Female stars have been shut out of an all-male shortlist competing for Artist of the Year at the Brit Awards after organisers scrapped gender-based categories
However, the overall shortlists feature the same number of females nominated as in 2022, which was the highest number in a decade, the organisers said.committees as they consider changing their awards.
Florence + the Machine, Becky Hill, Mabel and Charli XCX, who might have expected nominations in a Best Female category, failed to make the non-gendered shortlist. An insider said: “The shortlists reflect what’s been in the charts the previous year. The prominence of female artists is cyclical and depends on releases. Last year, Adele won Artist of the Year.”first winner of the new Artist of the Year category last year, used her speech to declare her pride at being a female artist.
The move brought the Brits into line with the Grammy Awards, which removed all gendered categories in 2012.Wet Leg, the indie guitar-duo formed by Isle of Wight students, Rhian Teasdale and Hester ChambersRapidly winning attention for witty observational songs such as viral hit Chaise Longue, the duo’s self-titled debut album topped the UK chart and has become a global success, earning the band a Grammy nomination.
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