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Winnie Harlow and Sam Smith on stage at the Brit Awards 2019 at the O2 Arena, London (Victoria Jones/PA Wire)
The Brit Awards will scrap male and female categories at the awards ceremony next year, introducing gender-neutral gongs in their place.
Prizes will be handed out to the artist of the year and the international artist of the year, replacing best male and female solo artist and best international male and female solo artist.
The Brits academy has faced pressure to do away with its male and female-specific awards and says the move will celebrate artists "solely for their music and work, rather than how they choose to identify or as others may see them, as part of The Brits' commitment to evolving the show to be as inclusive and as relevant as possible".
New for #BRITs 2022: Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year - celebrating artists solely for their music, The BRITs have committed to making the show more inclusive (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Y5UfvfZiQi
— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) November 22, 2021
The Brits voting academy is made up of around 1200 music industry experts across media, artists, labels, publishers, promoters, retailers and more.
Popstar Sam Smith, who won the critics' choice prize in 2014 and identifies as non-binary, using the pronouns they/them, has previously called for the move, saying they looked forward to a time when awards shows were "reflective of the society we live in".
The 2022 ceremony will also feature four new awards, which will all be decided by public vote - alternative/rock act; hip hop/grime/rap act; dance act and pop/R'n'B act.
Meanwhile, the song of the year prize will also recognise the featured artists, rather than just the lead artists or named collaborators.
The show will return on February 8 2022, with comedian Mo Gilligan on hosting duties, replacing Jack Whitehall, who has helmed the event at London's O2 Arena in recent years.
Gilligan said: "It's an absolute privilege to host the 2022 Brit Awards. I'm truly honoured to be asked.
"We're already in the extensive planning stages and all I can say is, I promise we're going to give it all we've got to create an incredible night for music fans everywhere. Let's go!"
The nominations show The Brits Are Coming will be hosted by Clara Amfo and Maya Jama, who will also host the red carpet show.
Tom March, Brit chair and co-president of Polydor Records, said: "It is important that The Brits continue to evolve and aim to be as inclusive as possible.
"It feels completely the right time to celebrate the achievements of artists for the music that they create, and the work that they do, irrespective of gender.
"I'm really excited to launch four new genre awards, which create even more opportunities for artists to be acknowledged for the brilliant music they create and produce, and give music fans the chance to get involved and vote to support their artists and help them to win a Brit.
"The 2022 show is shaping up really well, Mo is going to be an excellent host and I am thankful to him along with Clara and Maya for being part of this year's Brits."
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Bindi and Chandler have revealed baby Grace Warrior’s first word!
And here’s a clue. Given dad Chandler celebrated his 25th birthday recently, you could say Grace’s first word was a belated birthday gift to him.
Yes, Grace’s first word was ‘da’, which the proud parents revealed to Who Magazine recently.
'Hearing her say "Da" and look at me was the highlight of my life,' Chandler told Who.
Many were predicting Grace’s first word to be ‘Steve’, which would’ve been amazing. Of course it could have equally well been ‘roo’ or ‘croc’ or any of the multitude of animals at Australia Zoo.
But clearly eight month old Grace thinks her Dad is the best thing ever, and we're sure her next word will be 'mama'.
She's come a long way since her March arrival and we can't wait until she picks up more words and starts chattering away and telling us about life behind the scenes at Australia Zoo. Cue the cuteness overload!
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Christmas is around the corner and some of us may struggle with making gift wrapping exciting. This easy way of wrapping presents has gone viral and may inspire you to take your gift wrapping to the next level!
Made popular again recently by Chantel Mila, her video on her TikTok @mama_mila_ has gained over 1.6 million views at the time of writing with over 90K likes. The Melbourne mum of two who specialises in home tips, cleaning, styling and DIY’s also shared the technique last year on TikTok which has an impressive 12.7 million views and 1.7 million likes.
@mama_mila_ Add some cheer this year 🎁 #christmas2021 #christmastiktok #giftwrapping ♬ original sound - ✰ Christmas sounds ✰
In the video, Mila uses kraft coloured paper with gold and silver stars to wrap an iPhone. She starts by bringing the bottom section of the paper up horizontally, then creates triangle flaps on each side, folding them in to create several layers to create an impressive layered pattern which her followers loved.
She wrote on her Instagram: "Here’s a fun + festive way to wrap your gifts this year 🎁 it looks so impressive, will make everyone smile and is surprisingly easy to do! There is also a slowed down tutorial on my YouTube (in bio) 💖 I still can’t believe that my 2020 gift wrapping series reach over 20 million people around the world, and I have many more fun + easy-to-recreate gift wrapping videos planned again this year in the lead up to Christmas - let me know what you’d like to see wrapped below so I can add it to my list👇"
One person said they were obsessed, writing, "What kind of witchcraft is this? I’m obsessed!” And another said they would love to get that as a gift, "Wouldn’t mind getting this gift. Ahhh the wrapping paper is so pretty.”
@mama_mila_ Add a touch of cheer this year 🎁 #holidaytok #12daysofxmas #christmascheer #holidaysourway ♬ original sound - ✰ Christmas sounds ✰
The layers act as a perfect place to put flowers to take the gift to the next level as shown in Mila’s first viral video. She has also shared a more detailed instructional video on how to recreate the look which you can follow below.
Others have also shared the same technique, proving the layered look to be popular.
@therealcindyology Fancy gift wrapping! #fyp #foryoupage #folding #holidays #giftwrapping #christmas ♬ HOOPLA - KyleYouMadeThat
@lenniamc Reply to @delilahjara Beautiful Way Wrap A Gift #wrappingpaper #wrappinghacks #giftwrapping ♬ Christmas 2021 Mashup - Kuya Magik
@mddesigns16 Impress your friends/family with this gift wrapping idea!🎁 #giftwrapping #giftwrapidea #wrappinggifts #christmaswrapping #christmasdiy ♬ The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - Nat King Cole Trio
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Anne-Marie & Niall Horan have teamed up to produce a cover version of the classic Fleetwood Mac hit "Everywhere" for the BBC Children in Need charity.
The star-studded single also includes Ed Sheeran, Griff, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Smith and Yungblud.
The song is released to help raise money to support disadvantaged young people right across the United Kingdom.
It brings a warm feeling to your heart knowing that these talented stars are banding together to help those in need, but also that Niall Horan and Ed Sheeran have put their differences aside to take part.
Ed's single "Don't" is believed to be about his former flame Ellie Goulding who was said to be unfaithful with One Direction Nial Horan back in 2013. Seems like that is all water under the bridge now and the result is some of the UK's best talent working on this song.
Watching the clip you can tell the person having the most fun is Anne-Marie.
Anne-Marie commented: “As we have seen over the past eighteen months, amazing things happen when we come together to help make a difference, and that’s why I am so proud to be releasing this special track with Niall. I hope everyone loves it as much as we do.”
Listen to "Everywhere" here
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