In a classic case of unintended consequences, non-binary singer Sam Smith will find himself neither here nor there when awards for best male and female performers are announced at this year’s Brit Awards.

Smith – who told the world in 2019 that “I’m not male or female, I think I flow somewhere in between” – is now complaining that he is excluded from the best vocalist award which is decided along gender lines.

His album Love Goes, which has been in the British Top 40 for five months, is eligible for British album of the year when the awards are announced in...