Sam Smith has spoken out after the Brit Awards decided not to scrap gendered categories for its upcoming 2021 edition. Let’s celebrate everybody regardless of gender, race, age, ability, sexuality and class.”Expand Close Sam Smith on stage at the Brit Awards in 2015 (Yui Mok/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Sam Smith on stage at the Brit Awards in 2015 (Yui Mok/PA)Their recent album Love Goes, which reached number two in the charts in October 2020, is eligible for the British album of the year award. The Brits will not be placing non-binary artists into gendered categories unless the artist requests that they do so. Earlier this week, she was named as one of three nominees for the rising star Brit Award – previously won by Smith, Adele and Ellie Goulding. This year, the Brit Awards will take place on May 11 after being postponed from February due to coronavirus restrictions.

Source: Irish Independent March 12, 2021 17:03 UTC