Britain's popular euphony honors, the Brits, volition get escaped of its pistillate and antheral categories from adjacent year, introducing gender-neutral awards for section and planetary artists, organizers said connected Monday.
Performers volition present beryllium successful the moving for creator of the twelvemonth oregon planetary creator of the twelvemonth astatine the yearly ceremony, which volition adjacent instrumentality spot connected February 8, 2022.
"It is important that The BRITs proceed to germinate and purpose to beryllium arsenic inclusive arsenic possible," caller Brits seat and Polydor Records co-president Tom March said successful a statement.
"It feels wholly the close clip to observe the achievements of artists for the euphony that they create, and the enactment that they do, irrespective of gender."
The Brits travel successful the footsteps of different awards shows oregon events that person removed sex classifications.
In September, the San Sebastian Film Festival handed retired its archetypal ever gender-neutral acting award, for champion starring performance, to associated winners Jessica Chastain and Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl.
Next year's Brits, the 42nd variation of the awards show, volition besides widen nominations to featured artists successful the coveted opus of the twelvemonth category. Until now, lone pb artists oregon named collaborators were recognized arsenic nominees for the prize.
Four caller genre awards volition besides beryllium introduced to showcase a scope of euphony styles: alternative/rock act, hip-hop/grime/rap act, creation enactment and pop/R'n'B act. All 4 volition beryllium voted for by the public.
British comedian Mo Gilligan volition big the show, portion creator squad Block9 volition assistance with the design.
"The BRIT Awards are not conscionable a solemnisation of British music, they are a reflection of British culture," said Geoff Taylor, main enforcement of the British Phonographic Industry and Brit Awards.
"The changes we are making for the 2022 amusement should mean much caller fans, much engagement and a bigger planetary level than ever for our astonishing artists."
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