Stars call out a lack of gender diversity among the BRITs nominees

There are fewer awards being given out this year at the BRITs, with three women named in the mixed gender categories. Several artists on the red carpet called out the lack of women on the nominations list.

Whose excited for the @BRITs tonight? So good to see the genre diversity with some influential grime artists nominated. But there are so many female bosses who aren't up, come on @brits where's the ladies at? So many are smashing it right now! Ladies we see u! ❤️ Leigh x

— Little Mix (@LittleMix) February 18, 2020

In the categories open to male and female artists, four of the 25 BRITs nominations went to three women.

“We’re not the subplot, we’re the main event.” Charli XCX says the lack of female Brits nominees this year is “annoying”.

“So many women put out amazing albums so I’m a bit gutted.” Mahalia talks about lack of female nominees in mixed categories at the BRITs.

The show tonight is really… not slick. Lack of gender diversity in nominations, very flat presenting, dodgy camera work showing stage set up and cameramen in the background, even their Twitter account was tweeting winners early.