year-old singer &amp; songwriter has gone from working in a supermarket, writing songs in her bedroom to being the UK&#8217;s one to watch pop star \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaserCaity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BaserCaity<\/a>&#8216;s self-confident, female empowering narrative\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g5FcbjVViK\">pic.twitter.com\/g5FcbjVViK<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BRIT Awards (@BRITs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BRITs\/status\/1729425117111873930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Sekou said of his nomination: \u201cBeing nominated for BRITs Rising Star is absolutely crazy. I grew up in a small town and watched the BRITs every single year. The performances were always amazing \u2013 Adele, Amy, Sam Smith, Beyonc\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember being 10 years old when Adele sang Someone Like You for the first time and being like\u2026 YES, that\u2019s gonna be me one day. Don\u2019t even get me started on Beyonc\u00e9. I\u2019m so grateful to be considered for this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, this feels like God telling me to continue to work harder and keep pushing. Thank you BRITsssssss!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2024 Rising Star shortlistee as supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCR1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCR1<\/a> - Sekou! \ud83c\udf1f<br\/><br\/>19-year-old, sekou, gained recognition after posting soulful covers online, leading to his discovery by NWS Music \ud83c\udfb5 <br\/><br\/>breakout single 'Better Man' showcases his remarkable vocal range and heartfelt songwriting\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f9t3NTdx8p\">pic.twitter.com\/f9t3NTdx8p<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BRIT Awards (@BRITs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BRITs\/status\/1729425376735007097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking of their nomination, The Last Dinner Party said: \u201cWe\u2019re so honoured and thrilled to be nominated for the Rising Star award! It\u2019s very overwhelming and exciting to be up for something as prestigious as a BRIT at this stage in our career and we\u2019re so grateful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The group continued: \u201cWe\u2019ve had an amazing year and can\u2019t wait for all that\u2019s to come!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2024 Rising Star shortlistee as supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCR1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCR1<\/a> - The Last Dinner Party! \ud83c\udf1f<br\/><br\/>the quintet are known for writing and performing melody-rich, guitar-heavy, indie-rock dramas... \ud83c\udfb8 <br\/><br\/>in april 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lastdinnerparty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lastdinnerparty<\/a> released Nothing Matters, a huge hit that not only took the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eXq2oRDs9o\">pic.twitter.com\/eXq2oRDs9o<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BRIT Awards (@BRITs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BRITs\/status\/1729425169876160694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the nominees in the running for the 2024 Rising Star BRIT Award have been announced, the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> nominations for the remaining categories are yet to be revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll update this page once the full list of nominees have been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit our <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\"><strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a><strong> hub for more news and features, or find something to watch with our <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 <a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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