Brit Awards 2023: Nominees and drama!

<p>Stormzy, Mimi Webb, Harry Styles, Lizzo and George Ezra are among top names receiving nominations ahead of next month’s 43rd Brit Awards at London’s O2. But who are the brilliantly-named duo Wet Leg everyone’s talking about?&nbsp;</p><p>In the second year of gender neutral categories without best male and female lists, there’s controversy not a single woman appears among five men nominated as Artist of the Year.</p><p>You can hear all about the runners and riders, and those Brits controversies now part of British folklore - from Jarvis Cocker’s Michael Jackson stage invasion to the Sam Fox and Mick Fleetwood hosting fiasco.</p><p>The Leader podcast’s joined by Gennaro Castaldo, communications director for the BPI organisers, and Evening Standard music reporter Jonathan Kanengoni.</p><p>We discuss:</p><p>- The gender imbalance controversy</p><p>- Londoners up for nomination</p><p>- Whether any minnows have a shot</p><p>- Classic, wild Brits moments through the years.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>