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Brit Awards bosses are in talks to bring back separate categories for best male and female artist, after no women made the shortlist for its new gender-neutral prize.

Music industry chiefs faced a backlash when they scrapped the two categories in a bid to be inclusive and relevant after non-binary musicians, who identify as neither male nor female, said they felt excluded.

The first gender-neutral award was handed to Adele last year, but in her acceptance speech she pointedly told the audience: ‘I love being a woman.’

It is understood she also voiced her dismay after this year’s shortlist was last week revealed to contain only men.