February 16, 20214 yr These are some of the British artists it adds to the contention from what I can see: Paul McCartney Shame Arlo Parks Celeste You Me At Six Fredo Black Country, New Road Chip Zayn slowthai Pale Waves Architects Tom Grennan
February 16, 20214 yr I hope someone receives a lifetime achievement this year - always makes the ceremony a bit special
February 16, 20214 yr Are they moving the Brits permanently then? Or will the Brits 2022 just cover a smaller space of time? I’m not sure there was any point moving it anyway. In May its still doubtful they’ll be able to hold it without any restrictions so they could have come up with a way to hold it this month. Yeah they say it's still going to be held in the O2... but I really doubt there will be an actual audience. Which will really take away from the whole show @1361223725027188736
February 17, 20214 yr however unlikely, I’d really love to see The Vamps get a nomination for British Group.
February 17, 20214 yr All I know is, Sam better be nominated for SOMETHING Do you think they might get rid of the gendered awards? I’m not sure I can see them being nominated for single or album. Maybe if they brought awards like pop act back.
February 17, 20214 yr Dancing With An Stranger was nominated SOTY, last year Theirs no reason, Love Goes won’t make it to AOTY or Diamonds can snatch an nod
February 17, 20214 yr SOTY is based on the top 10 best sellers by British artists of the year. Even if they change that to match the new eligibility period, Diamonds won't be among them
February 17, 20214 yr But AOTY is still in the works, Love Goes still sold well just reached Gold status
February 18, 20214 yr Do you think they might get rid of the gendered awards? I’m not sure I can see them being nominated for single or album. Maybe if they brought awards like pop act back. They wouldn't get rid of the gendered awards just so Sam Smith could be nominated. But it does beg the question, if Sam identifies as non-binary then how can they possibly be nominated in either category? I'm intrigued to see what the organisers decide to do - maybe they'll feel like it is the politically correct thing to do away with gendered awards? Edited February 18, 20214 yr by Mangø
February 18, 20214 yr They said last year they were considering removing gendered awards for 2021, so it's certainly something that may happen
February 18, 20214 yr Oh right, I hadn't heard that. If it was already being discussed then yeah I think there's a pretty good chance it will happen. I wonder what they'll replace them with though - maybe split them into genres again, they used to have Best Pop Act and Best Dance Act, they could go down that route to create the extra categories. They'll probably create a Best British Ginger just for Ed Sheeran (Jess Glynne will be furious at missing out). Edited February 18, 20214 yr by Mangø
February 18, 20214 yr I'm not too sure though, as they've made a point in the last few years to reduce categories to fit more performances in IIRC
February 18, 20214 yr The Brits need more award categories anyway. They cut them down last year from an already small number. It’s fine if you want more performances but do the awards actually take up that much time? I miss the 00s when there was a decent spread of awards and winners.
February 25, 20214 yr Rina has kept being brought up in predictions for various awards shows but frankly I'm not sure why people keep expecting her to be nominated, she's still a very niche artist who hasn't really made a commercial breakthrough (the most mainstream she's gone so far at least in the UK is one single getting some minor support from Radio 1) and at the end of the day most awards shows give their nominations to artists who are at least moderately commercially successful. (the one exception where I understand the outrage is the Mercury snub after it came out that she wasn't even considered for it due to not being born in the UK, as I can imagine she would have had a good chance of being nominated otherwise) A pop star who was told she was "not British enough" to enter The Brits and the Mercury Prize has won a reversal in the awards' eligibility rules. Rina Sawayama was told she could not compete for the prizes last year, because she was not a British citizen. The singer, who has lived in the UK for 26 years, has now won the right to compete, after meeting award bosses. Under new rules, artists who have been resident in the UK for more than five years qualify for the main prizes. Sawayama holds indefinite leave to remain in the UK, but retains a Japanese passport to maintain ties with her family, including her father, who live in her country of birth. As Japan does not allow dual citizenship, she cannot have a British passport. That led to her critically-acclaimed debut album, also called Sawayama, being ruled ineligible for last year's Mercury Prize. The singer met with the BPI, which organises both the Brits and the Mercury Prize, and convinced them to review their criteria. "I'm over the moon to share the news that, following a number of conversations, the BPI has decided to change the rules," Sawayama posted on Instagram on Wednesday. "Starting this year, artists (like me) will be eligible for nomination even without British citizenship." The Brit Awards confirmed the change to the BBC, saying it would apply to all its award categories, as well as the Mercury Prize. Artists will now have to meet one of three criteria to be eligible: 1 They were born in the UK. 2 They are a UK passport holder (this includes those that hold more than one passport). 3 They have been permanently resident in the UK for more than five years. The change means Sawayama will be eligible for this year's Rising Star award, which recognises up-and-coming talent. However, she will not be able to compete in the main categories - including best British female and best album - as her record did not chart in the Top 40.
February 25, 20214 yr Is there anyone prominent this adds to contention? I guess Kylie is now eligible, but I still think she's be up for the International category?
February 25, 20214 yr I guess it might be up to the artist/label what category they're submitted to. I'd say Kylie considers herself very much an Australian but who knows, she might stand a better chance of nomination/win in British Female than International Female (they usually scrape the bottom of the barrel with the former whilst the latter is often competitive).
March 11, 20214 yr Go Rina! Her amazingness aside, 2020 was probably the worst year ever for British music (and saying this as an outsider). Things can only get better.
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