A new report has revealed that half of the women in the music industry have experienced some form of discrimination. Conducted by the UK Musicians’...
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The report comprised over 2526 UK musicians who identified as women
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Less than three percent of music producers credited on the Billboard Hot 100 were women, according to the Fix The Mix Report
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The organisation wants mandatory annual pay gap reporting to be published alongside commitments to address disparities
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The report uses quantitative data from radio airplay and streaming as well as roundtable discussions with key figures
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BBC Newsbeat's new gender-focused study of UK festival line-ups finds that little has changed since 2017
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The book includes writing on Laurie Anderson and a number of other influential figures
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Their aim with 23by23 is to get record labels to commit to achieving at least 23% of women artists on their rosters by 2023
Rebekah and Sydney Blu have teamed up to launch a campaign to encourage record labels to add more women artists to their roster.
23by23's aim...
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Live Nation reported one of the more significant gender pay gaps at 34.3%
Six major music companies - Universal Music, Warner Music, Sony Music, Spotify, Apple and Live Nation - have reported an average gender pay gap of...
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It's part of the label's gender equality initiative, which launched in 2019
Hospital Records is putting on a Women In Drum & Bass event this Friday, 17th September.
Taking place as part of the record label's gender...
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An Eckhaus Latta white silk dress, photos captured by Renata Raksha and Zoe Chait, and a number of original art works including pieces by video...
Collaborators and friends of the late visionary experimental pop musician, producer and cultural icon SOPHIE have launched an art auction, God Is Trans, to...
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The scheme will offer production lessons, track feedback, industry advice to five upcoming artists
UK-based label Scuffed Recordings has announce an artist development scheme for women and gender non-conforming artists.
Aimed at addressing the gender imbalance in music production...
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Sherelle and Anna Meredith will feature in the week-long online event
A new week-long programme of educational events for women and non-binary people looking to break into the music tech industry will take place at the...
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Keychange has expanded to cover venues, management, broadcasters, orchestras and more...
Over 250 organisations have pledged to tackle the music industry's gender imbalance.
The announcement was made by the PRS Foundation, expanding on the Keychange pledge,...
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Primavera Sound organisers say they are proof it can easily be done...
With the dust having settled on Primavera's two European festival outings for 2019 in Barcelona and Porto, organisers have begun reflecting on the line-up for...
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But the Swedish event will not be penalised...
The founder of women-only festival, Statement, has been found guilty of gender discrimination.
The event took place in the Swedish city of Gothenburg in August...
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A lawsuit issued by a former executive claims “boys’ trips” to strip clubs...
Spotify is being sued for gender discrimination, equal pay violation, and defamation, it has been reported.
Hong Perez, a former sales executive at Spotify, filed...
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An Instagram quiz by Electronic Beats uncovered the troubling statistic...
A recent poll of Instagram users revealed that 73% of clubbers wouldn’t decide against going to a festival with an all-male line-up.
The question was...
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New festivals to join the cause include Big Day Out, Field Maneuvers, JazzFest Berlin, more...
Over 100 festivals have joined the Keychange pledge, which encourages “festivals to sign up to a 50:50 gender balance pledge by 2022,” according to the...