Weirdly, as Britain’s most prominent non-binary musician, Sam Smith must take some of the blame for the Brit Awards looking less inclusive than usual this year.
In 2021 the singer, a winner of three Brits before they changed their pronouns, criticised the fact that there was no category for them as long as the ceremony stuck with its British Male and British Female prizes. Last year those shortlists were abandoned in favour of one British Artist of the Year category, won by Adele, but this year all five nominees are men. “There is still a long way to go,” Smith has admitted.
