by Alexandra Pollard Staff | Photos by WENN

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Stormzy criticises BRIT Awards for lack of grime nominations

The grime artist 'thought maybe this year it might be celebrated'

 

Stormzy grime rapper on BRIT Award nominations representation Photo: WENN

It's not been a good year for representation in high-profile awards. Now, Stormzy has pointed out the lack of grime artists in this year's BRIT Awards nominations.

The BRIT nominations were announced last week, and though they managed to nominate someone who's been dead for five years, no grime artists made it onto the list.

Speaking to BBC Radio 1, Stormzy said, "It was such a great year for grime and underground music... I thought maybe this year it might get celebrated."

He continued, "You know when you've got that little bit of hope and that little bit of faith, and then they didn't. I thought it was such a shame".

See the full list of BRIT Award nominations here.

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Alexandra Pollard

Staff

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