Bravo Brits: gendered awards never made sense
Evening Standard|November 23, 2021
Old category: Dua Lipa winning best solo female artist at this year’s Brits
Melanie McDonagh
Bravo Brits: gendered awards never made sense

EXCITING news about the Brit awards, no? It’s going to be awarding a new and inclusive category for its top award: artist of the year, rather than separate male or female solo artist categories. The upshot is, of course, to halve the number of people who can say they’ve won the thing and to double the number of singers who feel vexed and discontented afterwards.

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