Sam Smith excluded from gendered categories at 2021 Brit awards

[ladsnet]

Sam Smith, the pop singer whose gender identity is non-binary, has been excluded from the gendered categories at the 2021 Brit awards.


The awards system has maintained its usual artist categories, with prizes for British solo male and British solo female. That means there is no room for Smith, who uses they and them as their pronouns since coming out as non-binary in September 2019.


https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/m...rit-awards


What a shame.
Got him/her/them/whatever in the papers again though.

[Heinrich]

Did they do anything the last two years?

[jumbler]

Did they do anything the last two years?

That has to be the main criterion, doesn’t it?? Chilling in your lounger by the beach doesn’t automatically qualify you for a Brit.

[Green Circle]

Sam Smith being a total abomination to the idea of music and singing might have something to do with it too.

[bassman]

There have been quite a few online comments on social media which have deliberately mis-gendered Sam, which isn't great.

As much as I find Sam to be pretty annoying musically and "headline-hungry", I think the best solution is to merge the Solo categories (but possibly this risks male domination and less inclusion within the Solo Artist category)??

There would have to be a fair split of male/female/non-binary nominations or something like that, based on merit.

[Hugh]

I think it might be just me that finds that can't understand Sam Smith singing.
As if they are mumbling.
The Bond song that was sung, Writing's On The Wall, can't understand what they is singing.

[westham1980]

Didn't he then promote menswear?!