Gabriel Moses revealed as 2025 trophy designer
The BRIT Awards 2025 with Mastercard today reveals that acclaimed British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist Gabriel Moses - whose collaborators include Skepta, Little Simz, Burberry and more - is the designer of the 2025 trophy. Also confirmed today are the 16 award categories, with winners to be announced at the star-studded ceremony at The O2 arena in London, broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX on Saturday 1st March 2025.
Gabriel Moses joins an incredible alumni of creatives who have designed past trophies, including Rachel Jones, Slawn, Dame Vivienne Westwood, Sir Peter Blake, Tracey Emin, Dame Zaha Hadid, Sir David Adjaye and Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori. Each year, the chosen artist adds their unique creative flair to a piece of BRITs history, in designing the statue taken home by the talented winners on the night.
The design of the award was inspired by Gabriel’s childhood, as he drew inspiration from sculptures his mother owned. Getting the texture of the design right was key and his creative process focused on honing in the textural tones often found in his work and recreating them in sculptural form.
On what it meant to be asked to design the 2025 trophy, Gabriel said:
“To be listed alongside some of the greatest artists, designers, architects, such as Vivienne Westwood, Zaha Hadid, Anish Kapoor, is truly an honour and something I will always be grateful and proud of. To now have both Slawn, and this year also myself, in the same group as people that informed our/mine visual approach, puts lots of things in perspective and it is an amazing achievement across the board.”
On the inspiration for the design, the design process and why this work was important to him:
“It all stems from my upbringing, my Nigerian heritage, sculptural works my mum would showcase all around our house…. We tried to blend history and presence, with the latter informing the colours and texture of the sculpture, as for me it was also key to bring my photographs into this. To do so, we focused on the textural aspect of it, which is reminiscent of light and backdrops I use. Texture is everything, in all my mediums really, so creating the tones that people can identify within my work and bringing that to sculpture was an exciting process. Throughout the whole research phase, it was exciting to explore materials that we'd like to delve into and shapes in which we'd be able to push the sculpture.”
“That said, the features were the most important. With so many of the sculptures that I'd grown up seeing at home that my mum would have in the living room, I kind of wanted the features to almost sit similar to that. A lot of my work takes me back to my childhood and the things that I grew up seeing so, in trying to create something that sat differently to what had been done before, I wanted to explore the fabrics that made me. That's all I've ever tried to do with my work - just bring my memories and my culture into everything, whether that be South London or Nigerian heritage.”
On his favourite moments from the BRITs over the years:
“Probably my favourite moment from the BRITs was when Ye brought all the guys on stage in 2015. To see Skepta, to see Stormzy… That was a real moment! In terms of the scale of it and what it was - what it meant for London.”
Gabriel Moses is a renowned artist, born and raised in South London with deep roots in his Nigerian heritage. Since picking up a camera in his late teens and making his initial foray into the creative space through short films starring his friends, his star has grown exponentially. His work often explores the intersections of art, family and culture through identity and community and his practice is deeply rooted and influenced by his British-Nigerian heritage, treading a line between his personal history and cultural signifiers.
His collaborators include Little Simz, Skepta, Jude Bellingham, Pharrell, Adidas, Apple, Burberry, Nike and more, with his work featuring in publications such as The New York Times, i-D, The Face and 032c, and he was the youngest photographer ever to shoot a Dazed cover. Next to his commercial work, Moses has also been exhibiting globally for the past few years, showing his work in group and solo exhibitions at 180 Strand London, WSA New York, Spazzio Maiocchi Milan, Gallery Anthony Chicago, Permanent Paris and more.
Damian Christian, Managing Director and President of Promotions, Atlantic Records UK, and Chair of the BRIT Committee for 2025 said: "The BRITs always look to bring in the most interesting and trailblazing artists to put their own signature twist on the iconic statue, and this year, in Gabriel Moses, we have landed one of the most exciting and in-demand creative figures in the world. His extraordinary art and vision has taken him around the planet to work with the biggest names in music, fashion and sport, yet his style remains deeply rooted in UK culture as well as in his Nigerian heritage. We're delighted to have him on board and his sleek, striking, design will be one for the history books."
Also confirmed today are the 16 award categories for The BRITs 2025. Continuing with the same categories as 2024’s Awards, the categories showcase the breadth, depth and versatile creativity of British music across a number of genres.
The category list for 2025 is:
1. Artist of the Year
2. Group of the Year
3. BRITs Rising Star
4. Best New Artist
5. Song of the Year with Mastercard
6. Mastercard Album of the Year
7. International Artist of the Year
8. International Song of the Year
9. International Group of the Year
10. Alternative/Rock Act
11. Pop Act
12. R&B Act
13. Dance Act
14. Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act
15. Producer of the Year (honorary award as decided by a separate expert panel)
16. Songwriter of the Year (honorary award as decided by a separate expert panel)
The BRIT Awards 2025 with Mastercard will take place on Saturday 1st March and will broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX from The O2 arena.
Mastercard will be celebrating their headline sponsorship which is now in its 27th year; ITV remain as official broadcaster for the 32nd year, and The O2 arena will host The BRITs for its 14th year.
These long-standing partnerships will continue to support and amplify The BRITs’ vision and values, as the event maintains its fundraising for The BRIT Trust, the charitable arm of the awards, who distribute funds to charities that promote education and well-being through music, including The BRIT School and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy.
Mastercard also continues to partner with The BRIT School to support and celebrate the next generation of creative talent.
