Women dominate
British album category, while more than half the nominees in key categories are non-whiteAlexis Petridis: ‘By recognising
UK rap and women’s creativity, the Brits are finally in tune’After last year’s male-dominated Brit awards entrenched the clear gender disparity in British pop, this year’s nominations go some way to redressing the balance.
Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks, Celeste, Joel Corry and Young T & Bugsey lead this year’s awards with three nominations apiece. The British album category also features four out of five female nominees for the first time in Brits history, with the aforementioned
Women joined by Jessie Ware and J Hus – a marked improvement on 2020, when the category featured no women.