Sam Smith has shared a statement after sources claimed the BRIT Awards are planning to keep gender-based categories.Smith came out as non-binary in early 2019, and changed their pronouns to they/them in September that year.Back in 2019, it was reported that the BRITs were planning to scrap their gender categories in a bid to include non-binary artists.
The awards ceremony, which occurs every February, was reportedly keen to “evolve” and axe the categories in a bid to change with the music industry.Ahead of this year’s awards, which take place in May, a source has told The Sun that there has been “a lot of discussion” around the idea of gender-neutral categories, but that it won’t be implemented this year.The source added: “The concern is.
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