Kylie Minogue fans threaten to ‘riot’ after Padam Padam’s Brits 2024 snub

Kylie Minogue fans are completely stunned after the pop icon failed to receive a nomination for her 2023 hit song Padam Padam.

This year’s star-studded awards ceremony is set to take place on Saturday, March 2 live from ’s Arena with Dua Lipa confirmed as the first performer. The nominations were announced on Wednesday afternoon by radio and TV presenter Yinka Bokkini and it’s safe to say, Raye is leading the way. 

Pop queen Kylie Minogue, 55, has been nominated for international artist following her comeback with album Tension, but sadly her hit single Padam Padam didn’t get a nod in the international song category. 

Padam Padam became a Pride anthem in 2023 and it peaked at number one on the Big Top 40 chart in the UK. 

Reacting to the major snub, one fan said: ‘I think i need to go to specsavers cuz where tf is padam padam.’

@bethbwestbrook declared on X: ‘Justice for padam padam.’

@andrealovesgaga felt very passionately about the snub and said: ‘Still no Padam Padam what the actual f**k.’

Meanwhile, Raye has made history with her nominations this year but there’s one category that may particularly raise eyebrows.

The Prada singer, 26, enjoyed a phenomenal 2023 after becoming an independent artist and releasing her critically acclaimed album My 21st Century Blues while also going viral on with her monster track Escapism. 

Her run of good luck may not be over as Raye has now received a staggering seven nominations at the Brits 2024, making her the most-nominated artist in a single year. Categories include British song of the year for Escapism and album of the year. 

However, Raye has also been nominated in both the best new artist and artist of the year categories which is quite a head-scratcher given her years of success. 

My 21st Century Blues may be her debut album but Raye has been releasing hits since 2016, with notable tracks including Decline, Tequila, Bed and Secrets which peaked at number six on the UK charts. She’s also written for the likes of Beyonce, Little Mix and Ellie Goulding. 

Nonetheless, it’s an exciting moment for Raye who told Brits nominations host Yinka that she had to fight back the tears and couldn’t have imagined she’d be nominated after essentially being ‘written off’ by the industry amid her record label issue. 

Elsewhere, Barbie’s run of good luck after the Oscars nominations this week has continued with Dua Lipa receiving a British song of the year nod for her dance banger Dance The Night, which features on the soundtrack of last summer’s blockbuster hit. 

Dua, 28, has also been announced as a performer at the awards show with a teaser clip showing her in the middle of rehearsals. However, what song she’ll be singing remains a mystery. 

Other top nominees include Lewis Capaldi, Stormzy, Calvin Harris and Ed Sheeran who will battle it out for song of the year, while J Hus has received a handful of nominations including album of the year with Beautiful and Brutal Yard. 

Host Yinka was beyond thrilled to do the honours of announcing the nominees this year and said ahead of the announcement: ‘I’m so incredibly excited to be hosting Bring on the Brits – revealing the nominees for the 2024 Brit Awards is such an honour and a real pinch-me moment. 

‘It’s been an incredible year for music – I can’t wait to see the breakout stars from the last 12 months get their first ever Brits moment – plus of course celebrating the amazing artists we know and love…it’s going to be huge!’ 

When are the Brits?

This year’s Brit Awards will be taking place slightly later in the year on Saturday March 2, 2024. The show will broadcast live from London’s O2 Arena on ITV1 and ITVX.

Brit Award 2024 tickets

Tickets for the public went on sale at 10am today with a variety of tickets .

Brit Awards voting

The public will also have the opportunity to vote for all five genre awards – Alternative/Rock act, dance act, hip-hop/grime/rap act, pop act and R&B act – exclusively on Instagram, with voting set to open on February 1.

The Brit Awards 2024 with Mastercard will take place on Saturday March 2 – once again back in a primetime Saturday night slot – and will broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX – from The O2 arena.