UK record industry trade group BPI has changed BRIT Award and Mercury Prize rules regarding which artists it classes as British.
The move comes after Rina Sawayama was overlooked for last year’s Mercury because she does not hold a British passport – despite the fact that she has lived in the UK for 26 years.Under the new rules, artists will be eligible for the BPI’s British artist awards if they were born in the UK, hold a UK passport, and/or they have been permanently resident in the UK for five years.“I’m over the moon … that following a number of conversations, the BPI has decided to change the rules of eligibility for the BRIT Awards and Mercury Prize”, Sawayama said on social media last night.When the Mercury Prize shortlist was.
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