Is It Time to Retire Gendered Categories for Music Awards?

Sam Smith is not a fan of the current music awards system.
Posting a message to their social media on March 12, the singer — and arguably the most famous non-binary artist currently working in music — called out the Brit Awards for their continued use of gendered award categories in 2021, pointing out that artists who identify as neither male nor female are being routinely excluded.
“The Brits have been an important part of my career, one of my earliest achievements was winning