{"id":1804710,"date":"2023-01-13T09:35:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804710"},"modified":"2023-01-13T09:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:35:58","slug":"brit-awards-nominees-for-artist-of-the-year-are-all-men-after-ditching-gendered-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brit-awards-nominees-for-artist-of-the-year-are-all-men-after-ditching-gendered-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit Awards\u2019 Nominees For \u2018Artist Of The Year\u2019 Are All Men After Ditching Gendered Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrit-awards-nominees-for-artist-of-the-year-are-all-men-after-ditching-gendered-categories%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>You have made the decision to get rid of your car. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/gender\">gendered<\/a> categories in an effort to be more inclusive, The Brit Awards are facing scrutiny now that this year\u2019s nominees for \u201cArtist of the Year\u201d don\u2019t include any women.<\/p>\n<p>The annual showcase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-k\">British<\/a> The new policy was first introduced to musical artists last year. They replaced \u201cBest Male\u201d and Best Female\u201d solo artist categories with the gender-neutral \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/music-industry\">Artist of the Year<\/a>\u201d To be more inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/brit-awards-2022-gender-categories-b2009224.html\">Statement<\/a> The change stated that this was to be awarded. \u201cartists solely for their music and work, rather than how they choose to identify or as others may see them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But now for 2023, there aren\u2019t any women on the list of contenders. Central Cee and Fred Again are among the Artist of Year nominees. Harry Styles and Stormzy are also on the list.<\/p>\n<p>This caused a lot of negative online reactions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the Brits introduced an Artist of the Year category as a gender-neutral replacement for Best Male and Best Female Artist category \u2013 but this year all five nominees are blokes,\u201d musician Tim Burgess <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Burgess\/status\/1613663733242368001\">Share<\/a> Tweet. \u201cOne step forward, three steps back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an astonishing turn of events, \u2018gender neutral\u2019 Brit awards have an all male nomination list for best artist of the year,\u201d Another user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lazyjoolz\/status\/1613635217239216129\">Write<\/a>. \u201cWho could have expected this outcome from the deeply misogynist music industry embracing deeply misogynist gender identity theory?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Music is not something women are known to enjoy.https:\/\/t.co\/ccKDMwxq9n&#8221;>https:\/\/t.co\/ccKDMwxq9n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Smoke (@bencsmoke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bencsmoke\/status\/1613574584497831938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brits spokesperson replied to the criticism with an apology <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/brit-awards-fail-to-recognise-any-women-in-british-artist-category_uk_63c03a96e4b0d6f0ba027f2e?g06\">Statement<\/a> Sharing with HuffPost U.K.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year\u2019s introduction of new categories aimed at making the awards even more inclusive, recognizing exceptional work rather than how artists identify,\u201d According to the statement, Adele won the award last season when the gender neutral categories were first introduced. <\/p>\n<p>The message continued with the statement that &#8220;while&#8221; \u201cit\u2019s disappointing there are no nominations in the Artist of the Year category, we also have to recognize that 2022 saw fewer high profile women artists in cycle with major releases as was the case in 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s Brit Awards caused controversy of their own as Adele\u2019s acceptance speech celebrated her womanhood, leading some gender theory activists to accuse her of transphobia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand why the name of this award has changed but I really love being a woman and being a female artist. I do!\u201d Adele <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/adele-faces-backlash-for-saying-she-loves-being-a-woman-at-gender-neutral-awards-show\">Telled<\/a> After being named Artist of The Year in 2022, there was a huge cheering crowd. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of us, I really, really am.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After deciding to ditch gendered categories in an effort to be more inclusive, The Brit Awards are facing scrutiny now that this year\u2019s nominees for \u201cArtist of the Year\u201d don\u2019t include any women. The annual showcase of British musical artists debuted its new policy last year. 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