Female artists including Charli XCX, Freya Ridings and Mahalia have hit out at the lack of recognition for women in the music industry. The stars spoke to Sky News about the issue at the Brit Awards , where they were all up for best female artist – but missed out on nominations in the mixed categories. In fact, just four nominations out of the 25 slots available – in the best group, best new artist, album of the year and song of the year categories – went to women. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Charli XCX: ‘Women are not the sub-plot’ Of these, Mabel was nominated for new artist and song, while the other nominations were for songs by Sam Smith and Mark Ronson, featuring female artists Normani and Miley Cyrus respectively. Male artists including Foals and Michael Kiwanuka also spoke out about the issue at the Brits, with both saying it “100%” needs to be addressed. Advertisement Charli XCX told Sky News that while she didn’t necessarily expect to see herself up for best album, the lack of female nominees in general this year was “annoying”. “We’re not the sub-plot,” she said. “We’re not… Read full this story
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