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The Brit awards will double the number of nominees for gender-neutral categories, it has been announced, after widespread criticism over a lack of diversity.Organisers of the annual music ceremony said the artist of the year and international artist of the year prizes would have 10 nominees from next year, up from five.There was criticism in January when it was revealed that no women had been shortlisted for the best artist prize, which had replaced the best male and female categories two years ago.The extended…

Festivals are struggling with a dearth of viable female headliners owing to an industry “pipeline” problem, Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis said as the festival announced a lineup of all-white, all-male headliners for this year’s event.Following the news that Elton John would conclude the 2023 edition on Sunday, Eavis confirmed that Arctic Monkeys would headline Friday, their third time closing the Pyramid stage, while Guns N’ Roses would make their Worthy Farm debut on Saturday.Guns N’ Roses were booked when a…

More fool anyone who looks to awards ceremonies as arbiters of societal progress, but in 2021, when the Brit awards did away with gendered categories, it seemed as though the industry stalwart was moving in the right direction.The decision came after Sam Smith, who came out as non-binary in 2019, was automatically excluded from that year’s best British male and female categories, despite being the sort of commercial behemoth who otherwise would be – and with three wins and nine more nominations, always had been – a…

Andie MacDowell has said she had a panic attack prompted by the realisation she was the only woman on the set of a film she made in 2016.Speaking to Marie Claire, MacDowell said she “dropped to knees” after the incident, which came in the aftermath of the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency.I turn around and it’s, like, a roomful of men. Like, a sea of men. It flashed on something that was personal for meAndie MacDowell“I was really disturbed that nobody seemed to care about the vagina comment,” she said. “I…