Stormzy announced as latest Brit Awards 2023 performer – joining Harry Styles, Lizzo and more | Ents & Arts News
Stormzy has been added to the lineup for this year’s Brit Awards, organizers have announced.
The British dusty star, who struck three gongs at the ceremony, joined previously announced stars including harry style, Lizzo, SamSmith and Kim Petras, and Wet Feet.
After his previous three times brother win, storm this year is artist of the year, best album and best hip-hop/grime/rap performance.
Stormzy’s performance on stage at the awards ceremony 2020. Photo: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP
One of Britain’s biggest stars of recent years, all three of his albums topped the charts and in 2019 he became first black British soloist to top Glastonbury.
The announcement of this year’s Stormzy performance following controversy surrounding the nominations, with the all-male list of best artist of the year raised questions about the newly introduced sexist categories. introduce.
Stormzy was presented with Styles, George Ezra, Central Cee and Fred Again.
Defending the nomination selections, the award said that while the lack of female nominations was “disappointing”, by 2022, “fewer female artists are popular in the major release cycle” than in 2018. 2021.
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Organizers are said to plan to review their decision to adopt gender-neutral awards as part of an annual review following the upcoming ceremony, the first of which will take place on Saturday. this year, on February 11th.
The British announced that the male and female award categories will be eliminated before the 2022 awards ceremony, segregated in an effort to make the awards more inclusive.
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While accepting the best artist award, the star told the crowd that while she understood why gender awards were being dropped, she loved being a female artist and wanted to honor her. women. “I’m really proud of us,” she said.
Stormzy last performed at Brits in 2020, when he also accepted the award for Best Male Artist, before the categories were changed.
Lizzo, pictured at Brits in 2020, was also among the performers and nominated this year. Photo: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
With just four nominations out of 25 possible nominations in the women’s mixed categories that year, he expressed gratitude to the women on his team as he accepted the award. his reward.
“To be the best man, I have the best women on my team,” he said. “You guys are the best, the best men are nothing without the best women. I love you.”
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Indie rock duo Styles and Isle of Wight Wet Leg lead this year’s Brit Awards race, with four nominations each – after both were nominated for the 2022 Mercury Prize.
Cat Burns, Fred Again and The 1975, along with Stormzy, are all competing for three prizes, while Central Cee, George Ezra, Arctic Monkeys, Nova Twins, Aitch, Dave, Eliza Rose, Beyonce, Lizzo, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith both got two nods each.
Burns, David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson will also perform.
